Factory Tours
See why we are so proud to say our inverters are Made in the USA!
TOUR ITINERARY
From start to finish, attendees will get an up-close look at the manufacturing of our flagship product, the SOLECTRIA® XGI 1500 Inverter. These utility-scale PV inverters range in size from 125kW to 250kW and are the only PV inverters designed, made, and serviced in the USA.
Yaskawa manufacturers many products and has multiple production lines including low and medium voltage drives, and motion products at this facility as well.
Additionally, you will see the warehousing logistics including a Yaskawa Motoman robotic material handling system which is supporting production and shipping operations – and experience how our commitment to quality and safety are at the core of our production culture.
Learn more, download our Factory Tour Flyer
DID YOU KNOW
Yaskawa Solectria Solar is the largest U.S.-based inverter manufacturer, with design and engineering offices in Lawrence, MA, and world-class production facilities in Buffalo Grove, IL and Franklin, WI.
Buffalo Grove, IL
Factory Highlights:
- Yaskawa America Inc. is ISO 9001:2015 certified
- Production started in 1994
- 134,000 sq. ft. facility
- 200 production associates, 65 warehouse associates, 40 staff
- 105,000 sq. ft. distribution facility established in 2015
- Additional 46,000 sq. ft. production facility established in 2023
- Products include photovoltaic inverters; low & medium voltage variable frequency drives; direct drive motors, amplifiers, controllers, and various semiconductor products
Buffalo Grove, IL
Warehouse Highlights:
- 110,000 sq. ft. facility originally built in 1987 and moved in 2015
- 550+ shipments per day
- 31 associates, inclusive of 2nd shift
- Received America’s Safest Companies Award 2023 from EHS Today, the magazine for environment, health and safety leaders, part of its list of America’s Safest Companies
- On demand Yaskawa Motoman robotic material handling system
- Forklifts have iWAREHOUSE for safety, online/paperless safety checklists, impact analysis and usage analysis
Buffalo Grove, IL
Repair Center Highlights:
- 60,000 square feet of space
- 32 technicians, 3 supervisors, 5 repair engineers and 1 manager
- Repair only Yaskawa product
- The repair area is divided into four sections:
- Inverter and drive repair
- Motor repair
- Servo and motion controller repair
- Semiconductor repair
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