Visit to Solon Plant
I have had several invitations to tour the Solon PV panel assembly plant in Tucson but there was always a conflict with my schedule that prevented it. Finally, though, Carlos Arzate, a Solar Consultant with our company, set up a visit after sitting in with a band Bill Richardson from Solon plays in. Having started my career as a manufacturing engineer I still get a charge out of walking through a manufacturing process. The level of automation and quality controls at Solon is impressive. Dr. Fazzolari from the U of A, who teaches Renewable Energy Engineering, was able to attend along with several others. It was an hour well spent and Bill was a great host. We look forward to installing more of these locally produced panels.
Solon's Prius plug in hybrid conversion
Joseph DiMatteo, P.E.
