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solar spotlight: metal fabrication for solar structures
Metal Fabrication for Solar Structures
Customized shapes and formed structures designed to mount, secure, and support
solar panels are a signi cant component to any reliable solar power project. This is where processes such as roll forming and extrusion come into play. The following highlights some of the main companies involved in metal fabrication processes for solar components and related support structures.
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RPM Rollformed Metal Products Ltd.
Process/Technology: Custom rollformed metals, product assembly, and project development
Materials: Steel: Pre-Galvanized (ASTM A-653), CRS, HRPO, Galvalume, Gavanneal, Chrome Coated Steel; Aluminum Alloys; Various types of stainless steel; Copper; Brass
Sizing: Aluminum Thickness from 0.0180" up to Galvanized Steel - 0.168"
Shapes/Structures: Custom, Dedicated, and Standard - Angles, U - C - Z Channels. Flat, Complex, Non-Welded Tube, Welded Aluminum Tube, Other
Key Features:
• 27 rollforming lines;
• 3 fabricating facilities;
• Dedicated and standard tooling; • Engineering support;
• Metallurgist support.
www.rpmroll.com
Johnson Bros Roll Forming Co.
Process/Technology: Modernized equipment and tooling designed to offer roll forming services with the latest automated technology, including: pre-notching; pre-punching; cut-to-length; and post-fabricating, combined with the cut-length operations
Materials: All metals, including: ferrous and non-ferrous in either plain or pre-anodized; pre-painted; pre-laminated; pre-embossed; perforated; duplex; special alloy; pre-hard tempers; and more
Sizing: 0.005" to 0.150" thickness, and coil widths up to 20" wide before forming; maximum height of profiles 5.25" in the vertical axis
Shapes/Structures: Profiles; panel frames; reflectors; trim; support structure framing; Hat shapes; C-channels; U-channels; Zees; rings; and many other custom shapes for solar components
www.johnsonrollforming.com
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Samson Roll Formed Products Company
Process/Technology: Over 40 production lines offering custom roll forming services including a fully integrated service to develop, engineer, produce,
and package component parts or finished products. Additional services provided include: pre- and post-punching/notching, secondary stamping, assembly, and Run and Ship Programs
Materials: Pre-coated, painted, anodized, embossed, galvanized, or laminated metals
Sizing: Range for finished profiles: 0.005" to 0.250" Thickness, 3⁄4" to 12" Slit Width, 6" to 480" Length, Up to 4" Maximum Part Depth
Shapes/Structures: Parabolic shaped channels, C, U, and hat channels, in a range of different coating weights, for use as brackets, photovoltaic array supports, or solar panel framing/trim, and other custom shapes for the solar industry.
www.samsonrollform.com
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