Por meio do direcionamento estratégico da companhia para seu modelo de negócio, a WEG possui em todas as suas unidades de negócio soluções e produtos mais eficientes e com menor impacto ambiental, como energias renováveis (solar, eólica), mobilidade elétrica, eficiência energética, dentre outras. A WEG desenvolve produtos considerando rigorosos critérios de risco relacionados à saúde e segurança. Na fase de desenvolvimento, são aplicadas análises como por exemplo: Quality Function Deployment (QFD) e Risk Assessment.
A seguir são apresentados alguns destaques considerando a variedade de produtos e soluções que a empresa fornece ao mercado por meio de suas diferentes unidades de negócios.
Eficiência energética e Industrial
Motor W51 HD (High Density)
Solução eficiente e compacta, que entrega performance superior com tamanho e peso reduzidos em relação à linha antecessora (até 25% maior densidade de potência – kW/kg), bem como aos seus concorrentes no mercado. Promove assim o uso racional de matérias-primas na fabricação dos motores, bem como dos potenciais efeitos de sua transformação, apresentando redução de aproximadamente 15% na emissão de GEE em relação à linha anterior.
Inversor de Frequência para Motores
Inversor de frequência de alta tecnologia para o acionamento e o controle de motores trifásicos de indução e de ímãs permanentes. Em virtude de sua tecnologia, esse modelo de inversor proporciona economia de energia, segurança, aumento de produtividade e qualidade na rede de processos em que é implementado. O CFW900 em conjunto com motores de ímãs permanentes possui a mais elevada solução em nível de eficiência energética do mercado. A nova interface IHM com conectividade Bluetooth® é ideal para fabricantes de painéis e assistentes técnicos, permitindo programação, monitoramento, backup de parâmetros e outras funcionalidades por meio de tablets ou smartphones.
Linha de Motores BLDC (Brushless DC
Para aplicação em máquinas de lavar roupas front load, apresenta uma melhoria de 60% de rendimento do ciclo de funcionamento e, consequentemente, redução de GEE durante a fase de utilização. Esta linha representa atualmente 20% do volume comercializado pela WEG para máquinas de lavar front load.
Energias Renováveis
Energia Eólica
Em julho de 2022, a WEG anunciou o lançamento de uma nova plataforma de aerogeradores com potência de 7 MW e 172 metros de diâmetro de rotor das pás. Esse aerogerador se tornará a maior máquina em operação no mercado brasileiro. Mais potente e eficiente, o novo modelo traz maior geração para os projetos eólicos.
Energia Solar
A WEG se consolida como um dos principais fornecedores de produtos e soluções para usinas solares do Brasil levando a eficiência que impulsiona a sustentabilidade nas cidades, nas indústrias, no agronegócio e nos lares de todo o país. A WEG possui um vasto portfólio de produtos para projetos de geração solar fotovoltaica em todas as etapas do empreendimento, com soluções para o sistema de conversão de energia e de distribuição interna da planta até o ponto de conexão com o sistema elétrico por meio das subestações de alta tensão.
Hydroelectric Generation
WEG was selected to supply the generators for São Roque Hydroelectric Power Plant, located in the city of Vargem-SC. The generators are one of the most important parts of the enterprise for São Roque Hydroelectric Power Plant. With 285 tons each and approximately eight meters in diameter, this equipment is among the largest electric hydrogenerators ever produced by WEG.
São Roque Hydroelectric Power Plant has an installed capacity of 142 MW, which, on average, is enough to supply a city with approximately 170,000 inhabitants. The generators started commercial operation in July 2022.
Commercial and Industrial Energy Storage
Energy storage systems are used in commercial or industrial facilities, being the complete solution for storage and management of electrical energy. They can be configured to perform various functions in smart systems for generation, transmission and distribution of electric energy. The system is composed of an energy control and management solution, and it is mainly recommended for applications in systems installed behind the meter in industries, stores, shopping malls, residential condominiums and electric mobility infrastructure.
Transformers for Renewable Energy
The reliability of the transformers developed for solar plants aims at guaranteeing the supply of energy, allowing access to electricity through renewable energy generation sources. In the line of transformers for wind farms, WEG developed an extremely compact electrical and mechanical transformer design. Additionally, due to the installation layout, in which the source and the transforming unit are very close to each other, the system produces smaller losses and greater energy efficiency.
Electrical Mobility
Integrated solutions for electric vehicles
WEG continually develops innovative technologies to create electric traction systems, as well as all the electrical infrastructure necessary for the operation of electric vehicles. WEG electric traction systems can drive various road, rail and navigation vehicles, such as urban trucks and buses, vans, forklifts, trains, monorails, support vessels and tugboats.
Digital Solutions
Smart and sustainable systems
Smart systems are able to integrate different devices and machines, as well as installations and processes, promoting efficiency in decision-making and increasing operational efficiency. Smarter solutions and systems also promote more efficient use of energy resources helping reduce the carbon footprint of operations at all levels.
Automation Systems
WEG supplies completely integrated control systems that guarantee high performance of industrial processes, easy operation and productivity gains by means of state-of-the-art technology. The success of the integration of this system is in the synergy of WEG products, where motors, drives, generators, electric panels and software applications are integrated, providing the ideal solution for each requirement. The control of industrial processes requires automation systems with high reliability and uptime levels, in addition to easy asset management by the maintenance teams, extending the equipment service life and streamlining the use of resources.
WEG Transformer Fleet Management and WEG Power Transformer Specialist
WEG Transformer Fleet Management is the ideal solution to monitor online and manage the fleet of oil or dry-type transformers, enabling customers to maximize the efficiency of their operations, supporting the streamlined management of industrial plants, renewable energy generation and infrastructure. WEG Power Transformer Specialist is a digital solution used to monitor and manage power transformers that, integrated with the WEG Transformer Fleet Management platform, centralizes the signals from several sensors installed on the equipment.
WEG Motion Fleet Management
Developed to simplify and speed up the operation, maintenance and management of industrial plants, WEG Motor Fleet Management is the ideal solution for monitoring and increasing the uptime of the industrial drive fleet. Based on cloud computing technology, the performance of assets can be monitored at any time, from any part of the world. WEG Motor Fleet Management allows checking the operating status of low and medium voltage motors and drives (VSDs and soft-starters), gearboxes, gearmotors, compressors and other assets installed in any kind of industry or facility.
Ultra Low Bake (ULB) Technology for Coatings
The Ultra Low Bake (ULB) technology consists of reducing the curing time or curing temperature of powder coatings. Linked to this reduction in time or temperature (which can reach up to 35%) is the reduction in the amount of gas used in the curing ovens of customers and partners, lowering GHG emissions.
WEG partners who employ such technology in their production line, in addition to reducing environmental impact, have a significant increase in productivity and competitiveness. WEG has forty products developed for this purpose.
Material efficiency and environmental assessment of the product
In its value chain, WEG adopts initiatives in line with the principles of the circular economy, using practices that include the reuse of process residues as raw material, like stamping steel scrap used to make castings, and the adoption of programs to recover materials at the end of the product life cycle through reverse logistics and replacement plans.
The application of these concepts and practices allowed WEG to achieve a material efficiency rate close to 85%. WEG is also constantly improving and evolving the energy efficiency of its products and retrofit solutions to extend the service life of some product lines. Qualified teams work on the processes to develop new products, on the design of new lines and in the implementation of more efficient industrial processes.
WEG applies the LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) to generate the EPD (Environmental Product Declarations) according to the customers’ demands, intending, in the coming years, to expand the application of these tools.
