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Solar Innovations, Inc. Vineyard Update:  Training the Vines

Solar Innovations, Inc. Vineyard Update: Training the Vines

Solar Innovations, Inc. is continuing the vineyard project from earlier this summer. Previously we discussed the planning process, the implementation of a vineyard, and also described our plans to achieve vineyard ecosystem stability. Now that the project is in full swing, our greenhouse experts would like to discuss the process of training the vines. At […]

Project Spotlight:  Skylight Installation

Project Spotlight: Skylight Installation

Solar Innovations, Inc. recently manufactured two straight-eave, double pitch skylights and installed them in the New England region. These custom designed skylights provide natural light to the interior of the commercial building. Each skylight consists of 1″ LoE insulated glazing on one side of the skylight and 1″ insulated structural paneling on the other side. […]

Reduce Cost by Removing the Seven Wastes

Reduce Cost by Removing the Seven Wastes

Reducing or eliminating waste is one of the major principles of lean manufacturing, practiced by Solar Innovations, Inc.. Waste is often considered synonymous with trash; however, in lean manufacturing, it is categorized into seven areas: Transportation: Though required and nearly impossible to eliminate, the movement of products between manufacturing functions can often be reduced by […]

Solar Jumps to Number 5 in Greater Reading’s Top 50

Solar Jumps to Number 5 in Greater Reading’s Top 50

The Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently released its top fifty businesses for 2015.  Solar Innovations, Inc. now holds the fifth position in the ranks, jumping from last year’s rank of thirty-one.  The Reading Eagle’s Business Weekly section has an article regarding How the Top 50 list was compiled and also the full […]

Solar’s bananas are ripe for the picking

Solar’s bananas are ripe for the picking

Solar Innovations, Inc. is preparing to harvest the current banana crop from its custom designed and installed tropical greenhouse located at Solar’s 36-plus acre Green LEED certified manufacturing facility in Pine Grove, PA. Early in the banana growth process, the lower crown (multiple trunks that grow from a single root system) is evaluated to determine […]