Inverter Production Line Equipment

Electronics assembly and functional test lines for PV inverters and power conversion units, from bare board to a serialised, fully tested unit.

Scope

We engineer the line, not the inverter

This is equipment for manufacturing inverters. The product design, topology and certification remain yours; we design and engineer the assembly and test line that builds it repeatably, at your target volume, with full unit-level traceability.

Board Level

SMT placement, reflow, inspection and electrical test of control and power boards.

Unit Assembly

Power stage, magnetics, busbars, cooling and enclosure integration under controlled torque.

Test & Validation

Electrical safety, functional grid simulation, burn-in and end-of-line verification.

Section 01

SMT and PCBA assembly

Board loading & IDMagazine or destacker loading with barcode or 2D code registration into MES.
Solder paste printingStencil printing with automatic paste management and print alignment.
Solder paste inspection3D SPI verifying volume, area and offset before any component is placed.
Component placementHigh-speed chip placement plus multi-function placement for large and odd-form parts.
Reflow solderingMulti-zone convection reflow, nitrogen capable, with logged thermal profiles.
Automated optical inspectionPost-reflow AOI for placement, polarity and solder joint quality.
X-ray inspectionWhere BGA or bottom-terminated components require joint verification.
Through-hole insertionManual or automated insertion of connectors and large passives.
Selective / wave solderingSelective soldering for mixed assemblies; wave where volume justifies it.
In-circuit testICT for shorts, opens, component values and boundary scan coverage.
Functional circuit testPowered functional verification of the assembled board.
Conformal coating & cureSelective coating and cure for humidity, condensation and salt-mist protection.
Section 02

Power stage, magnetics and mechanical assembly

Heatsink preparationSurface inspection and thermal interface material dispensing to controlled volume.
Power module mountingIGBT or SiC module placement with calibrated, logged torque sequencing.
Busbar assemblyDC and AC busbar mounting, isolation verification and creepage clearance check.
DC link capacitorsCapacitor bank assembly with polarity and seating verification.
Magnetics windingInductor and transformer winding with tension and turn-count control.
Impregnation & pottingVacuum impregnation or potting and cure for magnetics and sensitive assemblies.
Enclosure assemblyChassis build-up, gasket placement and cable gland fitting.
Ingress protectionSealing verification for outdoor IP ratings, with leak or pressure decay testing.

Torque and thermal interface are traceability items, not shop-floor details

Power module clamping torque and thermal interface material coverage determine junction temperature, and therefore field reliability, more than almost any other assembly parameter. Both should be measured, logged against the unit serial number and trended in SPC, not left to operator technique.

Section 03

Electrical safety and functional test

Test capability is where inverter lines most often prove under-specified. Functional testing needs a programmable DC source and a grid simulator capable of exercising the protection behaviour your certification claims.

Test coverage should be specified against your certification targets, the line must be able to demonstrate what the datasheet claims.
Test stagePurposeTypical capability required
HiPot / dielectric withstandVerify insulation integrity between circuits and to chassisProgrammable AC and DC hipot with ramp control and per-unit result logging
Insulation resistanceConfirm insulation quality before energisingMegohm measurement across defined test points
Ground bond / continuityVerify protective earth path integrityHigh-current bond resistance measurement
Functional / grid simulationExercise MPPT, conversion efficiency and grid interactionProgrammable DC source plus regenerative grid simulator; anti-islanding, LVRT and THD capability
Protection trip verificationConfirm over/under voltage and frequency trip behaviourGrid simulator with fault and ride-through profile scripting
Burn-in / agingPrecipitate early-life failures before shipmentLoad banks and controlled thermal chamber with continuous monitoring
Firmware & calibrationFlash production firmware, calibrate sensing, serialiseAutomated flashing station writing calibration data and serial to MES
End-of-line verificationFinal functional confirmation and test report generationEOL station producing a per-unit report bound to the serial number
Traceability

Every unit carries its own history

Inverters carry long field warranties, so production data is a commercial asset. Each serialised unit should be linked to its board genealogy, component lot data, torque and thermal interface records, calibration values, firmware version and complete test results.

When a field failure pattern emerges, that record is the difference between a contained recall and an uncontained one. We engineer the line so this data is captured automatically at each station through the MES layer.

Board-to-unit genealogy Component lot capture Torque records Per-unit test reports

See the Automation Layer

Automation architecture from ERP through MOM and MES to equipment and AGV fleet

Planning an inverter line?

Send us your target annual volume, unit power class and certification targets, and we will scope the assembly and test line against them.

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