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WEG appoints new managing director for Italy
Motor, drive, and gearbox manufacturer, WEG has announced the appointment of Alexandre Moreno as its new managing director for WEG Italia. With over 20 years of experience in various roles at WEG globally, Moreno assumed the position in April 2023, following WEG Italia’s recent expansion of a new office and warehouse in the region. His…
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WEG showcases at Food Manufacturing Live
Global manufacturer of motors and drives, WEG will exhibit at the first edition of Food Manufacturing Live taking place at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, on May 1, 2024. Among the products displayed at stand 38 is the CFW900 variable speed drive (VSD) and the WG20 geared motor, both specifically tailored to meet the demands…
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Watt Drive Antriebstechnik receives new company name
Watt Drive Antriebstechnik, a manufacturer of geared motors and drive solutions for the industrial sector based in Markt Piesting, Austria, has been part of the WEG Group since 2011. The Brazilian group is one of the world’s largest electric motor manufacturers and has greatly expanded its product range in recent years in order to offer…
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WEG Scandinavia transitions to a single point of contact sales approach
~ Tailored solutions with WEGmotion Drives ~ Global motor manufacturer, WEG, has announced a strategic shift in its sales approach to better serve its customers in Scandinavia. Implemented since March 1, 2024, this transition represents a move from product group sales representatives to offering a comprehensive product portfolio through a single point of contact. The
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WEG sponsors the Europump 2024 annual meeting
WEG, a world leader in motor, drive and asset management systems technology is the headline sponsor of this year’s Europump Annual Meeting. The event takes place at the De Vere Beaumont Estate near Windsor on 22 to 24 May 2024. Daniel Godinho, sustainability and corporate affairs director at WEG and Martin Brand, engineering director at…
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WEG appoints new managing director for Italy
Motor, drive, and gearbox manufacturer, WEG has announced the appointment of Alexandre Moreno as its new managing director for WEG Italia. With over 20 years of experience in various roles at WEG globally, Moreno assumed the position in April 2023, following WEG Italia’s recent expansion of a new office and warehouse in the region. His…
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WEG exhibits at the Water Equipment Show
Global manufacturer of motors, drives, gearboxes and digital fleet management systems, WEG will exhibit at the Water Equipment Show on Thursday 16 May, 2024 at the Telford International Centre. The new WEG W23 Sync+ and W23 Sync+ ULTRA motors will make their UK trade fair debut at the event. Other exhibits include a selection of…
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WEG exhibits at Middle East Energy
Global industrial equipment manufacturer, WEG will exhibit at Middle East Energy 2024. As the region’s largest energy exhibition and conference, the show will serve as a platform for WEG to exhibit its alternator range and introduce the W23 Sync+ motor to the region — a new motor range boasting the highest efficiency rating on the…
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WEG Automation Europe for lifts
WEG Automation Europe is part of the AUTOMATION Business Unit of the WEG Group. In the plant in Gerenzano (Varese) a few kilometres from Milan in Italy, inverters and low voltage converters for AC and DC motor control are designed, industrialised and produced.
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WEGmotion Drives promotes water industry system unity
Global industrial equipment manufacturer, WEG will exhibit from stand G116 at Aqua Nederland 2024 — the Netherland’s leading event for the water sector. Taking place from March 19 to 21, 2024 at Evenementenhal Gorinchem, Netherlands, WEG will showcase its new W23 Sync+ motor line, the WG50 gearbox and its comprehensive WEGmotion Drives package — which…
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Inside WEG’s electric panel manufacturing process
WEG Autrial, a Spanish division of the global manufacturer of motors and drives, WEG, held two exclusive open days to showcase the capacity of its electric panel manufacturing plant. On March 5 and 13, 2024, WEG Autrial hosted distributors, clients and prospects at its factory in Paterna, Valencia. Attendees had the unique opportunity to delve…
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WEG expands its presence in Saudi Arabia
~ Strengthening customer relations in Riyadh, KSA ~ Leading motor and drives manufacturer, WEG has announced the opening of an office in Riyadh, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The new offices will report to WEG Middle East in Dubai and represents an important step forward in enhancing WEG’s presence in the Middle East region.
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WEG Motion Drives: Motors and drives transform construction machinery
SBM Mineral Processing (SBM), a member of the international MFL Group, which is headquartered in Oberweis, Austria, facilitates economical concrete production and processing. The company creates mobile concrete mixing plants and consistently relies on drive systems from WEG, the motors and drives specialist, to drive a variety of conveyor belts in its mobile mixing plants.…
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WEG motors revolutionise stainless steel production
Braun Maschinenfabrik supplied a complete abrasive cut-off machine for hot cutting of radially forged bars to a stainless-steel plant in Bolzano, Italy. Braun had to integrate a fully automated material handling system for their abrasive cut-off machine with limited transfer height, needing innovative conveyor system designs to ensure efficient cutting of forged pieces with varying…
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WEG France to showcase energy efficient technologies at CFIA Rennes 2024
Global manufacturer of motors and drives, WEG France is set to return to CFIA Rennes in 2024. As one of the premier events in the food processing industry, this highly anticipated exhibition is scheduled from March 12 to 14, 2024, at Rennes Parc Expo. Exhibiting from stand 3-A20, WEG France will demonstrate its CFW900 variable…
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WEG retrofits port’s overhead crane drive system
In demanding industrial settings, cranes must endure heavy loads and harsh conditions while also striving for energy efficiency. These demands led Nedcranes, a specialist for port, overhead and gantry cranes based in the Netherlands, to partner with motion drives manufacturer, WEG to modernise the overhead crane system at Rail Port Brabant in Tilburg, Netherlands. WEG’s…
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More sustainable raw material processing
Research by Centrica has found that financial risk and energy security were among the biggest concerns of 500 surveyed businesses. This is understandable, as businesses face the paradox of optimising productivity while also meeting sustainability objectives. One such business is Binder+Co, a developer of screen systems, which turned to the motors and drives manufacturer, WEG…
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WEG to exhibit at Warsaw HVAC Expo
~ Engineering solutions for HVAC applications ~ WEG, a global manufacturer of motors and drives, will showcase its solutions for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) applications at the Warsaw HVAC Expo in Poland. Held on 27 to 29 February 2024, the exhibition will see WEG present its diverse range of equipment for the sector,
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