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CASE STUDY

WEG starts its

WIND TURBINE DIVISION

& chooses FACCIN as its

trusted partner

ounded in 1961, in the city of
Jaraguá do Sul/SC, Brazil by Werner
FRicardo Voigt, Eggon João da Silva
and Geraldo Werninghaus, WEG started
initially producing electric motors and
then expanded its activities from the
1980s onwards, with the production
of electronic components, products
for industrial automation, power and
distribution transformers, liquid and
powder paints and electro-insulating
varnishes. The company has established
itself not only as a manufacturer of
engines, but as a supplier of complete
industrial electrical systems
WEG’s commitment is to develop
quality products and efficient solutions
that meet international quality standards
and transform into concrete actions and
public acknowledgement. The company
is today a multinational force with more
than 33.000 employees around the world, plate rolls have in the market, they approval by the appropriate management
branches in 36 countries, 12 factories and are considered high quality machines, committees. Finally, the matter is decided
a turnover of R$17,47 billion in 2020. offering reliability, robustness, technology by the board of directors. The most
And growth does not stop for WEG. and several resources that allow the important elements for decision making
The company decided to acquire heavy optimization of the plate forming process. were meeting the technical requirements,
duty equipment to meet the demand All this know-how and reliability in the Faccin’s know-how, as well as the budget
for rolling thick plates for the new WEG Faccin product, together with meeting the and a deadline meeting our needs.
wind turbine and also for other product requirements defined by WEG, led us to “The right solution was achieved
lines manufactured in its plant located in choose the equipment. If Faccin had not through an intense interaction between
Jaraguá do Sul – Santa Catarina, such as identified the correct solution for WEG, the technical and commercial teams of
components for hydraulic turbines and the project results might not have met our WEG and Faccin, and this took place
generators. expectations”, explained WEG through several meetings and exchanged
After analysing several solutions, and The selection and approval process for emails; this phase of the project lasted
due to the complexity of the project, the acquisition of this type of equipment around 2 months”, explained Mrs.
WEG decided to choose Faccin Group as within WEG follows a careful technical Gabriella Galoppini, Senior Sales Manager
its partner. “Seeking a Faccin solution analysis carried out by specialist of Faccin Group.
was due to the reputation that Faccin engineers, followed by submission and “The experience was very positive due

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