Conozca los acontecimientos que marcaron la historia de éxito de WEG
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WEG, desde el principio hasta hoy. Conozca nuestra historia, conozca más sobre nuestra evolución y logros.
1961
En abril de 1961 nace la idea de crear una empresa para fabricar motores eléctricos. El día 16 de septiembre, Werner Ricardo Voigt, Eggon João de la Silva y Geraldo Werninghaus fundan WEG. Capital Social inicial: Cr$ 3.600,00 (tres mil seiscientos cruzeiros).
1964
WEG compra el terreno e inicia la construcción del Parque Fabril I. El mismo año, comienza a fabricar en ese local.
1966
1ª Convención Nacional de Ventas y Fundación de la Asociación Recreativa de WEG (ARWEG).
Creada la primera CIPA.
1968
Creación del CENTROWEG. En aquella época, la región no ofrecía capacitación técnica, fue entonces que los fundadores crearon el CENTROWEG para capacitar a los colaboradores. La escuela inserta adolescentes en el mundo de la tecnología, revelando e incentivando grandes talentos.
1970
Creada la política de calidad WEG y producción del 1er motor conforme las Normas ABNT e IEC. La preocupación por la calidad está en el ADN de WEG. Desde su fundación, la empresa se preocupa por cumplir todas las normas exigidas.
1970
Inicio de las exportaciones a Guatemala, Uruguay, Paraguay Ecuador y Bolivia.
1971
Acciones de WEG entran en la Bolsa de Valores.
1972
Surge el primer parque de reforestación.
1973
Compra del terreno Parque Fabril II e inicio de la construcción de la fábrica.
Exportación de motores llega a 20 países.
1975
Sale el motor 1 millón.
1976
Apertura de un escritorio en Alemania con una alianza local – Motores Jara
1977
Inauguración del parque Fabril II.
1980
Implantación del Centro Tecnológico (Parque Fabril I)
1981
Creación de WEG Accionamientos
Creación de WEG Transformadores y WEG Energía.
1982
Creación del CCQ.
Lanzamiento de la primera línea de contactores y relés de protección.
Lanzados los primeros motores de gran potencia – 100 a 200 KW
1983
Surge WEG Química
1986
WEG recibe el primer premio: “Revista Exame - Melhores y Maiores”.
1988
Creación de WEG Automatización
1989
El Sr. Eggon João de la Silva deja la presidencia y cede el cargo a Décio de la Silva. Los fundadores forman el Consejo de Administración.
Producido el primer Trafo de 10 mil kVA, 138 kV, con 35 toneladas y 5,6m de altura. El mayor producido hasta entonces en SC.
1991
Inauguración de la Filial en EE.UU.
1992
Se inaugura una de las fundiciones más modernas de América Latina en Guaramirim/SC.
1993
Es distribuida la primera participación de ganancias.
WEG recibe por la primera vez la certificación ISO 9001.
1994
Creación de los Centros de Negocios Industriales
1995
Filial en Alemania.
Realización de la primera Acción Comunitaria WEG.
1996
Branch in England.
1997
WEG receives the National Quality Award.
1998
Branches in France, Spain and Sweden.
1999
WEG reaches 79% of market share of electric motors in Brazil, and it exports 29% of its production to approximately 55 countries.
2000
Aquisição das primeiras fábricas no exterior (Argentina e México).
2001
Faturamento do primeiro bilhão de reais em um só ano.
WEG recebe a certificação ISO 14001
2002
Aquisição de fábrica em Portugal.
Fornecimento do maior transformador WEG até então (200MVA, 550kV).
2003
Ouverture du musée WEG
Production du plus grand générateur du monde (50,000kVA, 13.8kV, 4 pôles).
2005
Ouverture de la première usine de production en Chine.
2005
Ouverture d'une filiale à Singapour.
2005
Acquisition d'une usine de production au Manaus.
2006
100 000 000 de moteurs produits.
