APQP4Wind is excited to announce that Ørsted is the first utility company to become an APQP4Wind Company Member. As one of the largest utility companies in Europe and the first utility company to join the APQP4Wind Community, Ørsted’s membership is a big step further towards strengthening the cooperation within the supply chain and aligning and maturing the wind industry.

During TÜV Rheinland’s seminar at China Wind Power 2021, Hopewind was announced as a new APQP4Wind Company Member. The APQP4Wind Organization hopes that the addition of Hopewind to the APQP4Wind Community will contribute to improving global collaboration even further.

We are thrilled to announce that Kim Schmidt Petersen, Senior Director of Global QHSE at KK Wind Solutions, has been re-elected as Vice Chairman by the APQP4Wind Board of Directors and that he will continue as Vice Chairman for two more years. The re-election of Kim Schmidt Petersen contributes positively to APQP4Wind by creating continuity in the leadership of our relatively young organization and providing valuable insight from the suppliers’ perspective.

CARCO – Precision Rubber Products Srl recently became an APQP4Wind Company Member to strengthen their position as a seal specialist supplier to producers of wind turbines and main bearings within the wind industry. Adopting the APQP4Wind methodology also supports CARCO’s dedication to wind as they offer reliable seals and substantial savings in the maintenance of wind turbines.

We are excited to welcome GRI Renewable Industries represented by Susana Alexandra Pereira to the APQP4Wind Board of Directors. The addition of GRI Renewable Industries further solidifies the strong collaboration between the board members from GE Renewable Energy, Goldwind, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Vestas, KK Wind Solutions, LM Wind Power and ZF Wind Power.

Noratel is a global manufacturer of transformers and reactors who has always been quality driven. The company adopted APQP4Wind four years ago, which ensured that their key processes continued to evolve and provide customers with industry-leading quality. Today, Noratel is a committed APQP4Wind Company Member who is aligned with the APQP4Wind framework.

TÜV Rheinland recently held a seminar for Chinese experts within the wind industry about quality improvement. The seminar was a great success with more than 50 participants from 19 different wind turbine manufacturers and suppliers who showed great interest in APQP4Wind.

Zhuzhou Times New Material Technology Co., Ltd. (TMT) started to implement APQP4Wind to further improve the quality of their products and the cooperation with global partners. Now, they are a motivated APQP4Wind Company Member with a customer-centric quality system that helps them identify and prevent risks as early as possible to provide high-quality products in a timely manner at the lowest cost.