ASM vs Miolentek - solar panel manufacturer comparison
ASM has the broader catalog (1 vs 0 models).
Both catalogues are read from the manufacturers' own datasheets. A brand is not scored against the market here, only against the other brand on this page.
The two companies
Australian Solar Manufacturing (ASM) is a small Australian solar panel assembler that produces crystalline monocrystalline modules domestically using components sourced from Germany, Japan, the USA, and China. The company focuses on providing locally assembled PV modules tailored to Australian conditions, supporting...
- Founded
- 2009
- Headquarters
- Hallam, Victoria, Australia
- Employees
- 1-10
Shenzhen Mioulong Technology Co., Ltd. (Miolentek) focuses on designing, researching, developing, manufacturing, and selling various solar panels including PET, ETFE, epoxy, and glass solar panels. They offer OEM/ODM services and release new products monthly to meet market trends. The company operates in-house...
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Shenzhen, China
- Employees
- 200
Catalogue against catalogue
An average over a catalogue describes the range a manufacturer publishes, not the module you would buy. A brand with two flagship panels and eighty older ones averages worse than one that has retired its back catalogue.
What each of them builds
The flagships
Written summary
Now I have enough sourced information to write this comparison of two niche, non-Tier-1 manufacturers.
ASM (Australian Solar Manufacturing) is a small, Australian-owned assembler founded in 2009 and based in Hallam, Victoria. Rather than fabricating photovoltaic cells itself, it sources monocrystalline cells from suppliers in Germany, Japan, the USA and China and assembles finished modules domestically for the Australian market. Its scale is modest and it does not appear on any BloombergNEF Tier 1 bankability list. Miolentek is a Chinese brand operated by Shenzhen Mioulong Technology Co., Ltd., a smaller exporter with roughly 200 staff, based in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, and active in export markets since around 2015. It likewise does not have a documented BloombergNEF Tier 1 listing. Neither company has the institutional footprint of major global module makers, but ASM's decade-plus of domestic assembly history and formal warranty structure give it a somewhat more established local market presence than Miolentek.
The two brands serve quite different niches. ASM's core lineup, the 170M through 200M monocrystalline series, targets conventional Australian residential and small commercial rooftop installations, backed by a 10-year workmanship guarantee and a 25-year power output warranty, typical of a standard framed glass-and-aluminum module maker. Miolentek, by contrast, is not really a competitor in that same conventional-rooftop segment; its catalog is built around specialty and small-format panels, including PET, ETFE, epoxy, glass and semi-flexible solar panels used in off-grid, portable, IoT, solar-light and low-power charging applications, with module efficiencies reported in the roughly 19 to 23 percent range for its smaller cell products.
Given the divergent product focus, there is no single "better" choice: a typical Australian homeowner comparing standard rooftop panels would look to ASM as a locally assembled option, while a buyer needing flexible or miniature panels for portable, marine, or off-grid electronics would consider Miolentek instead. Neither brand carries Tier 1 bankability status, so buyers pursuing project financing or utility-scale deployment should look elsewhere; both are best suited to smaller, budget-conscious or specialty use cases rather than large institutional installations.
Generated by Claude Sonnet 5 · 2026-08-27
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