We need several extruded aluminum (alloy Al 6063 T66 or similar) profiles for a mounting system for solar parks. This mounting system consists of simple parts (mill finished extruded profiles), slightly complex parts (extruded profiles with e.g. some slots => punching operations required) and complex parts (connectors which consist of several extruded and CNC finished parts which need to be assembled afterwards). A potential supplier should be able to manufacture all three kinds of parts.
Fig. 1: Example of a “simple” part (6000 x 80 x 60 mm)
Another very important point is that this business is project business. That means orders will not be placed continuously but depending on our customers order. A possible scenario can be that there are no orders for three month but in the fourth month an order of 200 or 300 MT. Potential suppliers should be aware of this and be able to handle such quantities with a very short lead time of 3-4 weeks (either by extra shifts, reserved production capacities and/or pre-manufactured parts in stock). Annual quantity will be app. > 1’000 MT/year.