WEG's joint venture with power transformer manufacturer Voltran has resulted in a significant increase in manufacturing capabilities at the WEG-Voltran plant in Tizayuca, Mexico.
According to Salvador Sordo, WEG-Voltran sales manager, capacity at the Tizayuca power transformer plant has gone from six units per month to eleven since WEG and Voltran combined manufacturing and management resources. This remarkable accomplishment took place over a period of just six months from June to December 2006.

Personnel from WEG's power transformer plants in Brazil, including a plant manager, production manager, and administrative manager, relocated to assist with implementing WEG's "Planning and Production Control" management philosophy at the Tizayuca plant.
The Planning and Production Control process included: analyzing resources, reorganizing and improving the manufacturing process, and renegotiating with suppliers.
Results of the resources analysis showed the Tizayuca plant has the mechanical and human resources to eventually produce up to 15 units per month, which is nearly triple the number of units produced prior to the joint venture.
A new production planning department was implemented to better manage the production process. The resulting improvements lead to a reduction of raw goods inventories, and more efficient scheduling of manufacturing resources. Introduction of new core assembly concepts saved time, labor, and material costs by eliminating some production steps. The increased efficiency also helped reduce delivery time.
Additionally, WEG's standing as a worldwide manufacturer of electrical solutions enabled the Tizayuca plant to negotiate better pricing from local suppliers.
The WEG-Voltran joint venture and the introduction of WEG's Planning and Production Control process have lead to many improvements at the Tizayuca transformer plant.