ATS scales back production at Photowatt France

Automations Tooling Systems (ATS) has announced its Photowatt France subsidiary is implementing a reduction of work days program. The modules and inverter manufacturing facility based in Bourgoin-Jallieu, France, will be operating at approximately one-third of its production capacity.

Following plans to separate Photowatt from ATS, reported in August, the ailing manufacturing facility has had supply agreements cancelled and assembly work outsourced resulting in the factory losing out on €180 million. Earlier this month we reported the breakdown of talks with potential module buyers due to a lack of demand for solar modules and systems in Europe.