Meet our Member: Moventas – Geared for new energy

State-of-the-art wind turbine gearboxes

Moventas is a wind turbine drivetrain expert, concentrating on gearbox technology development, manufacturing, and multibrand services. The company is especially known for its state-of-the-art wind turbine gearbox and service solutions, with comprehensive drivetrain simulation capabilities as well as an innovative technology vision and road mapping.

While Moventas’ headquarters are in Jyväskylä in Central Finland, they have sales, service, and procurement offices across the world in locations such as Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK and USA.

Innovative gearbox manufacturers

When an increasing market niche within wind was identified, Moventas was prompted to start designing and manufacturing specialized gearboxes for the growing wind industry. Until then, gearboxes for wind turbines had been based on modified industrial gearboxes.

As one of the first original wind gearbox manufacturers, Moventas has been able to remain an independent manufacturer and multibrand service provider of wind gearboxes with a unique know-how and product offering. Since the original kW class turbines and all the way to the modern multimegawatt turbines, Moventas has been serving major wind turbine manufacturers.

Ensuring APQP4Wind alignment on all levels

Moventas began their APQP4Wind journey already in 2018, where they started the internal preparations of its implementation. In 2020, the first round of APQP4Wind training courses and certifications were completed, and Moventas became a dedicated APQP4Wind Company Member.

Currently, all critical staff members have completed the Management Awareness and Specialist training courses, with a cross-functional team driving the APQP4Wind implementation throughout the company.

The company’s sourcing team is also using the available tools, with Moventas’ new technology, new concept, and new product implementation processes expected to be fully aligned with APQP4Wind during 2021. Continued training takes place as keystones are achieved, ensuring APQP4Wind alignment on every level of the company.

Smooth processes with APQP4Wind

Moreover, Maija Kolehmainen expresses that APQP4Wind will help further solidify Moventas’ global supply chain and improve manufacturing scaling to suit the needs of the continually growing wind sector. She adds that the tools and processes that APQP4Wind offers will help align Moventas’ already robust internal processes, as well as further develop their operation for customer cooperation and faster development cycles.

Moventas is also excited about the opportunities APQP4Wind can offer to the wider public. Aiming towards lowering the levelized cost of energy (LCoE) further and improved asset handling throughout product lifecycles will result in more clean renewable wind energy around the world.

Does your company also want to take the lead as an APQP4Wind Company Member and advance your business, career, and the industry like Moventas?

Get more involved and become a vital part of the development of APQP4Wind by signing up for a Company Membership. Find the form under 'Members' on www.apqp4wind.org or contact the Secretariat.