Ringing in the New Year is a cause for celebration, for spending time with friends and family and for looking back. The year 2019 was full of exciting highlights for the APQP4Wind organization, and this is the perfect time for looking back and looking forward.

During China Wind Power 2019, it was announced that Goldwind is a new APQP4Wind Company Member. With Goldwind as a committed APQP4Wind Company Member, APQP4Wind is now supported by the 4 largest wind turbine OEMs in the world together with the current members Vestas Wind Systems, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and GE Renewable Energy.

In connection with China Wind Power 2019 fair in October, APQP4Wind hosted a Networking Session to discuss the opportunities and barriers for APQP4Wind on the Chinese market with local employees.

In connection with the Husum Wind 2019 fair in September, APQP4Wind had arranged a networking session for suppliers that have previously participated in training and implemented APQP4Wind to go that extra mile in quality assurance.

The updated APQP4Wind Manual Version 1.2 has now been launched through the first APQP4Wind Webinar: A Closer Look.

TPI Composites is the largest independent wind blade manufacturer with global manufacturing capability. In 2018, TPI Composites trained 56 people globally as APQP4Wind Specialists and presented the benefits for suppliers together with the CEO of Wind Denmark during the APQP4Wind Session at AWEA WINDPOWER 2019.

During the APQP4Wind Session at AWEA WINDPOWER 2019, GE Renewable Energy, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Vestas Wind Systems, and TPI Composites agreed that APQP4Wind is going to be a requirement to strengthen the cooperation between wind turbine manufacturers, suppliers and sub-suppliers.

APQP4Wind is based on a common wish to simplify and strengthen the entire quality planning and product release process by having an industry-specific APQP manual. This was expressed back in 2014 during a QA network meeting within Wind Denmark (formerly known as the Danish Wind Industry Association). Today, APQP4Wind has developed greatly with financial funding from The Danish Industry Foundation and gained a global reach.