MMC Roll Form

Solar Applications of Roll Forming

Roll forming plays a pivotal role in the solar industry, enabling the production of durable and precise components essential for solar panel frames and mounting systems. This process ensures high-quality, uniform parts that are crucial for the efficient functioning of solar installations.
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Applications

1. Solar Panel Frames

Roll forming is integral in creating robust solar panel frames, ensuring structural integrity and resistance to environmental factors, essential for long-term solar energy harvesting.

2. Mounting Systems

The precision of roll forming is vital for producing reliable solar mounting systems. These components must be exact to ensure safe and efficient solar panel installations.

3. Support Structures

For solar farms, roll forming is used to fabricate the support structures. These elements require precise dimensions for optimal alignment and maximum solar exposure.

4. Racking Components

Rack systems for solar panels benefit from roll forming's ability to produce consistent and strong components, vital for the stable support of solar modules.

5. Conduits and Enclosures

Roll forming is also used in manufacturing conduits and enclosures for protecting electrical wiring in solar setups, ensuring safety and longevity.

6. Rail Systems

Solar tracking systems require precisely made rail systems, which roll forming can produce, allowing solar panels to move efficiently for optimal sun exposure.

MMC Advantage in Solar Applications

Roll forming offers numerous benefits for the solar industry, including high precision, uniformity in production, and cost-effectiveness. These advantages are crucial in meeting the growing demand for sustainable solar energy solutions.
  • Consistency and Quality
    The uniformity in roll forming guarantees consistent quality in every component, essential for the reliable performance of solar installations.
  • Cost-Effective Production
    Roll forming is a cost-effective manufacturing process, especially important in the solar industry for keeping production costs low while maintaining quality. Our strategic relationships with raw material suppliers and close proximity to steel producing mills provides additional cost and freight savings.
  • Scalability
    The scalability of roll forming allows for efficient production of large volumes, meeting the increasing demands of the rapidly growing solar industry. MMC utilizes standardized production lines allowing for flexibility in ramping volume and producing parts across 14 Roll Forming lines with short lead times.
  • Customization
    MMC’s versatility makes our process ideal for creating customized components for unique solar applications, enhancing their efficiency and durability. Our in house tooling allows for fast and seamless engineering changes and improvements common in the solar industry.
  • Value Added Services
    We offer assembly of our roll formed components, integrating with fasteners to provide a turn key ready to install the product in solar fields, reducing installation cost and time.
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