In December 2009, a team from Zest and WEG successfully commissioned the longest VSD-driven conveyor in Africa for Anglo Thermal’s Zibulo Coal Mine near Witbank in Mpumalanga.
Responsible for 33% of the sugar produced in the country, Ingenio Valdez will from now operate with a completely automatized extraction process. Besides increasing the processing capacity, the company will save more energy and inputs.
Mr. Décio da Silva receives a special award from the hands of President Lula at the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Valor Econômico newspaper.
WEG Ex d motors are among the first to be granted the international Certificate of Conformity for equipment used in explosive atmospheres. The company was the setting for the first IEC Ex BR meeting held at a manufacturer’s facilities.
WEG is once more featured on the Forbes Global 2000 ranking of the world’s leading companies. The company has gained ground since it joined the ranking in 2008.
The Fläkt Woods Group is using WEG premium efficiency smoke extraction motors on the ranges of ventilation fans it is supplying as part of a US $1billion project to construct a new underground line (Line 4) for the Sao Paulo Metro in Brazil.