WEG inaugurated an Advanced Research and Development Center last Wednesday (16), on the company’s 65th anniversary, in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China, where the company already operates manufacturing facilities. The facility was built primarily to accelerate the introduction of new technologies into the portfolio of solutions offered to the market.

Initially, the Center will feature a 900-square-meter advanced testing laboratory dedicated to the research, design, and testing of products and components.

The laboratory will support reliability engineering, supplier qualification, customer-witnessed testing, and compliance with international standards. According to Vice President of Technology Carlos Grillo, “the facility represents a strategic investment in the development of next-generation technologies for electric motors, drives, power electronics, automation, advanced robotics, and digital solutions.” Grillo also stated that “the Center will play a key role in integrating suppliers and scouting for technology within China’s rapidly evolving innovation landscape, as part of our strategy to internationalize the creation and mastery of technology on a global scale.”

For electric motors, for example, the new laboratory’s efforts will focus on the research and development of high-speed motors, permanent magnet motors (low and medium voltage), and integrated motor and electronic drive solutions featuring integrated architectures and functions.

The Wuxi Center is being established as a multidisciplinary environment and becomes one of the pillars of WEG’s innovation strategy in Asia, enabling closer interaction with customers, suppliers, universities, startups, and China’s broad technology ecosystem.

WEG has operated in the Chinese market since 2004, when it acquired its first factory in Nantong. Today, the company has six manufacturing facilities and 3,000 employees in the country.