Solar Panel Inspection & Rework
Automotive
Supplier
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
LOCATION
- Ontario, Canada

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
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS & RESULTS
- Increase of 25% revenue