Overcapacity, tightening margins, intense demand fluctuations, uncertain subsidy support and severe price competition: wind turbine manufacturing isn't for the faint-hearted these days. Wind turbine OEMs are now redesigning their businesses from the ground up to compete effectively in today's ultra-competitive global marketplace. 'The wind market is volatile and unpredictable, with high fluctuations in volume,' says Arto Lahtela, senior vice president, wind gears at Moventas. 'The ability to adjust capacity is key to making profits and those with the greatest vertical integration will suffer the most.'
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