Bureau Veritas Certification held a successful APQP4Wind seminar in China
A fruitful discussion among the participants
On July 7th, our approved APQP4Wind Training Provider, Bureau Veritas Certification (BVC), held a seminar dedicated to APQP4Wind in Wuxi, China. APQP4Wind Chief Executive Officer, Kim Nedergaard Jacobsen, joined online and explained the APQP4Wind concept in depth. The future APQP4Wind framework caught the participants’ attention and interest. APQP4Wind Greater China Lead, Jingchen Xi/Christina, was in Wuxi to represent APQP4Wind at the summit. She introduced a detailed APQP4Wind Company Membership Guide for all interested parties to learn the standard APQP4Wind journey.
Quality experts from various companies attended the conference and shared experiences and practices in implementing APQP4Wind. APQP4Wind Country Ambassador in China and Director of the Composite Material Quality Department in Goldwind, Henry Wang, shared Goldwind’s expertise in quality management under low-cost competition. He also participated in a roundtable debate with quality experts from Envision Energy, GE Vernova, and CRRC Zhuzhou Insititute Co., Ltd. Wind Power Business Unit (CRRC Zhuzhou). During the debate, they discussed the struggle between improving quality and lowering costs in the fierce competition in the Chinese market and answering questions from the audience.
Bureau Veritas CER Director for East China, Helen Lan, thanks the wind companies that attended the summit:
“We are honored to host an event about APQP4Wind in China. Bureau Veritas Certification was one of the first authorized APQP4Wind Trainers, and we have helped many companies start their APQP4Wind journey since 2017. By remaining an active player in the APQP4Wind Community, we hope to contribute to maturing the wind supply chain, improving quality management, and promoting sustainable development.
Three new companies in the APQP4Wind Community
During the event, CRRC Zhuzhou and CRRC Jiangsu Electric Co., Ltd. (CRRC Jiangsu) were also announced as new APQP4Wind Company Members. Envision Energy, APQP4Wind Company Member since the beginning of 2023, joined the welcome ceremony to celebrate their membership.
The addition of Envision Energy as an APQP4Wind Company Member means that the APQP4Wind Community now consists of the five largest OEMs in the wind industry (rating published in the Global Wind Turbine Market Report). Envision Energy is excited to join the APQP4Wind Community to advance quality assurance in the wind industry. “Our APQP4Wind Company Membership shows our commitment to improving quality and increasing customer satisfaction. As one of the largest OEMs in the world, Envision Energy aims to raise awareness about APQP4Wind, enhancing collaboration and driving excellence,” says Grace Lu, Head of the Smart Wind Turbine Product Line at Envision Energy.
CRRC Zhuzhou sent the first group of their employees to APQP4Wind Training in 2022. Today, the company has 32 certified APQP4Wind specialists and managers who lead the company when developing effective product and process development plans to ensure that the final product meets the customers’ expectations.
Chen Lin, Head of the Quality Management Department from CRRC Zhuzhou, says: “We are honored to join this welcome ceremony and have the chance to learn from APQP4Wind experts during this valuable summit. The APQP4Wind framework has given us the tools we have been looking for, and we believe in the great potential of the concept. With an APQP4Wind Company Membership, we can join the force to push the global wind industry move forward.”
CRRC Jiangsu unit also thanked Bureau Veritas and the APQP4Wind organization during the welcome ceremony by saying: “Thanks for this great opportunity to receive APQP4Wind Company Membership during the event. We are excited to discuss the implementation of APQP4Wind with so many companies. CRRC Jiangsu will keep maturing the APQP4Wind process internally and aims to be an active player in the APQP4Wind Community.” says Li Hua, Deputy General Manager and Chief Engineer from CRRC Jiangsu.
APQP4Wind grows in Greater China
The active participation and fruitful discussion during the summit show that companies from Greater China share a growing interest in APQP4Wind.
With the three new members, there are a total number of 25 APQP4Wind Company Members in China. Additionally, more than 550 Chinese companies have had employees on APQP4Wind Training, and more than 1900 people based in Greater China have completed APQP4Wind Training since 2017.
“APQP4Wind strives to enable and improve collaboration across borders throughout the global wind industry supply chain. The wind industry in Greater China has been snowballing and is a significant player in the wind power sector worldwide. Therefore, welcoming more Chinese companies into the community is a great pleasure. We appreciate Chinese companies' enthusiasm and commitment to driving the global wind power value chain toward higher maturity.
As a part of the APQP4Wind Community, company members get access to several key benefits, including having the company logo and website shown on the APQP4Wind website, a free assessment tool, and invitations to future exclusive events for company members.
Welcome to CRRC Jiangsu Electric Co., Ltd., CRRC Zhuzhou Institute Co., Ltd. Wind Power Business Unit, and Envision Energy!