Solar Panel Inspection & Rework

CUSTOMER

• Canadian Solar Panel Manufacturer

TARGET

• Inspect 1.5 million solar panels and rework hole damage on the back of each panel

NATURE OF SERVICE

• As part of the marketing of a newly launched car model, the customer is to deliver hundreds of vehicles to automotive journalists across the world for testing

TASKS

• Inspect parts and identified a root cause for the hole damage – was created by a cross member part that would hit the warm panels
• All damaged panels were reworked by inserting customer supplier solar panel paste
• Inspected parts outside on the solar farms, requiring more than 2,000 inspection/rework hours per week

PROJECT KEY FIGURES

• 5 months with additional projects in the winter
• 30,000 working hours
• 1.5 Million Solar Panels inspected and reworked

TEAM

• Over 150 inspectors – 3 locations
• Lead Hands, Supervisors
• Regional Sales Manager
• Operations/Project Managers
• HR/Recruiting Team