WEG
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    • SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS
    • Technologies and Innovation for Energy Transition and Decarbonization
    • Responsible supply chain
  • Operations
    • CIRCULAR AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS
    • Eco-efficiency and Waste and Emission Management
    • Carbon Neutral in Operations
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    • Sustainable Growth of the Communities
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WEG - Driving efficiency and sustainability
 

Technologies and Innovations for Energy Transition and Decarbonization

Through the company's strategic direction for its business model, WEG has, in all its business units, more efficient solutions and products with less environmental impact, such as renewable energy (solar and wind power), electric mobility and energy efficiency. WEG develops products considering strict risk criteria related to health and safety. In the development phase, analyzes such as Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and Risk Assessment are applied.

Below are some highlights, considering the variety of products and solutions that the company provides to the market through its different business units.

Energy and Industrial Efficiency

W51 HD Motor (High Density)

Efficient and compact solution thar delivers high performance with reduced size and weight in comparison to the previous line (up to 25% higher power density – kW/kg) and its competitors. Therefore, it makes rational use of raw materials in the manufacture of motors and reduces the potential effects of their transformation, cutting down GHG emissions by about 15% in comparison to the previous line.

VSD for Motors

High-tech VSD for driving and controlling three-phase induction and permanent magnet motors. Thanks to its technology, this VSD model provides energy savings, safety, increased productivity and quality in the process network in which it is implemented. The CFW900, together with permanent magnet motors, offers the highest energy efficiency solution on the market. The new HMI with Bluetooth® connectivity is ideal for panel builders and repair shops, enabling programming, monitoring, parameter backup and other functionalities via tablets or smartphones.

BLDC Motor Line (Brushless DC)

For application in front load washing machines, it delivers a 60% improvement in the performance of the operating cycle and, consequently, a reduction of GHG emissions during the operation phase. This line currently represents 20% of the volume sold by WEG for front load washing machines.

Energías Renovables

Energía Eólica

En julio de 2022, WEG anunció el lanzamiento de una nueva plataforma de aerogeneradores con potencia de 7 MW, y 172 metros de diámetro de rotor de las palas. Ese aerogenerador se tornará la mayor máquina en operación en el mercado brasileño. Más potente y eficiente, el nuevo modelo trae mayor generación a los proyectos eólicos.

Energía solar

WEG se consolida como uno de los principales proveedores de productos y soluciones para centrales solares de Brasil, llevando la eficiencia que impulsa la sustentabilidad en las ciudades, en las industrias, en el agronegocio y en los hogares de todo el país. WEG tiene un vasto portafolio de productos para proyectos de generación solar fotovoltaica, en todas las etapas del emprendimiento, con soluciones para el sistema de conversión de energía y de distribución interna de la planta hasta el punto de conexión con el sistema eléctrico, por medio de las subestaciones de alta tensión.

Generación Hidroeléctrica

WEG fue seleccionada para suministrar los generadores de UHE São Roque, situada en Vargem/SC. Los generadores son una de las partes más importantes que componen el emprendimiento de UHE São Roque. Con 285 toneladas cada uno, y aproximadamente ocho metros de diámetro, estos equipos están entre los hidrogeneradores eléctricos más grandes producidos por WEG.

UHE São Roque tiene potencia instalada de 142 MW que, en promedio, es suficiente para abastecer una ciudad con aproximadamente 170 mil habitantes. Los generadores entraron en operación comercial en julio de 2022.

Almacenamiento de Energía Comercial e Industrial

Los sistemas de almacenamiento de energía son utilizados en instalaciones comerciales o industriales, siendo la solución completa para almacenamiento y gestión de energía eléctrica almacenada, pudiendo ser configurados para desempeñar varias funciones en sistemas inteligentes de generación, transmisión y distribución de energía eléctrica. El sistema está compuesto por una solución de control y gestión energética, siendo indicado principalmente para aplicaciones en sistemas instalados detrás del medidor en industrias, comercios, shopping centers, condominios residenciales e infraestructuras de movilidad eléctrica.

Transformadores para Energías Renovables

La confiabilidad de los transformadores desarrollados para centrales solares tiene como objetivo la garantía del suministro de energía, permitiendo acceso a electricidad por medio de fuentes de generación de energía renovable. En la línea de transformadores para centrales eólicas, WEG desarrolló el proyecto eléctrico y mecánico del transformador extremadamente compacto. Adicionalmente, por la configuración de la instalación, en la cual la fuente y la unidad transformadora se encuentran muy cerca entre sí, el sistema posibilita menos pérdidas y más eficiencia energética.

