Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corp. (TMEIC) will manufacture photovoltaic inverters in Houston under its new manufacturing subsidiary, TMEIC Power Electronics Products Corp.
The fabrication of Solar Ware PV inverters is scheduled to begin before the end of the year. The plant will also manufacture 4.16 kV medium-voltage variable frequency drives beginning next year. These products will be included in the portfolio of TMEIC Corp., which has its headquarters in Roanoke, Va.
‘This new production capacity is TMEIC's most recent commitment to serving North American industries,’ says Kiyotaka Machida, president and CEO of TMEIC. ‘This new factory is one of a series of enhancements to our global production and supply network being developed all over the world, including the Americas, India and China.’