3A Composites Core Materials gets APQP4Wind certification

October 29, 2018 - Switzerland

3A Composites Core Materials, a key global supplier to the wind industry, has received the APQP4Wind certification from the Danish Wind Industry Association. The APQP4Wind, a trademark quality management system, is meant to simplify and strengthen the quality assurance demands (APQP) and product release process (PPAP) across the entire wind value chain.
 
3A Composites Core Materials is a global organisational unit within the 3A Composites Group, a part of Schweiter Technologies, with operations in Europe, the Americas, China and Papua New Guinea. The company is a global leader with the broadest portfolio of high-performing and sustainable core materials with main focus on PET foam and balsa wood.
 
3A Composites Core Materials has been working since many years on driving quality, innovation, sustainability and total cost of ownership for its wind customers in the wind industry globally.
 
"We are proud to lead the APQP4Wind certification implementation within the composites industry. Our number 1 priority is to assure that when it comes to meet our customers' requirements and quality expectations we speak the same language. We are looking forward to continuing this journey with our wind customers as we move towards a global standard," Roman Thomassin, CEO of 3A Composites Core Materials, said in a media statement.
 
"We will carry on our efforts to support wind competitiveness through following the standards and best practices set by the industry," said Eric Gauthier, president of global key accounts of 3A Composites Core Materials. (PC)