Movilidad Eléctrica

Soluciones integradas para vehículos eléctricos

WEG desarrolla continuamente tecnologías innovadoras para crear sistemas de tracción eléctrica, así como toda la infraestructura eléctrica necesaria para operación de vehículos eléctricos. Los sistemas de tracción eléctrica WEG pueden ser aplicados en diversos vehículos carreteros, ferroviarios y de navegación, tales como camiones y ómnibus urbanos, furgones, apiladoras eléctricas, trenes, monorrieles, barcos de soporte y remolcadores.

Soluciones digitales

Sistemas inteligentes y sustentables

Los sistemas inteligentes son capaces de integrar los más variados dispositivos y máquinas, así como instalaciones y procesos, promoviendo eficiencia en la toma de decisión y aumento de la eficiencia operacional. Soluciones y sistemas más inteligentes también promueven la utilización más eficiente de recursos energéticos, ayudando a reducir la huella de carbono de las operaciones, en todos los niveles.

Automation Systems

WEG supplies completely integrated control systems that guarantee high performance of industrial processes, easy operation and productivity gains by means of state-of-the-art technology. The success of the integration of this system is in the synergy of WEG products, where motors, drives, generators, electric panels and software applications are integrated, providing the ideal solution for each requirement. The control of industrial processes requires automation systems with high reliability and uptime levels, in addition to easy asset management by the maintenance teams, extending the equipment service life and streamlining the use of resources.

WEG Transformer Fleet Management and WEG Power Transformer Specialist

WEG Transformer Fleet Management is the ideal solution to monitor online and manage the fleet of oil or dry-type transformers, enabling customers to maximize the efficiency of their operations, supporting the streamlined management of industrial plants, renewable energy generation and infrastructure. WEG Power Transformer Specialist is a digital solution used to monitor and manage power transformers that, integrated with the WEG Transformer Fleet Management platform, centralizes the signals from several sensors installed on the equipment.

WEG Motion Fleet Management

Developed to simplify and speed up the operation, maintenance and management of industrial plants, WEG Motor Fleet Management is the ideal solution for monitoring and increasing the uptime of the industrial drive fleet. Based on cloud computing technology, the performance of assets can be monitored at any time, from any part of the world. WEG Motor Fleet Management allows checking the operating status of low and medium voltage motors and drives (VSDs and soft-starters), gearboxes, gearmotors, compressors and other assets installed in any kind of industry or facility.

Ultra Low Bake (ULB) Technology for Coatings

The Ultra Low Bake (ULB) technology consists of reducing the curing time or curing temperature of powder coatings. Linked to this reduction in time or temperature (which can reach up to 35%) is the reduction in the amount of gas used in the curing ovens of customers and partners, lowering GHG emissions.

WEG partners who employ such technology in their production line, in addition to reducing environmental impact, have a significant increase in productivity and competitiveness. WEG has forty products developed for this purpose.

Material efficiency and environmental assessment of the product

In its value chain, WEG adopts initiatives in line with the principles of the circular economy, using practices that include the reuse of process residues as raw material, like stamping steel scrap used to make castings, and the adoption of programs to recover materials at the end of the product life cycle through reverse logistics and replacement plans.

The application of these concepts and practices allowed WEG to achieve a material efficiency rate close to 85%. WEG is also constantly improving and evolving the energy efficiency of its products and retrofit solutions to extend the service life of some product lines. Qualified teams work on the processes to develop new products, on the design of new lines and in the implementation of more efficient industrial processes.

WEG applies the LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) to generate the EPD (Environmental Product Declarations) according to the customers’ demands, intending, in the coming years, to expand the application of these tools.

Learn more about WEG’s actions in Sustainability

Natura, WEG and ATAIC partnership inaugurates solar-powered agro-industry in the Amazon

Natura, WEG and ATAIC partnership inaugurates solar-powered agro-industry in the Amazon

Installation of photovoltaic system with battery energy storage increases energy autonomy and productivity for 470 agro-extractive families in Ilha das Cinzas, Pará

Seaside Hotel & SPA in Northeastern Brazil to Be Powered by WEG Encapsulated Dry-Type Transformer

Seaside Hotel & SPA in Northeastern Brazil to Be Powered by WEG Encapsulated Dry-Type Transformer

Renowned for its energy efficiency and reliability, the dry-type transformer is the ideal choice for infrastructure applications

WEG releases Integrated Annual Report, reinforcing its commitment to sustainability

WEG releases Integrated Annual Report, reinforcing its commitment to sustainability

Company reports significant progress across multiple areas

WEG supplies hydrogenerators for project in Portugal

WEG supplies hydrogenerators for project in Portugal

The hydrogenerators will strengthen renewable energy production at the hydroelectric power plant

WEG Drives the Sucuriú Project, Arauco's First Bleached Pulp Mill in Brazil

WEG Drives the Sucuriú Project, Arauco's First Bleached Pulp Mill in Brazil

WEG's technological solutions enhance efficiency, reliability, and sustainability in the pulp sector

WEG Group
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WEG - Driving Efficiency and Sustainability