Mathew Edwards: Building Maintenance Teams That Keep Manufacturing Moving

Podcast: Maintenance & Manufacturing Insights · Martin Engster

Opublikowano: 2026-09-30

What does it take to keep a highly automated manufacturing plant running while working toward production of 21,000 solar panels a day? In this episode of Maintenance Manufacturing Insights, Martin Engster talks with Mathew Edwards, Plant Facilities Manager and Maintenance Manager for First Solar in Gaffney, South Carolina. Mathew shares what goes into building and leading a maintenance operation at a new 1.2-million-square-foot manufacturing facility. With highly automated production lines, robots, drives, conveyors, and other equipment, keeping unplanned downtime under control is a major priority. Mathew explains why his team focuses on predictive and...