The APQP4Wind project was initiated in 2016 by the Danish Wind Industry Association (DWIA), after the trade body recognized the importance of establishing quality processes standards for the wind industry. DWIA enlisted the support of key OEMs like Vestas and Siemens Gamesa (formerly Siemens Wind Power) to contribute to the development of these new quality standards. The training program that Ingeteam just completed has been developed in cooperation with DNV GL and Bureau Veritas, who have both been certified as official APQP4Wind training providers. “The APQP4Wind program will be instrumental in bringing diverse quality processes across the wind industry much closer to one another. It is great to see that leading component manufacturers like Ingeteam have quickly recognized the importance of this endeavor. We hope that they will inspire many other wind businesses within the supply chain to follow their example”, concluded Jens Peter Høiseth, Regional Director, DNV GL Business Assurance. About Ingeteam The Ingeteam Group is a market leader specializing in the development of electrical equipment, motors, generators (under the Indar brand), frequency converters, electrical engineering and generation plants. Within the wind energy industry, Ingeteam is an independent supplier of power converters, turbine controllers, Condition Monitoring Systems (CMS), Smart SCADA management systems and O&M services for wind turbines up to 15 MW for onshore and offshore applications. The company is the world’s #1 independent supplier of wind power converters and a leading company in the provision of O&M services. Ingeteam currently employs 3,900 professionals and its global footprint includes manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia, North and South America, and sales and service centers strategically located all over the world. In 2017, 5% of net sales was invested in R&D, the backbone of Ingeteam’s business activity. www.ingeteam.com For more information on the standards: http://www.apqp4wind.org/ https://www.dnvgl.com/APQP4Wind/