Engineered for
forty years
of wind load.
Galvanized steel rails and aluminum clamps — punched, bent, and anodized for rooftops, carports, and open desert ground.
01 — Raw Material
Coil Entry Weight
22,000lbs
Steel that earns
every torque spec.
Every rail starts as a certified coil on our dock. We run incoming material testing on every heat lot — tensile, yield, coating weight — before a single punch stroke. If it doesn't meet spec, it doesn't enter our line.
Base Material
G90 Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel
ASTM A653 certified
Aluminum Alloy
6063-T6 Extrusion
Anodized to Class II
Tensile Strength
65,000 psi
Min. yield: 50,000 psi
Coating Weight
0.90 oz/ft²
Both sides per ASTM A90
4factories
Production Facilities
680tons/day
Steel Processing Capacity
99.7%
First-Pass Quality Rate
100%
Incoming Material Tested
02 — Engineering Simulation
Wind-tunnel tested.
FEA confirmed.
Every MountForge profile is simulated through finite element analysis at 3× design load before a single prototype is cut. Then we put it in the tunnel. The table below isn't marketing — it's the test report, summarized.
All profiles certified to ASCE 7-22, IBC 2021, and Florida Product Approval (FL#22-0847).
FEA Iterations
2,400+
per profile per season
Parametric Rail Profiles
14 standard profiles, 6 heavy-duty variants. Every geometry optimized for minimum material at maximum span.
72-Hour Submittal Turnaround
Stamped PE drawings, wind load calculations, and AHJ-ready permit packages. Ready before your bid deadline.
ICC-ES Evaluation Report
ESR-4291 covers all MountForge structural products. Third-party verified, accepted by every major AHJ nationwide.
03 — Field Installation
Live Project — Phoenix, AZ
18.4 MW
Completed 11 days ahead of schedule
Your crew installs
faster. Full stop.
EPC margin lives in labor hours. MountForge rail systems are engineered to the installer's hands — fewer fasteners, pre-punched splice points, and module clamps that click rather than thread. Speed is a spec.
1.8 MW
Per crew per day
Utility ground-mount, MF-UTL-200 system
4 bolts
Per module attach
Down from industry-standard 8
23%
Faster install vs. spec-equivalent competitors
Internal time study, 847 installs, 2024
$0.009
Rail cost per watt
Based on 1MW+ orders, Q1 2026 pricing
04 — 20-Year Proof
Installers who've seen
two decades.
Our 2003 pilot install in Maricopa County, AZ underwent full structural inspection in 2023. Every fastener torque-checked. Every rail measured for deflection. The report is 47 pages. The conclusion is one word: intact.
"We've put MountForge under 140-mph hurricane-equivalent loads in our lab. Zero deflection beyond spec. This is the only racking we recommend to our clients in coastal Florida."
Marcus Thibodeau
Sr. Structural Engineer, Apex EPC Group
Ocala, FL — 42 MW
Structural Record
Zero
structural failures
across 14 GW installed since 2001
Tracked across 4,200+ projects. Certified by independent structural audit, 2024.
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20 yrs
weathering study
Zero structural degradation. Maricopa County, AZ install from 2003.
"On a tight bid, $0.009/W rail cost is the difference between winning and watching someone else break ground. MountForge makes us competitive."
Derek Kowalski
VP Operations, SunPath Regional Solar
Denver, CO — 3.2 MW
05 — Partnership Program
Become a
Certified Installer.
MountForge Certified Installers get priority access to engineering support, pre-bid pricing locks, same-day shipping from regional distribution hubs, and a co-marketing listing on our installer finder.
Stamped PE Drawings
72-hour turnaround on permit packages for any project over 50 kW.
Pre-Bid Price Lock
Lock material cost at bid time. No escalation clauses when you win.
Regional Hub Shipping
14 distribution centers. Next-day delivery to 87% of US zip codes.
Engineering Spec Sheet
Immediate download after form submission — full structural data package.
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