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
Ready for the future When I look back over the first six months of 2009, one event overshadows everything else: the tough and unp
Next stop outer space A lot of boys dream of travelling into outer space. Andreas Mogensen never let go of his dream, and the fo
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 h
ins defacts On 28 April this year, Vestas announced that the company would be adapting production capacity in Northern Europe, w
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 goes
Back on track Consideration for those employees who have lost their jobs takes first priority – but a round of redundancies is al
“We all knew that something was going to happen. The tension and nervousness built up over the weeks when no-one knew exactly wh
Win a weekend break Which country was Vestas’ biggest market in 2009? There was a fair amount of disagreement among the employee
The idea hub Transporting thousands of turbines around the world and getting them safely to site in time is no mean feat. For Ve
ins defacts 864 kilometers of turbines When Vestas’ first wind turbines rolled out of the production halls in the 1970s, they wer
Vestas blades, nacelles, hubs and towers on the American railways. It is a system that has simultaneously reduced transport cost
An appetite for processes Even when you are preparing a packed lunch, you are following a process. At Vestas there are thousands
“First, you cut a slice of bread, then you butter it.” Thomas Ballegaard, Director at Process Excellence, starts from the very b
”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 experie
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. T
Breaking the silos It can be difficult to look beyond your own back yard in a large, complex organisation such as Vestas. Alignin
ins defacts Stuck in the silo “Silo thinking” is a phrase that describes a lack of communication and common goals between depart
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 ne
Success demands quality The quality of the components in Vestas’ turbines must improve even further if Vestas is to live up to t
my Vestas Hundreds of colleagues sent in photos of their “No. 1” in response to Vestas’ global photo competition earlier this ye
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 ou
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Ready for the future When I look back over the first six months o
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Next stop outer space A lot of boys dream of travelling into out
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Hard but fun Before leaving Vestas to start work on his Ph.D. th
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After the storm Mikael Lodberg Pedersen works at the blade facto
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ins defacts On 28 April this year, Vestas announced that the com
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Farewell to everyday life 61 employees at Vestas Control Systems
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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 th
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“We all knew that something was going to happen. The tension and
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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 world
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ins defacts 864 kilometers of turbines When Vestas’ first wind tu
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Vestas blades, nacelles, hubs and towers on the American railway
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An appetite for processes Even when you are preparing a packed l
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“First, you cut a slice of bread, then you butter it.” Thomas Ba
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”Wind power should not be
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Martha Wyrsch, the first woman among Vestas’ Presidents, has take
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Line, Mark and the giant in
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No-one at Vestas commands more computer calculating power than m
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Robot children More than 100,000 children from 45 countries took
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Breaking the silos It can be difficult to look beyond your own ba
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ins defacts Stuck in the silo “Silo thinking” is a phrase that d
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Green lunch Put food on the table, and conversation starts to fl
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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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