Next stop: outer space A lot of boys dream of travelling into outer space. Andreas Mogensen never let go of his dream, and the
Ready for the future When I look back over the first six months of 2009, one event overshadows everything else: the tough and un
Next stop outer space A lot of boys dream of travelling into outer space. Andreas Mogensen never let go of his dream, and the f
Hard but fun Before leaving Vestas to start work on his Ph.D. thesis at the University of Texas in the United States, his dream
After the storm Mikael Lodberg Pedersen works at the blade factory in Lem, Denmark, and is an experienced fisherman. But in all
ins defacts On 28 April this year, Vestas announced that the company would be adapting production capacity in Northern Europe,
Farewell to everyday life 61 employees at Vestas Control Systems in Hammel were laid off in May. Among them was Solvej Fuglsang
The toughest day The effects of a layoff Different people react differently to being laid off. Typically, however, everyone goe
Back on track Consideration for those employees who have lost their jobs takes first priority – but a round of redundancies is a
“We all knew that something was going to happen. The tension and nervousness built up over the weeks when no-one knew exactly w
Win a weekend break Which country was Vestas’ biggest market in 2009? There was a fair amount of disagreement among the employe
The idea hub Transporting thousands of turbines around the world and getting them safely to site in time is no mean feat. For V
ins defacts 864 kilometers of turbines When Vestas’ first wind turbines rolled out of the production halls in the 1970s, they we
Vestas blades, nacelles, hubs and towers on the American railways. It is a system that has simultaneously reduced transport cos
An appetite for processes Even when you are preparing a packed lunch, you are following a process. At Vestas there are thousand
“First, you cut a slice of bread, then you butter it.” Thomas Ballegaard, Director at Process Excellence, starts from the very
”Wind power should not be a novelty” 18 VestasInside
Martha Wyrsch, the first woman among Vestas’ Presidents, has taken over the helm in Vestas Americas – and aims to use her experi
Line, Mark and the giant in the basement 20 VestasInside
No-one at Vestas commands more computer calculating power than meteorologists Line and Mark. The result is forecasts many years
Robot children More than 100,000 children from 45 countries took part in the First Lego League, which was sponsored by Vestas.
Breaking the silos It can be difficult to look beyond your own back yard in a large, complex organisation such as Vestas. Aligni
ins defacts Stuck in the silo “Silo thinking” is a phrase that describes a lack of communication and common goals between depar
Green lunch Put food on the table, and conversation starts to flow. Vestas Technology R&D is now using this fact of life in a n
Success demands quality The quality of the components in Vestas’ turbines must improve even further if Vestas is to live up to
my Vestas Hundreds of colleagues sent in photos of their “No. 1” in response to Vestas’ global photo competition earlier this y
Editors: Peter Wenzel Kruse (editor-in-chief), Peter Gisselmann Rasmussen. VestasInside is an international magazine for Vestas
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No 3, 2009 From Vestas to outer space Breaking the s
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Next stop: outer space A lot of boys dream of travelling into o
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Ready for the future When I look back over the first six months
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Next stop outer space A lot of boys dream of travelling into ou
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Hard but fun Before leaving Vestas to start work on his Ph.D. t
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After the storm Mikael Lodberg Pedersen works at the blade fact
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ins defacts On 28 April this year, Vestas announced that the co
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Farewell to everyday life 61 employees at Vestas Control System
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The toughest day The effects of a layoff Different people react
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Back on track Consideration for those employees who have lost t
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“We all knew that something was going to happen. The tension an
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Win a weekend break Which country was Vestas’ biggest market in
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The idea hub Transporting thousands of turbines around the worl
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ins defacts 864 kilometers of turbines When Vestas’ first wind t
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Vestas blades, nacelles, hubs and towers on the American railwa
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An appetite for processes Even when you are preparing a packed
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“First, you cut a slice of bread, then you butter it.” Thomas B
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”Wind power should not be
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Martha Wyrsch, the first woman among Vestas’ Presidents, has tak
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Line, Mark and the giant in
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No-one at Vestas commands more computer calculating power than
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Robot children More than 100,000 children from 45 countries too
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Breaking the silos It can be difficult to look beyond your own b
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ins defacts Stuck in the silo “Silo thinking” is a phrase that
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Green lunch Put food on the table, and conversation starts to f
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Success demands quality The quality of the components in Vestas
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my Vestas Hundreds of colleagues sent in photos of their “No. 1
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Editors: Peter Wenzel Kruse (editor-in-chief), Peter Gisselmann
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