Conheça os acontecimentos que marcaram a história de sucesso da WEG
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A WEG, do princípio aos dias de hoje. Conheça a evolução da nossa História, saiba mais da nossa evolução e conquistas.
1961
Em abril de 1961 nasce a ideia de criar uma empresa para fabricar motores elétricos. No dia 16 de setembro, Werner Ricardo Voigt, Eggon João da Silva e Geraldo Werninghaus fundam a WEG. Capital Social inicial: Cr$ 3.600,00 (três mil e seiscentos cruzeiros).
1964
WEG compra o terreno e inicia a construção do Parque Fabril I. No mesmo ano, começa a fabricar no local.
1966
1ª Convenção Nacional de Vendas e Fundação da Associação Recreativa da WEG (ARWEG).
Criada a primeira CIPA.
1968
Criação do CENTROWEG. Na época, a região não oferecia treinamento técnico e os fundadores criaram o CENTROWEG para capacitar os colaboradores. A escola insere adolescentes no mundo da tecnologia, revelando e incentivando grandes talentos.
1970
Criada a política de qualidade WEG e produção do 1º motor conforme Normas ABNT e IEC. A preocupação com a qualidade está no DNA da WEG. Desde a fundação, a empresa preocupa-se em atender todas as normas exigidas.
1970
Início das exportações para a Guatemala, Uruguai, Paraguai Equador e Bolívia.
1971
Ações da WEG entram na Bolsa de Valores.
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).
Establishment of WEG Europe, 1st Commercial Branch in the country in Belgium.
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
Filiale en Allemagne
Développement de la première Action communautaire de WEG.
1996
Filiale en Angleterre
1997
WEG reçoit une Récompense nationale en matière de qualité.
1998
Filiales en France, Espagne et Suède.
1999
WEG dispose de 79 % des parts de marché des moteurs électriques au Brésil et exports 29 % de la production vers environ 55 pays.
2000
Acquisition de la première usine à l'étranger (Argentine et Mexique).
2001
Les revenus atteignent un milliard de réaux en une seule année.
WEG reçoit la certification ISO 14001.
2002
Acquisition d'une usine de production au Portugal.
Développement du plus grand transformateur créé à ce jour par WEG (200MVA, 550kV).
2003
Ouverture du musée WEG
Production du plus grand générateur du monde (50,000kVA, 13.8kV, 4 pôles).
2005
Ouverture de la première usine de production en Chine.
2005
Ouverture d'une filiale à Singapour.
2005
Acquisition d'une usine de production au Manaus.
2006
100 000 000 de moteurs produits.
2007
Acquisition de Trafo, plus grand producteur de transformateurs électriques et de sous-stations conventionnelles et mobiles, avec des entités à Gravataí (État de Rio Grande do Sul) et Hortolândia (État de São Paulo).
2007
WEG rachète le fabricant de turbines hydrauliques Hidráulica Industrial S/A – HISA. Cette acquisition renforce la position de WEG dans le secteur de la production, transmission et distribution d’énergie.
2007
Société inscrite au Bovespa Novo Mercado, un segment de la bourse regroupant les sociétés qui adoptent des pratiques de gouvernance supplémentaires en complément de celles requises par la législation brésilienne.
2008
Décio da Silva prend la présidence du Conseil d'administration de WEG et Harry Schmelzer Jr. devient le PDG de WEG
Ouverture d'une filiale en Russie.
2009
Création d'une usine de production de transformateurs au Mexique (Huehuetoca)
2010
Lancement de activités de production de WEG en Inde.
2010
Acquisition de la société Instrutech, à São Paulo, une société brésilienne axée sur la production de produits et systèmes de sécurité commerciaux et industriels.
2010
Acquisition des parts de la société Voltran.
2010
Acquisition de Zest Electric, distributeur de WEG en Afrique du Sud.
2010
Acquisition de l'entreprise de revêtements Pulverlux en Argentine.
Acquisition du distributeur FOURNAIS A/S au Danemark.
2011
Acquisition de Watt Drive AntriebstechnikGmbH, une société autrichienne spécialisée dans le développement et la production de boites de vitesses, motoréducteurs, variateurs de fréquence et systèmes de transmission.
2011
Acquisition de la société Electric Machinery aux États-Unis. Une société spécialisée dans la conception de moteurs, générateurs et excitateurs.
2011
Création d'une coentreprise avec CESTARI Industrial e Comercial – une société implantée dans la ville de Monte Alto (État de São Paulo) – pour le développement, la production et la commercialisation de boîte de vitesses et motoréducteurs.
2011
Lancement de la production de turbines éoliennes
Publication du livre sur les 50 années de l'histoire de WEG.
Ouverture de WEG India (WII) à Hosur.
Création d'une filiale au Pérou.
Ouverture de WEG Linhares (État d'Espírito Santo).
2012
Acquisition d'Injetel Indústria e Comércio de Componentes Plásticos Ltda., une société spécialisée dans la conception et la commercialisation de commutateurs, fiches et prises électriques pour des usages commerciaux et domestiques.
2012
Acquisition de Stardur Tintas Especiais Ltda., une entreprise spécialisée dans la production de revêtement de retouche industriels et automobiles implantée à Indaiatuba (État de São Paulo).
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
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 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 acquires all shares of BirminD.
- WEG announces a $40 million investment to acquire new land in Mexico.
- WEG acquires industrial electric motor and generator businesses from Regal Rexnord.
- WEG announces investments of R$ 1.2 billion for the expansion of Transformer production capacity.
2024
Alberto Yoshikazu Kuba is the new executive president of WEG, taking over the position previously held by Harry Schmelzer Jr. for 16 years.
Photo:Exame/Leandro Fonseca
2024
WEG acquires Volt Electric Motors, a manufacturer of commercial and industrial motors in Turkey. Also, WEG acquires Reivax S.A. a Brazilian company operating in the sector of control systems for power generation.