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WEG invests in employees qualification through Six Sigma methodology
Since 2015, over 1870 employees have been trained and more than 2400 improvement projects were implemented using the Six Sigma methodology, tools and concepts
WEG supplies the largest electric hidrogenerators ever produced by the company
Producing clean energy and taking advantage of the hydraulic potential of a river is the main role of hydroelectric power plants. In order to allow them to operate efficiently and safely, a set of quality and reliable equipment built for long continuous operating periods is required. To guarantee the success of this project’s operation, WEG was selected to supply the hidrogenerators for São Roque Hydroelectric Power Plant, located in the municipality of Vargem, the state of Santa Catarina, in Brazil.
Regarded as one of the most important project components, WEG´s package includes three 50.5 MVA, 13.8 kV and 180 rpm SLW 4000 hydrogenerators and the auxiliary equipment.
Weighing 285 tons each and approximately eight meters in diameter, these machineries are the largest electric hydrogenerators ever produced by WEG.With specialized engineering and verticalized production, WEG designs and produces equipment that fully meets our customer’s needs and requirements.
This supply is part of a large infrastructure project that will provide energy for Brazil´s electric system, boosting the region and the country´s economic sector. Dependent on 142 megawatts of installed capacity, the São Roque Power Plant generates enough energy to supply a city with approximately 170 thousand people.
WEG on top of the most innovative companies in Brazil
The National Confederation of Industry (CNI) and the Brazilian Support Service for Micro and Small Companies (Sebrae) announced on March 8 the results of the seventh edition of the National Innovation Award, sponsored by the Funding Authority for Studies and Projects (Finep). WEG was honored with the Award in the Innovation Management – Large Company category.
This is the largest innovation award in the country, promoted to encourage and recognize the efforts of organizations with operations in Brazil. Intended for industrial companies and small businesses from all sectors and innovation ecosystems around the country, the Award had 11,300 applicants. From this number of applicants, forty-four organizations were finalists, and fifteen companies that had three innovation ecosystems projects were recognized.
The award’s evaluation methodology followed an international standard and was updated according to the new guidelines of the fourth edition of Oslo Manual. The registered organizations underwent stages of evaluation, validation (in this virtual edition), and judging panels to be selected as finalists and winners.
From WEG’s Global Director of Engineering and Technological Innovation, Rodrigo Fumo, “It is a great honor to receive recognition for the research, development and innovation work that has been carried out by WEG continuously, even at challenging time periods such as this pandemic. In recent years, WEG has invested an average of 2.7% of its revenue in research and development initiatives. In 2021, 55.7% of the company’s revenue was generated with products developed within five years. Ranked among the most innovative companies in Brazil is the recognition of a global joint effort including employees, partners, customers and suppliers dedicated to innovation.”
Picture: Rodrigo Fumo, WEG’s Global Director of Engineering and Technological Innovation, receiving the trophy at the awarding ceremony that took place at Casa Natura Musical, in São Paulo.
WEG fornece estações de recarga para 1ª Rota do Veículo Elétrico do Rio Grande do Sul
A mobilidade elétrica vem ganhando espaço pela sua eficiência e sustentabilidade, e pensando em suprir a necessidade de recarga para que os usuários de veículos movidos a eletricidade tenham maior segurança em percorrer longos percursos a Magnani Luz e Energia selecionou a WEG para fornecer as estações de recarga da 1ª Rota do Veículo Elétrico do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul.
Até o momento a rota já conta com quatro pontos instalados e em operação nas cidades gaúchas de Caxias do Sul, São Francisco de Paula e Torres, e no distrito de Vila Cristina, sendo que até o final do projeto, ao todo, cerca de 16 pontos entre cidades e distritos serão contemplados com as estações de recarga WEG.
A Magnani é uma das mais tradicionais empresas de materiais elétricos do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, com mais de 50 anos e há décadas é cliente da WEG. A empresa já utiliza a linha de estações de recarga WEMOB (WEG Electric Mobility) para outros projetos e selecionou para a rota do veículo elétrico o modelo WEMOB PARKING de 22kW e WEMOB WALL de 7,4kW, reforçando sua confiabilidade nas soluções inovadoras da companhia.
