What is solar panel packaging?

A typical solar panel packaging consists of a cardboard box with the footprint of a pallet and houses between 26 to 36 panels in the box. A good solar panel packaging design makes it easier to transport solar panels on a pallet, and provide excellent protection to the panels during transport.

What makes a good solar panel packaging design?

A good solar panel packaging design makes it easier to transport solar panels on a pallet, and provide excellent protection to the panels during transport. WINAICO’s solar boxes are so tough that one can withstand the weight of a ton, roughly the weight of a pallet full of solar panels, for an hour.

Do solar panels need packaging?

There are PV manufacturers that reduce their costs to a minimum when it comes to the packaging. There are known cases of pallets of solar panels that were simply covered in plastic. There are better and safer ways to transport your panels. For more details read our feature article on solar panel packaging.

Why should you choose wood packaging for solar panels?

By maximizing the number of pieces per container, direct savings in transportation costs are achieved. As in the case of glass packaging, wood packaging for solar panels complies with ISPM15 certification for international transport, and is equipped with corner protection to prevent possible breakage of parts during transport.

What is the best packing material for solar panels?

Common solar panel packing material is corrugated cardboard boxes. Cardboard boxes are common with 2 panels in one box, or large cardboard boxes, as displayed on the image below.

How are solar panels packaged?

Each module can also be packaged individually in a separate box and then placed into a marge master carton box. The panels are usually shipped on pallets holding between 28 and 30 panels each. However, there is globally no accepted and widely applied standard for the packaging, loading, transport, and unloading of solar PV modules.