TOYOTA – the world's largest automaker – announced a restructuring plan for its plant in Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil, aiming to concentrate its entire production chain in a single location. The new complex will house stamping, bodywork, and complete vehicle assembly units.
As part of this growth strategy, WEG supplied TOYOTA with dry-type transformers totaling over 45 MVA of power. The supply is part of Project ON 09400 – TOYOTA DO BRASIL LTDA, one of the Japanese automaker's largest investments in Brazil, focused on consolidating the production of hybrid flex-fuel vehicles in the country.
The transformers provided by WEG will play a key role in the electrical infrastructure of the new plant. Some will be exclusively dedicated to powering the welding robots, featuring specific electrical characteristics tailored for this application. The others will operate as step-down transformers, ensuring a continuous and reliable energy supply for all other industrial processes.
The choice of WEG’s dry-type transformers reflects their quality and reliability, as well as the company’s ability to manufacture equipment for highly specialized applications requiring advanced engineering and technology.
With this supply, WEG reinforces its strength in the industrial segment and reaffirms its commitment to innovation, demonstrating the ability to support highly specific and customized processes, offering solutions that promote energy efficiency and contribute to the modernization and competitiveness of the automotive industry in the Brazilian market.
