Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd.

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Sale of aluminum solar panel frame "ALSOL"

2011/11/15
Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd.

Sale of aluminum solar panel frame "ALSOL"

Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd., (President: Takashi Ishiyama; Main Office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) and six group companies have commercialized aluminum solar panel frames for industrial use that attained a weight reduction of 40% or more (investigated by our company) in comparison with conventional frames and started the sales in November.


Since many frames currently used for solar panels are made of steel, measures for weight load and improvement in workability have been required. In this situation, the NLM Group has promoted the optimization of construction based on an aluminum construction analysis and its verification technology accumulated over many years to successfully developed aluminum frames with features of optimized structure, light weight, and high strength. (Patent applied)


<Main Features>
1. In the best condition using large panels, the installation load is as low as approx. 4 kg/m2.
2. Assembly of frames with a capacity of 10 kW can be completed within half a day.
3. Wind resistance strength of 2500 N/m2 was realized in spite of the light weight.
4. The surface specification relating to corrosion resistance conforms to the highest level of JIS H8602 A1.


The name of the developed product was decided as ALSOL (Trademark applied) created by combining the words "aluminum" and "solar." Our target sales amount is 100 million yen in FY 2012 and 1 billion yen in FY 2015.


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<Participant companies of NLM Group>  
NLM ECAL Co., Ltd.
Nikkei Sangyo Co., Ltd.
Nikkeikin Aluminium Core Technology Co., Ltd.
Nikkei Extrusions Co., Ltd.
Sumikei Nikkei Engineering Co., Ltd.
Riken Light Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.
Nippon Light Metal Co,. Ltd. (Random order)
 




<Appearance>

Successfully developed ALSOL aluminum solar panel frame


Load test of the frame


Inquiry for release Publicity and IR Section, Nippon Light Metal Co., Ltd. TEL:+81-3-5461-9333

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