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  • OMCO Solar’s fifth U.S. manufacturing facility opens with new torque tube line

    OMCO Solar, a provider of factory-direct solar trackers and fixed-tilt solutions, announced its fifth manufacturing facility in Warsaw, Indiana and a new, state-of-the-art torque tube line at their Pierceton, Indiana plant. The company now maintains over 500,000 square feet of domestic manufacturing capacity across five factory locations, and currently produces torque tubes in Phoenix, Arizona and Pierceton,……

  • OMCO Solar’s fifth U.S. manufacturing facility opens with new torque tube line

    OMCO Solar, a provider of factory-direct solar trackers and fixed-tilt solutions, announced its fifth manufacturing facility in Warsaw, Indiana and a new, state-of-the-art torque tube line at their Pierceton, Indiana plant. The company now maintains over 500,000 square feet of domestic manufacturing capacity across five factory locations, and currently produces torque tubes in Phoenix, Arizona and Pierceton,……

  • The benefits of non-metal flashings for tile roofs

    This piece was submitted by K2 Systems Tile roofs are a common roofing option in large solar markets such as California, Arizona and Florida. They come in varying shapes, sizes, and materials. Modern tile roofs are built using heavier-duty concrete tiles that interlock, while traditional tiles are made of clay and can be fragile. Underlayment……

  • Rooftop solar mounting: Lag in these structural areas and you’re screwed

    Most residential solar installations benefit from using an existing residential structure to support the solar system rather than creating a structure to support the solar modules. This has some inherent benefits in that the structure can generally support most flush mount solar systems (depending on local Authority Having Jurisdiction [AHJ] requirements). However, there are some……

  • Non-metal flashings vs. traditional metal flashings

    This piece was contributed by K2 Systems. In the early 2000s, the norm for waterproofing roof attachments was a simple L-Foot put directly onto the roof surface with sealant added to keep water out. K2 Systems’ Senior Director of Training, Johan Alfsen, was pivotal in changing this bad practice, which is often referred to as……