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1961
En avril 1961, développement de l'idée de fonder une société dédiée à la production de moteurs électriques. Le 16 septembre, Werner Ricardo Voigt, Eggon João da Silva et Geraldo Werninghaus créent WEG. Capital fixe de base : 3 600,00 cruzeiros (trois mille six cents cruzeiros).
1964
WEG achète un terrain et commence la construction de l'usine de production I. La même année, la production de moteurs est lancée au sein de l'usine.
1966
1ère Convention commerciale nationale et Création de la WEG Recreational Association (ARWEG).
Création du Premier comité national sur la prévention des accidents.
1968
Création de CENTROWEG. Aucune formation n'était disponible au sein de la région et les fondateurs ont créé CENTROWEG pour proposer des qualifications aux employés. L'école permet aux adolescents de découvrir le monde de la technologie et de développer les compétences.
1970
Création de la politique de WEG en termes de qualité et de production en lien avec le 1er moteur conforme aux normes ABNT et IEC. Le développement de produits de qualité fait partie de l'ADN de WEG. Depuis sa création, la société s'engage à respecter l'ensemble des critères requis.
1970
Début de l'exportation au Guatemala, en Uruguay, au Paraguay, en Équateur et en Bolivie.
1971
WEG's shares start to be traded on the Stock Market.
1972
First reforestation park is created.
1973
Purchase of the piece of land for Manufacturing Plant II and beginning of the building of the factory.
Exportation of motors reaches 20 countries.
1975
One million motors produced.
1976
Opening of an office in Germany with a local partnership – Motores Jara
1977
Opening of Manufacturing Plant II.
1980
Implementation of the Technological Center (Manufacturing Plant I)
1981
Creation of WEG Acionamentos
Creation of WEG Transformadores and WEG Energia.
1982
Creation of the QCC.
Launch of the first line of contactors and protection relays.
Launch of the first high power motors – 100 to 200 KW
1983
WEG Química is created
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
Estabelecimento de Joint-Venture com a CESTARI Industrial e Comercial – empresa de Monte Alto/SP, para o desenvolvimento, a fabricação e comercialização de redutores e motorredutores.
2011
Início da fabricação de aerogeradores
Lançamento do Livro WEG 50 anos.
Inauguração da WEG Índia (WII), em Hosur.
Criação da filial no Peru.
Inauguração da WEG Linhares/ES.
2012
Aquisição da Injetel Indústria e Comércio de Componentes Plásticos Ltda., empresa especializada na fabricação e comercialização de interruptores, tomadas e plugues para aplicações comerciais e prediais.
2012
Aquisição da empresa de tintas industriais e de repintura automotiva Stardur Tintas Especiais Ltda. de Indaiatuba/SP.
2012
Primeiro fornecimento em geração de energia eólica. Equipamentos com capacidade de 90 MW foram instalados em parque eólico localizado no Nordeste do Brasil.
Vendas no mercado externo alcançaram 51% (ROL) do faturamento da WEG.
Aquisição da Indústria de Tintas e Vernizes Paumar S.A., empresa especializada na fabricação e comercialização de tintas, vernizes, esmaltes e lacas.
2013
Criação da filial WEG no Equador.
Aquisição de fábrica de transformadores e subestações pertencentes à Hawker Siddeley Electric Africa, na África do Sul. Fabricante de mini-subestações e transformadores de distribuição.
2014
Aquisição da Antriebstechnik KATT Hessen GmbH, empresa que atua na fabricação de motores especiais de alta velocidade. Com sede em Homberg e filial em Dresden na Alemanha.
2014
Aquisição da FTC Energy Group, empresa que atua na fabricação e montagem de painéis elétricos para automação de processos com sede em Bogotá, na Colômbia.
2014
Aquisição de fábrica de motores e motoredutores pertencentes à Württembergische Elektromotoren GmbH, na Alemanha.
Aquisição das fábricas de motores elétricos para linha branca Changzhou Sinya Electromotor Co. e do fabricante de componentes Changzhou Machine Master Co., na China.
Aquisição de unidade de serviço da Efacec Energy Service em Jaboatão dos Guararapes, PE.
2015
Aquisição de negócio de fabricação de transformadores de alta tensão, minissubestações, disjuntores moldados e serviços correlatos, pertencentes à TSS Transformers (Pty) Ltd (“TSS”), fabricante com sede em Heidelberg (Gauteng), África do Sul.
Adquire a Transformadores Suntec, com sede em Medelín na Colômbia.
WEG eleita a Empresa do Ano pela Revista Exame.
WEG tem parques fabris em 11 países e filiais comerciais em 28 países. Já são mais de 31 mil colaboradores.
Adquire a Autrial S.L., fabricante de painéis elétricos para equipamentos e instalações industriais tem sede em Valencia, Espanha.
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 adquiere todas las acciones de BirminD.
- WEG anuncia una inversión de US$ 40 millones para adquirir un nuevo terreno en México.
- WEG adquiere los negocios de motores eléctricos industriales y generadores de Regal Rexnord.
- WEG anuncia inversiones de R$ 1.2 mil millones para la expansión de la capacidad de producción de Transformadores.
2024
Alberto Yoshikazu Kuba es el nuevo presidente ejecutivo de WEG, asumiendo el cargo anteriormente ocupado por Harry Schmelzer Jr. durante 16 años.
Foto: Exame/Leandro Fonseca