WEG is a Brazilian company founded in 1961 and headquartered in Jaraguado Sul, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, engaged in the field of electrical engineering, power and automation technology worldwide, and is one of the world's largest manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment, producing more than 16 million motors per year. With 26 factories in 11 countries, it supplies electric motors, gear boxes, gear motors, generators, transformers, drives and coatings for infrastructure, steel, pulp and paper, oil and gas, mining, wind power and other sectors, with operations in 135 countries and regions.