Conozca los acontecimientos que marcaron la historia de éxito de WEG
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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 receives the first award: “Exame Magazine - Best and Biggest Ones”.
1988
Creation of WEG Automação
1989
Mr. Eggon João da Silva leaves the presidency and hands it over to Décio da Silva. The founders form the Board of Directors.
Production of the first transformer of 10 thousand kVA, 138 kV, with 35 tons and 5.6m high. The largest produced in Santa Catarina state then.
1991
Opening of a Branch in the USA.
1992
Opening of one of the most modern foundries of Latin America in the city of Guaramirim (State of Santa Catarina).
1993
Distribution of the first profit sharing.
WEG receives, for the first time, the ISO 9001 certification.
1994
Creation of the Industrial Business Centers
1995
Branch in Germany.
The first WEG Community Action is carried out.
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
Acquisition of the first factory abroad (Argentina and Mexico).
2001
Revenue reaches the first billion reais in a single year.
WEG receives ISO 14001 certification.
2002
Acquisition of manufacturing plant in Portugal.
Supply of the largest WEG transformer until then (200MVA, 550kV).
2003
Opening of WEG museum.
Manufacture of the largest generator of the world (50,000kVA, 13.8kV, 4 poles).
2005
Opening of the first manufacturing plant in China.
2005
Opening of a branch in Singapore.
2005
Acquisition of the manufacturing plant in Manaus.
2006
Production of the motor number 100,000,000.
2007
Acquisition of Trafo, manufacturer of large power transformers, and conventional and mobile substations, with units in the city of Gravataí (State of Rio Grande do Sul) and Hortolândia (State of São Paulo).
2007
WEG acquire the hydraulic turbines manufacturer Hidráulica Industrial S/A - HISA. The acquisition reinforces WEG's position on the energy generation, transmission and distribution segment.
2007
It is listed in Bovespa Novo Mercado, a segment of the stock market that trades stocks of companies that voluntarily adopt corporate governance practices in addition to those required by the Brazilian legislation.
2008
Décio da Silva takes over the presidency of the WEG Board of Directors and Harry Schmelzer Jr. takes over as WEG's CEO
Opening of a branch in Russia.
2009
Building of the Transformer Manufacturing Plant in Mexico (Huehuetoca)
2010
Beginning of the manufacturing operations of WEG India.
2010
Acquisition of Instrutech, in São Paulo, a Brazilian company manufacturer of safety, commercial and industrial automation products and systems.
2010
Acquisition of share control of Voltran.
2010
Acquisition of Zest Electric, WEG distributor in South Africa.
2010
Acquisition of the coating factory Pulverlux in Argentina.
Acquisition of the distributor FOURNAIS A/S in Denmark.
2011
Acquisition of Watt Drive AntriebstechnikGmbH, Austrian company specialized in the development and manufacture of gearboxes, gearmotors, frequency inverters and drive systems.
2011
Acquisition of the Electric Machinery company in the USA. A company specialized in motors, generators and exciters.
2011
Establishment of the Joint-Venture with CESTARI Industrial e Comercial – a company located in the city of Monte Alto (State of São Paulo) – to develop, manufacture and trade gearboxes and gearmotors.
2011
Beginning of the manufacturing of wind turbines
Publishing of the book WEG 50 years.
Opening of WEG India (WII) in Hosur.
Establishment of the branch in Peru.
Opening of WEG Linhares (State of Espírito Santo).
2012
Acquisition of Injetel Indústria e Comércio de Componentes Plásticos Ltda., a company specialized in manufacturing and trading switches, sockets and plugs for commercial and residential applications.
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 adquire empresa Balteau Produtos Elétricos Ltda, empresa de transformadores para instrumentos e conjuntos de medição em Itajubá/MG.
- WEG inaugura a sua 5ª fábrica de Transformadores na América do Norte. Localizada na cidade de Washington, Estado do Missouri, onde a empresa já possui outras duas unidades operando desde 2017.
2021
- Criação de uma unidade fabril WEG na Turquia, estabelecida em 7.000 metros quadrados. O escopo de atividades inclui: Fabricação de Motores e Caixas de Engrenagens de Proposta Geral de Baixa Tensão, além da comercialização de todos os produtos e soluções WEG para os seguintes países: Turquia, Albânia, Bósnia, Bulgária, Croácia, Chipre, Grécia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Romênia e Sérvia.
- A WEG abre Filial Comercial na Polônia, que cobrirá a Polônia, República Tcheca e Eslováquia.
2022
Anúncio de construção de uma nova fábrica em Santo Tirso, Portugal. A companhia pretende investir 23,5 milhões de euros para edificar 22.600 m² no mesmo terreno onde a WEG já possui uma operação de 16.300 m², dedicada à fabricação de motores industriais de baixa tensão.
Ampliará a produção de motores elétricos de grande porte e transferir sua fábrica localizada em Maia para Santo Tirso, centralizando todas as operações no mesmo lugar. A nova fábrica em Santo Tirso deve entrar em operação no primeiro trimestre 2024 e gerar cerca de 100 novos empregos.
2022
- WEG fornece os maiores geradores elétricos já produzidos pela companhia.
- WEG anuncia constituição de Joint Venture com o Grupo Cevital. Empresa atuará na produção e venda de motores elétricos para lavadoras de roupa, com foco inicial no mercado da Argélia e norte da África.
- WEG adquire o negócio de Motion Control da Companhia Italiana Gefran. Empresa fabricante de sensores, componentes e equipamentos de automação industrial, com fábricas na Itália, Alemanha, China e Índia. O valor da aquisição é estimado em € 23,0 milhões.
2022
• Lançamento do Programa WEG de Carbono Neutro com as seguintes metas gerais:
1. Reduzir 52%* das emissões** até 2030
2. Atingir Net-Zero (emissões** líquidas neutras) até 2050
*Média global das operações WEG. Metas por operação e país seguem a NDC (Contribuição Nacionalmente Determinada) do país ou 52%, o que for maior. **Emissões Globais WEG do Escopo 1 (combustíveis fósseis) e 2 (energia não renovável), ano base 2021.
Propósito: Desenvolver tecnologias e soluções para contribuir na construção de um mundo mais eficiente e sustentável.
• Inauguração da fábrica de motores WEG na Argélia.
2023
- WEG adquire totalidade das ações da BirminD.
- WEG anuncia investimento de US$ 40 milhões para aquisição de novo terreno no México
- WEG compra negócios de motores elétricos industriais e geradores da Regal Rexnord
- WEG anuncia investimentos de R$ 1,2 bilhão para expansão de capacidade de produção de Transformadores.
2024
Alberto Yoshikazu Kuba é o novo presidente executivo da WEG, assumindo a cadeira antes ocupada por Harry Schmelzer Jr. durante 16 anos
Foto: Exame/Leandro Fonseca