Amphenol to Make Solar Junction Boxes in US
- Amphenol invests $15 million to open a state-of-the-art 58,000-sq.-ft factory in Arizona for solar junction boxes and connectors. 50 specialized jobs created and the capacity to make 1M pieces/month. Get bonus credits for domestic content with 40% American-made components.
Amphenol, one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of connectors and sensors, is investing $15 million to open a 58,000-sq.-ft factory in Mesa, Arizona to make junction boxes and their associated connectors for both thin-film and silicon solar panel designs. The facility is due to open before the end of the year, creating 50 specialized jobs in the solar manufacturing market. Amphenol will focus on two core junction box designs, with the capacity of 1 million pieces per month. The Mesa factory has the space for a dozen production lines and connectors from the Amphenol H4 family. This new production facility may help module manufacturers qualify for “domestic content” bonus credits in the IRA, as long as 40% of their manufactured components are American-made.
What Benefits Does Amphenol's Mesa Factory Offer Solar Manufacturers?
- Amphenol's Mesa factory allows solar manufacturers the opportunity to use high quality connectors from the Amphenol H4 family
- The facility is expected to create 50 specialized jobs in the solar manufacturing market
- The factory has the space for a dozen production lines and has the capacity of producing 1 million pieces per month
- Manufacturers using Amphenol's Mesa factory may qualify for “domestic content” bonus credits in the IRA, as long as 40% of their manufactured components are American-made
- Amphenol's Mesa factory offers solar manufacturers a fast and reliable production process for their junction boxes and connectors
