WEG is a Brazilian company, operating worldwide in the electric engineering, power and automation technology areas. Headquartered in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil, the company produces electric motors, generators, transformers, turbines, drives, and coatings. WEG has operations in around 100 countries, with approximately 39,000 employees (2023). It's one the largest manufacturers of eletric motors in the world[2]
WEG S.A.
Front view of "WEG II, Asa Leste", a unit of WEG Industries in Jaraguá do Sul
The company Eletromotores Jaraguá was created on 16 September 1961 by Werner Ricardo Voigt, Eggon João da Silva and Geraldo Werninghaus (respectively an electrician, an administrator and a mechanic). Years later changed its name to Eletromotores WEG SA, the name WEG being formed with the first letter of each founder's first name.
Initially producing electric motors, WEG started diversifying its activities during the eighties, with the production of electric components, products for industrial automation, power and distribution transformers, liquid and powder paints and electrical insulation varnishes. The company grew into a global motor manufacturer.
In 1968, WEG created CentroWEG, a training center to aid in the lack of qualified professionals in the area of mechanical engineers.
In May 2008, WEG announced a new factory in India.[3]
In February 2012, the Canadian manufacturer Ballard Power Systems signed a deal with WEG to assess the market opportunities for hydrogen PEM fuel cell products and services in applications.[4][5]
In February 2019, WEG acquired Energy Storage System, the storage business of US-based Northern Power Systems (NPS). WEG had previously bought the utility-scale turbine business of NPS in 2016.[6] In May 2019, WEG signed a deal with the aerospace conglomerate Embraer to work on new electrical propulsion systems for aircraft.[7]
In May 2019, WEG also introduced the 4MW wind turbine, its biggest machine so far.[8]
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^"Electric Machinery Company, Inc. 800 Central Ave. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413, USA – WEG Group".
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