A system for connecting photovoltaic cells, comprising: a flexible component feeder source (210, 230) including a flexible base suitable for receiving the photovoltaic cells, wherein the flexible base of the flexible component feeder source (210, 230) is of a linear shape and forming into a coil shape after receiving the photovoltaic cells, and wherein the flexible component feeder source (210, 230) is configured to feed the photovoltaic cells to a process that couples together the photovoltaic cells; a vacuum conveyor (420, 520) for receiving at a first location (445, 545) the photovoltaic cells after being coupled together, wherein the vacuum conveyor (420, 520) includes a plurality of openings through which a vacuum is applied to hold the coupled photovoltaic cells in place on the vacuum conveyor (420, 520); a moving belt (415, 515) adaptively positioned above the vacuum conveyor (420, 520) at a second location (455, 555), wherein the vacuum conveyor (420, 520) and the moving belt (415, 515) are arranged to be driven in a predetermined relation to one another for conveying the received coupled photovoltaic cells from the first location (445, 545) to the second location (455, 555) along the vacuum conveyor (420, 520); a vacuum source for applying a predetermined vacuum through at least one of the plurality of openings to cause the moving belt (415, 515) to apply a pressure to an upper surface of the coupled photovoltaic cells as the coupled photovoltaic cells are conveyed from the second location (455, 555) to a third location (465, 565), wherein the pressure creates a force that compresses the coupled photovoltaic cells; and a curing source at the second location (455, 555) for curing the compressed coupled photovoltaic cells. a flexible component feeder source (210, 230) including a flexible base suitable for receiving the photovoltaic cells, wherein the flexible base of the flexible component feeder source (210, 230) is of a linear shape and forming into a coil shape after receiving the photovoltaic cells, and wherein the flexible component feeder source (210, 230) is configured to feed the photovoltaic cells to a process that couples together the photovoltaic cells; a vacuum conveyor (420, 520) for receiving at a first location (445, 545) the photovoltaic cells after being coupled together, wherein the vacuum conveyor (420, 520) includes a plurality of openings through which a vacuum is applied to hold the coupled photovoltaic cells in place on the vacuum conveyor (420, 520); a moving belt (415, 515) adaptively positioned above the vacuum conveyor (420, 520) at a second location (455, 555), wherein the vacuum conveyor (420, 520) and the moving belt (415, 515) are arranged to be driven in a predetermined relation to one another for conveying the received coupled photovoltaic cells from the first location (445, 545) to the second location (455, 555) along the vacuum conveyor (420, 520); a vacuum source for applying a predetermined vacuum through at least one of the plurality of openings to cause the moving belt (415, 515) to apply a pressure to an upper surface of the coupled photovoltaic cells as the coupled photovoltaic cells are conveyed from the second location (455, 555) to a third location (465, 565), wherein the pressure creates a force that compresses the coupled photovoltaic cells; and a curing source at the second location (455, 555) for curing the compressed coupled photovoltaic cells.