In 2018, APQP4Wind became an independent organization that aims to revolutionize the global wind industry supply chain by promoting quality assurance and collaboration between the wind customer and supplier. Over the past five years, APQP4Wind has made significant strides in achieving its vision of lowering the cost of poor quality and becoming the go-to quality assurance methodology for the entire global wind industry supply chain.

Will you participate in this year’s WindEurope in Copenhagen, and do you want to learn more about APQP4Wind? Then you can meet our APQP4Wind representatives and Training Providers at WindEurope’s Annual Event 2023 on April 25-27.

Blumenbecker Polska offers automation services, including project planning, construction, design, switchgear, and control cabinet production. Their manufacturing portfolio covers a wide range of switchgear cabinets, control cabinets, and control panels. In 2022, Blumenbecker Polska became an APQP4Wind Company Member to emphasize the high priority of quality in the company.

According to Global Wind Turbine Market Report, Vestas Wind Systems, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, GE Renewable Energy, Goldwind, and Envision Energy were the five largest wind turbine manufacturers in 2022. Another thing these five OEM's have in common is that they are all APQP4Wind Company Members and have implemented the APQP4Wind framework.

APQP4Wind is a proven method that enables swift and flawless product launches in a market with ever-growing demands regarding volumes and innovation. Learn how to ensure a successful product launch with APQP4Wind and how APQP4Wind helps engineering teams identify risks, reduce costs, and improve customer collaboration.

​​​​​​​Christmas and New Year are a cause for celebration, spending time with family and friends, and looking back at the year that has passed. The year 2022 was full of exciting highlights for APQP4Wind, and now is the perfect time to recap the year and look forward to the year to come.

We are thrilled to announce that Gert B. Kragh-Jakobsen from Ørsted has been elected as the new Vice Chairman by the APQP4Wind Board of Directors. At the same board meeting, Henning Bach Jokumsen from Vestas was re-elected as Chairman for two more years. The chairmanship now consists of a chairman and two vice chairmen to include representatives from utilities, OEMs, and Tier 1 suppliers. Together, they complete the supply chain hierarchy.

thyssenkrupp rothe erde started the development of their first slewing bearing for the wind industry in 1975 and has worked with wind turbine manufacturers since then. thyssenkrupp rothe erde works hard every day to find solutions to the challenges of the wind industry. An essential part of their work is their approach to quality assurance through extensive R&D – and joining APQP4Wind was only natural.