Ambas estações de recarga possuem um design moderno, compacto e fácil de instalar, sendo o modelo WALL desenvolvido para uso interno ou externo, com todas as proteções para instalação em garagem ou estacionamento residenciais e o modelo PARKING feito especialmente para uso compartilhado em estacionamentos públicos e privados, proporcionando uma recarga até 3 vezes mais rápido.
Vale destacar que o projeto contou com o apoio da linha de financiamento disponibilizada pela SICREDI, que também está financiando veículos elétricos com taxas diferenciadas o que irá incentivar e movimentar ainda mais esse mercado.
Com esse projeto a Magnani e a WEG traçam uma rota mais sustentável e contribuem para o desenvolvimento de uma infraestrutura confiável para receber os usuários de veículos elétricos, impulsionando a movimentação de turistas e consequentemente o desenvolvimento da região.
WEG in partnership with Geraforte contributes to a better energy generation in a city of Brazil
Generating energy for a city can be a great challenge, even more so when dealing with the need to sustain energy demand in high season periods, as happens in main tourist cities. A reliable power source is a critical element for these cities to meet the energy demands during certain seasonal periods. In order to be prepared for it, the city of Paraty, located in Brazil, is increasing its substation capacity by another 7.5MVA.
The energy will be provided by Geraforte gensets and they have selected WEG as the alternators supplier for this project. Also, it is a result of WEG experience in power generation business that has already produced over 40 MW of power in alternators.
The project consists of 10 gensets of 750 kVA each and five of them are already under operation. One of the highlights of the project is the installation of the gensets which is inside 40-foot super acoustic containers, over 12 meters long and eight tons each.
Recognized as a tourist destination for thousands of people every year, the city of Paraty stands out nationally for its historical and cultural heritage, will now be more prepared to receive tourists with the partnership of the expertise of WEG and Geraforte solutions.
WEG takes part in one of the largest water infrastructure projects in Brazil
Water is an indispensable resource for life and although it is a natural source, to reach people it requires efficient infrastructure and equipment. Concerned about this, Ruhrpumpen, one of the main manufacturers of pump systems in the world, chose WEG as equipment supplier to the named Ramal do Agreste project, which will take water to about 70 municipalities in the state of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil.
This water infrastructure is an extension of the São Francisco River Integration project with the Northeastern Hydrographic Basins. The main objective is to capture water from the Barro Branco dam, in the municipality of Sertânia and drain it into the Ipojuca reservoir, in the municipality of Arcoverde, in Brazil.
To drive the centrifugal pumps that will be installed at the pumping station, WEG is supplying three M mine slip ring motors, frame size 900, 8,000 kW, 13,800 V with special features such as the flexibility of their electrical and mechanical design. They are versatile motors that allow different configurations to suit different applications. In addition, the use of slip ring motors presents a low starting current of the motors, close to the nominal, thus minimizing the voltage drop, optimizing the substation and, consequently, reducing investments in the electrical installation.
By choosing the WEG M line motors, Ruhrpumpen invests in project reliability that will benefit around 2.2 million people, in addition to contributing to the development of the region. For WEG, being a key supplier for this project strengthens the company’s image as an important player in the Water segment and includes another supply reference in the market.
WEG MV motors are installed in one of the main waters works in Brazil
Water is an indispensable resource for life and although it is a natural source, to reach people it requires efficient infrastructure and equipment. Concerned about this, Ruhrpumpen, one of the main manufacturers of pump systems in the world, chose WEG as equipment supplier to the named Ramal do Agreste project, which will take water to about 70 municipalities in the state of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil.
This water infrastructure is an extension of the São Francisco River Integration project with the Northeastern Hydrographic Basins. The main objective is to capture water from the Barro Branco dam, in the municipality of Sertânia and drain it into the Ipojuca reservoir, in the municipality of Arcoverde, in Brazil.
To drive the centrifugal pumps that will be installed at the pumping station, WEG is supplying three M mine slip ring motors, frame size 900, 8,000 kW, 13,800 V with special features such as the flexibility of their electrical and mechanical design. They are versatile motors that allow different configurations to suit different applications. In addition, the use of slip ring motors presents a low starting current of the motors, close to the nominal, thus minimizing the voltage drop, optimizing the substation and, consequently, reducing investments in the electrical installation.
