New Production And Logistics Centre
SOLARWATT AG in Dresden, Germany has launched its new solar module production line and logistics centre. In an opening ceremony, Dr. Frank Schneider, CEO of SOLARWATT together with Stanislav Tillich, Premier of The Free Sate of Saxony started the new production line.
"By establishing the world's most modern module manufacturing facility and beginning production today SOLARWATT is meeting the challenges of coming years,” said Frank Schneider. The company is increasing its capacity from 200 MWp up to 400 MWp and has invested an additional Euro 35 Million into Saxony's capital city, creating 140 new jobs.
"SOLARWATT has made history and all of you can be proud of your remarkable success,” said Tillich. "Here you notice that Saxony's legendary inventive spirit is at work. These are people who know about innovation, and together with an adept sales team, they understand how to market quality products." He honoured the company as “the pioneer of the photovoltaic industry in Saxony" and emphasized: "A whole new industry has developed around SOLARWATT, which represents the entire photovoltaic value-added chain." For the future the Premier wished SOLARWATT's employees all the best: "At latest in three years we will meet again for the 20th anniversary."
The new, highly automated SOLARWATT assembly line, which covers an area of 3,800 square meters, utilizes 29 industrial robots that handle the solar modules. The site also features the world's largest laminator. The production line, which at first starts in three-shift operation, will produce a new solar module every 28 seconds.
The modern logistics centre includes a 260 kWp solar power plant. The solar module manufacturer launched its newly constructed logistics centre covering 13,000 square meters of space. The newly constructed two-story building provides storage space for over 2,600 palettes where future solar modules will eventually await shipment. The building also features five docking stations, a side-load ramp and three elevators. Two solar units are installed on the logistics centre's roof and facade. 1,350 solar modules with an entire capacity of 260 kWp provide power that is being fed into the public energy grid. Part of the solar units will be used for testing by SOLARWATT's research department.
