WEG Industries
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WEG is an industry headquartered in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
, operating worldwide in the electric engineering, power and automation
technology areas. The company produces electric motors, generators, transformers, drives and coatings. WEG has operations in around 100 countries, with approximately 24.000 employees (2011). WEG appeared in Forbes list of the 100 hundred largest small global companies of the world. And it has been ranked by magazine Exame as the 9th most competitive company in the American continent. WEG is the largest Latin American electric motor manufacturer.
in Brazil was subjected to German colonization (besides Italian and - much earlier - Portuguese), which must have influenced the founders (Werner Ricardo Voigt, Eggon João da Silva and Geraldo Werninghaus) in their decision to use the acronym WEG, joining the three first letters of their names.
The company started on the 16th of September 1961, when the three founded "Eletromotores Jaraguá". Years later, the company created by an electrician, an administrator and a mechanic would change its name to "Eletromotores WEG SA".
Initially producing electric motors, WEG started incrementing 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 insulatins varnishes. More and more the company is consolidating itself not only as a motor manufacturer, but also as a complete, industrial, electrical systems supplier.
- Generation (Generators, transformers and switchgear)
- Transmission (EPC
, switchgear
, transformer
s)
- Distribution (EPC
, transformer
s)
- Electric products (motor
s, switchgear
, frequency inverters
, AC/DC converters, contactor
s, fuses
, circuit breaker
s and servomotors, among others)
- Automation (Hardware and Software)
- Integration Engineering with products of different manufacturers
(in the cities of São Paulo, São Bernardo do Campo, Hortolândia, Manaus, Guaramirim, Itajaí, Blumenau and two plants in Jaraguá do Sul), two in Argentina
, one in Mexico
, one in Portugal
and one in China
. WEG also exports to over 100 countries and counts on branches and technical assistance in all five continents.
On May, 2008, WEG has announced a new factory in India.
Created in 1968 to aid in the lack of qualified professionals in the area of mechanical engineers, "Centroweg" grew and diversified its activities along with WEG. Today, it gives technical courses in the areas of mechanical, electronics, electricity, robotics and chemistry (for high school students) and mechanical engineers for adults.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, operating worldwide in the electric engineering, power and automation
Automation
Automation is the use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step beyond mechanization...
technology areas. The company produces electric motors, generators, transformers, drives and coatings. WEG has operations in around 100 countries, with approximately 24.000 employees (2011). WEG appeared in Forbes list of the 100 hundred largest small global companies of the world. And it has been ranked by magazine Exame as the 9th most competitive company in the American continent. WEG is the largest Latin American electric motor manufacturer.
History
The state of Santa CatarinaSanta Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...
in Brazil was subjected to German colonization (besides Italian and - much earlier - Portuguese), which must have influenced the founders (Werner Ricardo Voigt, Eggon João da Silva and Geraldo Werninghaus) in their decision to use the acronym WEG, joining the three first letters of their names.
The company started on the 16th of September 1961, when the three founded "Eletromotores Jaraguá". Years later, the company created by an electrician, an administrator and a mechanic would change its name to "Eletromotores WEG SA".
Initially producing electric motors, WEG started incrementing 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 insulatins varnishes. More and more the company is consolidating itself not only as a motor manufacturer, but also as a complete, industrial, electrical systems supplier.
Products
WEG products are present at almost every electric engineering interest area:- Generation (Generators, transformers and switchgear)
- Transmission (EPC
EPC
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, switchgear
Switchgear
The term switchgear, used in association with the electric power system, or grid, refers to the combination of electrical disconnects, fuses and/or circuit breakers used to isolate electrical equipment. Switchgear is used both to de-energize equipment to allow work to be done and to clear faults...
, transformer
Transformer
A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled conductors—the transformer's coils. A varying current in the first or primary winding creates a varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core and thus a varying magnetic field...
s)
- Distribution (EPC
EPC
EPC may refer to:Business, science and technology:* Earnings Per Click, a revenue analysis for online advertising* Embedded PC* Exception Program Counter...
, transformer
Transformer
A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled conductors—the transformer's coils. A varying current in the first or primary winding creates a varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core and thus a varying magnetic field...
s)
- Electric products (motor
Electric motor
An electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.Most electric motors operate through the interaction of magnetic fields and current-carrying conductors to generate force...
s, switchgear
Switchgear
The term switchgear, used in association with the electric power system, or grid, refers to the combination of electrical disconnects, fuses and/or circuit breakers used to isolate electrical equipment. Switchgear is used both to de-energize equipment to allow work to be done and to clear faults...
, frequency inverters
Variable frequency drive
A variable-frequency drive is a system for controlling the rotational speed of an alternating current electric motor by controlling the frequency of the electrical power supplied to the motor. A variable frequency drive is a specific type of adjustable-speed drive...
, AC/DC converters, contactor
Contactor
A contactor is an electrically controlled switch used for switching a power circuit, similar to a relay except with higher current ratings. A contactor is controlled by a circuit which has a much lower power level than the switched circuit....
s, fuses
Fuse (electrical)
In electronics and electrical engineering, a fuse is a type of low resistance resistor that acts as a sacrificial device to provide overcurrent protection, of either the load or source circuit...
, circuit breaker
Circuit breaker
A circuit breaker is an automatically operated electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overload or short circuit. Its basic function is to detect a fault condition and, by interrupting continuity, to immediately discontinue electrical flow...
s and servomotors, among others)
- Automation (Hardware and Software)
- Integration Engineering with products of different manufacturers
Figures
Production is distributed in manufacturing plants in BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
(in the cities of São Paulo, São Bernardo do Campo, Hortolândia, Manaus, Guaramirim, Itajaí, Blumenau and two plants in Jaraguá do Sul), two in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, one in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, one in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and one in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. WEG also exports to over 100 countries and counts on branches and technical assistance in all five continents.
On May, 2008, WEG has announced a new factory in India.
CentroWEG
Another highlight is WEG's training department, which invests in courses, both internal and external, for the workers and new trainees from all branches over the world.Created in 1968 to aid in the lack of qualified professionals in the area of mechanical engineers, "Centroweg" grew and diversified its activities along with WEG. Today, it gives technical courses in the areas of mechanical, electronics, electricity, robotics and chemistry (for high school students) and mechanical engineers for adults.