2007
Acquisition de Trafo, plus grand producteur de transformateurs électriques et de sous-stations conventionnelles et mobiles, avec des entités à Gravataí (État de Rio Grande do Sul) et Hortolândia (État de São Paulo).
2007
WEG rachète le fabricant de turbines hydrauliques Hidráulica Industrial S/A – HISA. Cette acquisition renforce la position de WEG dans le secteur de la production, transmission et distribution d’énergie.
2007
Société inscrite au Bovespa Novo Mercado, un segment de la bourse regroupant les sociétés qui adoptent des pratiques de gouvernance supplémentaires en complément de celles requises par la législation brésilienne.
2008
Décio da Silva prend la présidence du Conseil d'administration de WEG et Harry Schmelzer Jr. devient le PDG de WEG
Ouverture d'une filiale en Russie.
2009
Création d'une usine de production de transformateurs au Mexique (Huehuetoca)
2010
Lancement de activités de production de WEG en Inde.
2010
Acquisition de la société Instrutech, à São Paulo, une société brésilienne axée sur la production de produits et systèmes de sécurité commerciaux et industriels.
2010
Acquisition des parts de la société Voltran.
2010
Acquisition de Zest Electric, distributeur de WEG en Afrique du Sud.
2010
Acquisition de l'entreprise de revêtements Pulverlux en Argentine.
Acquisition du distributeur FOURNAIS A/S au Danemark.
2011
Acquisition de Watt Drive AntriebstechnikGmbH, une société autrichienne spécialisée dans le développement et la production de boites de vitesses, motoréducteurs, variateurs de fréquence et systèmes de transmission.
2011
Acquisition de la société Electric Machinery aux États-Unis. Une société spécialisée dans la conception de moteurs, générateurs et excitateurs.
2011
Création d'une coentreprise avec CESTARI Industrial e Comercial – une société implantée dans la ville de Monte Alto (État de São Paulo) – pour le développement, la production et la commercialisation de boîte de vitesses et motoréducteurs.
2011
Lancement de la production de turbines éoliennes
Publication du livre sur les 50 années de l'histoire de WEG.
Ouverture de WEG India (WII) à Hosur.
Création d'une filiale au Pérou.
Ouverture de WEG Linhares (État d'Espírito Santo).
2012
Acquisition d'Injetel Indústria e Comércio de Componentes Plásticos Ltda., une société spécialisée dans la conception et la commercialisation de commutateurs, fiches et prises électriques pour des usages commerciaux et domestiques.
2012
Acquisition of Stardur Tintas Especiais Ltda., a company of industrial and automotive refinish coatings located in the city of Indaiatuba (State of São Paulo).
2012
First supply in wind power generation. Equipment with capacity of 90 MW was installed on a wind farm located in the Northeast of Brazil.
International sales reached 51% (NOI) of WEG's revenue.
Acquisition of Indústria de Tintas e Vernizes Paumar S.A., a company specialized in manufacturing and trading coatings, varnishes, enamels and lacquers.
2013
Opening of the branch in Ecuador.
Acquisition of the transformer and substation manufacturing business from Hawker Siddeley Electric Africa (Pty) Ltd. located in South Africa. Manufacturer of miniature substations and distribution transformers.
2014
Acquisition of Antriebstechnik KATT Hessen GmbH, a company that manufactures special high speed motors. Headquartered in Homberg with a branch in Dresden, Germany.
2014
Acquisition of the FTC Energy Group, a company that manufactures and assembles electrical panels for process automation based in Bogota, Colombia.
2014
Acquisition of the manufacturing plant of motors and gearmotors from Württembergische Elektromotoren GmbH located in Germany.
Acquisition of the manufacturing plants of electric motors for appliances Changzhou Sinya Electromotor Co. and of the manufacturing plant of component parts Changzhou Machine Master Co. located in China.
Acquisition of a service unit from Efacec Energy Service in the city of Jaboatão dos Guararapes (State of Pernambuco).