By choosing the WEG M line motors, Ruhrpumpen invests in project reliability that will benefit around 2.2 million people, in addition to contributing to the development of the region. For WEG, being a key supplier for this project strengthens the company’s image as an important player in the Water segment and includes another supply reference in the market.
WEG supplied electric motor solutions for Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) in South Africa
Growing population and rapid development around the Municipality and Johannesburg are some of the challenges faced by the Department of Water and Sanitation in South Africa. The over utilized capacity of Sebokeng Wastewater Treatment Works, part of Sedibeng Regional Sewer Scheme, had its capacity increased from 100Ml/d to 150Ml/d with the addition of Module Six (6).
This scenario identified the drivers for improvements and upgrading; and presented new opportunities for WEG as a manufacturer of electrical solutions.
Zest WEG’s team of specialists in partnership with PCI Africa, one of Africa’s leading purification systems designers and contractors of water and waste water solutions for the municipal and industrial markets, joined skills and supplied many solutions for the entire wastewater treatment works. WEG motors are installed in all major processes, from screening, sand removal, primary sedimentation, reactors, fermentation of raw sludge, final clarification, waste sludge thickening up to dewatering.
After many years of unforeseen delays Module Six (6) portion at Sebokeng – Emfuleni has finally been commissioned.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project is located approximately 50 km south of Johannesburg, in South Africa, and involved the demolition of existing water tanks, earth-moving operations, excavation for terracing purposes, and concrete works for the rehabilitation of the Sebokeng wastewater treatment plant – Module 6, leading to an overall capacity of 150 Ml/day.
The scope of supply included several low voltage W22 electric motor solutions ranging between 3kW and 280kW, suitable for applications all over the entire WWTW works consisting of the following:
Mechanical Plant
• 2 off 50Ml/day screw pumps fitted with 280kW motors.
• 4 off front rake screens and hydro conveyors.
• 2 off compactors.
• 2 off 30m PST half bridges with 2 recycle pumps per tank.
• Bioreactor consisting of 1 mixer and 21 aerators varying from 30kW to 90kW.
• 6 off A recycle pumps and 4 off R recycle pumps.
• 3 off 30m half bridge SST’s each with 2 off RAS pumps.
• 2 off WAS pumps feeding to the dewatering holding tanks.
• Chlorine dosing system for dosing from 1-ton drums c/w dosing pumps.
Sludge Treatment Process
• 2 off sludge holding tanks with floating aerators.
• 6 off turbo drain presses feeding into 6 off dewatering presses.
• All the necessary pumps and associated equipment.
This project reinforces WEG capacity of supplying innovative and quality products to the Water Segment, and confirms that the company is in line with customers’ needs by improving energy efficiency, reliability of plant operation performance and reducing the environmental footprint. Also, the involvement of Zest WEG local branch expertise was critical for the good relationship with the integrator’s team.
With the ‘WEG Digital Notify’ App, industrial asset management is now also performed via smartphone
The WEG Motor Fleet Management allows checking the operating status of low and medium voltage motors, VSDs and soft-starters, starting systems with smart relays (SRW), gearboxes, gearmotors, compressors and other assets installed in any type of industry or facility. Through periodic data collection and advanced data processing, both at the edge and in the cloud, alert and critical level notifications are automatically generated by the system, thus indicating the operating condition of each asset, hence of the fleet as a whole.
Until now, notifications could be viewed in the WEG Motion Fleet Management application itself (https://mfm.wnology.io/) or via emails sent by the solution. With the WEG Digital Notify App, notifications can also be viewed on the smartphone and their status can be changed or updated, according to ongoing or performed maintenance actions. The status of a notification may be new, acknowledged or solved.
This new feature is available for Android and iOS. Notifications can be viewed on the smartphone or on devices that interact with it, such as a smartwatch. Thus, the reaction of the maintenance team is faster, contributing to the improvement of indicators such as the MTTR (mean time to repair).
Currently, the WEG Digital Notify App is available for the WEG Motion Fleet Management and will soon be available for other digital solutions, such as the WEG Smart Machine. To use the App, the user must have a login on the WEG Motion Fleet Management.
This and other features recently implemented show WEG’s commitment to keeping the continuous evolution of its digital solutions. To learn more about the WEG Motion Fleet Management, watch the webinar.
Download the app at:
Google Play – Android
App Store – iOS