Amphenol Industrial Operations formally introduced that photo voltaic junction field manufacturing started in January 2024 at its new manufacturing facility in Mesa, Arizona. The corporate spoke solely with Photo voltaic Energy World in regards to the deliberate photo voltaic provide chain manufacturing facility final October.
Amphenol’s Arizona manufacturing facility can accommodate a dozen manufacturing traces, every with a capability of round 100,000 junction packing containers every month. The primary line is operational and producing roughly 3,000 junction packing containers per day, and two extra traces are being added. (Utilizing a 400-W module as default, Photo voltaic Energy World estimates the power’s full annual manufacturing potential to be 4.8 GW.)
The power can be outfitted to fabricate connectors and different superior interconnect assemblies for photo voltaic arrays. Manufacturing traces to help manufacturing of those parts are anticipated to be operational by the tip of 2024. To this point, Amphenol has employed 70 new crew members to help junction field manufacturing efforts in Mesa, a quantity that’s anticipated to develop with buyer demand and as extra manufacturing capability comes on-line.
“By manufacturing and delivery high-quality, dependable photo voltaic merchandise each day at our expanded Mesa facility, we’re constructing on our mission to assist create a extra environment friendly and sustainable U.S. photo voltaic provide chain,” stated Mark Cunningham, Normal Supervisor of Amphenol Industrial Operations. “As we develop our manufacturing footprint and add extra native, specialised expertise to our Mesa crew, we stay dedicated to serving to our prospects, companions and the broader group navigate the transition to a cleaner power future.”