2015
Acquisition of the manufacturing plant of high voltage transformers, miniature substations, molded-case circuit breakers and related services from TSS Transformers (Pty) Ltd (“TSS”), manufacturer headquartered in Heidelberg (Gauteng), South Africa.
Acquisition of Transformadores Suntec, headquartered in Medelin, Colombia
WEG is chosen Company of the Year by Exame magazine.
WEG has manufacturing plants in eleven countries and commercial offices in 29 countries. It has over 31,000 employees.
Acquisition of Autrial S.L., manufacturer of electrical panels for industrial installations and equipment headquartered in Valencia, Spain.
2016
WEG acquires Bluffton Motor Works, LCC., an electric motor factory in the USA.
WEG greenfield manufacturing site in Rugao, China.
2017
Acquires the Brazilian turbines manufacturer TGM. Acquires the US transformers business of CG Power.
2019
Enters in the business of solutions for industry 4.0 with the creation of a specific department for digital businesses and the acquisition of 51% of the share capital of PPI-Multitask and V2COM.
2020
Acquires the control of two startups: BirminD, a technology company active in the Artificial Intelligence market applied to Industrial Analytics and MVISIA, which is specialized in artificial intelligence solutions applied to computer vision for the industry.
2020
- WEG acquires the factory of Transformers and Energy Services of the Americas S.A. (“TSEA”) in Betim/MG.
- WEG structures itself to manufacture artificial respirators for COVID-19 patients during the Pandemic
2021
- WEG acquires Balteau Produtos Elétricos Ltda, a transformer company for instruments and measurement sets in Itajubá/MG.
- WEG inaugurates its 5th Transformer factory in North America. Located in the city of Washington, State of Missouri, where the company already has two other units operating since 2017.
2021
- Establishment of a WEG manufacturing unit in Turkey. The new operation will be established in 7,000 square meters of manufacturing facilities, including warehouses, engineering, and service support areas. The scope of activities includes: Manufacturing of General Proposal Low Voltage Motors and Gearboxes, as well as marketing all WEG products and solutions for the following countries: Turkey, Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia.
- WEG opens a Commercial Branch in Poland that will cover Poland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
2022
Announcement of the construction of a new factory in Santo Tirso, Portugal. The company intends to invest 23.5 million euros to build 22,600 m² on the same land where WEG already has a 16,300 m² operation dedicated to the manufacture of low-voltage industrial motors. It will expand the production of large electric motors and transfer its factory located in Maia to Santo Tirso, centralizing all operations in the same place. The new factory in Santo Tirso is expected to start operating in the first quarter of 2024 and generate about 100 new jobs.
2022
- WEG supplies the largest electric generators ever produced by the company.
- WEG announces the establishment of a Joint Venture with the Cevital Group. The company will operate in the production and sale of electric motors for washing machines, initially focusing on the market in Algeria and North Africa.
- WEG acquires the Motion Control business of the Italian Company Gefran. A company manufacturing sensors, components, and industrial automation equipment, with factories in Italy, Germany, China, and India. The acquisition value is estimated at € 23.0 million.
2022
• Launch of the WEG Carbon Neutral Program with the following overall goals:
1. Reduce 52%* of emissions** by 2030
2. Achieve Net-Zero (neutral net emissions) by 2050
*Global average of WEG operations. Targets by operation and country follow the country's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) or 52%, whichever is higher.
**WEG Global Emissions of Scope 1 (fossil fuels) and 2 (non-renewable energy), base year 2021. Purpose: Develop technologies and solutions to contribute to building a more efficient and sustainable world.
• Inauguration of the WEG motor factory in Algeria.
2023
- WEG acquires all shares of BirminD.
- WEG announces a $40 million investment to acquire new land in Mexico.
- WEG acquires industrial electric motor and generator businesses from Regal Rexnord.
- WEG announces investments of R$ 1.2 billion for the expansion of Transformer production capacity.
2024
Alberto Yoshikazu Kuba is the new executive president of WEG, taking over the position previously held by Harry Schmelzer Jr. for 16 years.
Photo:Exame/Leandro Fonseca