Schletter operations encompass over 40-years in the design and manufacturing of steel and aluminum products, and rose to be the largest provider of solar mounting systems in Europe, supplying utility-sized PV-projects. In the last 4-years, over 1300 employees have designed, developed and produced PV-racks for more than 4.5 GW of installed module capacity on roofs and ground mounted systems. In addition to solar mounting systems, Schletter produces exhibition stand and booth designs; sales promotion systems; products for the railway, car, and bus industry; light box advertising systems; profile designs for special uses; as well as many other applications in aluminum.

In 2010, armed with its long history and success as an industry pioneer, Schletter expanded its global footprint to China, and selected Shanghai; Jiading as the home for its Chinese operations and manufacturing. Schletter China engineers, manufactures, and distributes their solar mounting systems and products preliminary to countries in Asia.