This is WEG The entrepreneurial success of Werner Ricardo Voigt, Eggon João da Silva and Geraldo Werninghaus began on September 16th., 1961, when the three decided to found Eletromotores Jaraguá. Years later, the company ......This is WEG The entrepreneurial success of Werner Ricardo Voigt, Eggon João da Silva and Geraldo Werninghaus began on September 16th., 1961, when the three decided to found Eletromotores Jaraguá. Years later, the company created by an electrician, a manager and a mechanic would change its name to Eletromotores WEG SA. The name is made of the initials of the three founders. Success has always been a part of the companys history. As Latin Americas largest electric motor manufacturer and one of the worlds largest, WEG specializes in branches such as command and protection, speed variation, industrial process automation, power generation and distribution and industrial paints and varnishes. Production is concentrated in 8 production sites located in Brazil (Guaramirim, Blumenau, São Bernardo, Manaus, Gravataí, Hortolândia and two in Jaraguá do Sul, the companys headquarters), three in Argentina, two in Mexico, one in China and in Portugal. Initially manufacturing electric motors, WEG started to diversify during the 80s with the production of electronic components, industrial automation products, power and distribution transformers, liquid and powdered paints and insulating varnishes. More and more, the company is consolidating herself not only as a electric motor manufacturer, but also as a supplier of complete industrial electrical systems. In 1989 the three founders became part of the companys Administration Board and Décio da Silva is appointed as WEGs CEO. Two years later, consolidating the process of administrative participation, the WEG Quality and Productivity Program is introduced. As Latin Americas market leader and among the five largest manufacturers of electric motors in the world, WEG exports to over 100 countries and has branch and customer service offices on all five continents. Werner Ricardo Voigt Born on September 8th., 1930, descendant of german immigrants from the Düsseldorf region, Werner Ricardo Voigt had always electricity in his mind. Ever since a boy, Werner knew that cables, dynamos, generators and coils would be a part of his life. As a six-year old boy he already was showing his inclination towards electricty by building complete sawmill scale models. During his childhood, Werner also was introduced to the pleasures of reading through his grandfather, a professor and constructor, who received countless technical books and magazines from Germany. Another master who had great influence in his formation was Purnhagen, an eletrician and musician who professionally oriented him technically and artistically from age 14, and thus he also became a versed clarinet player. As a teenager he went to live in Joinville, studying at SENAI and working at Werner Strohmeyers workshop. When he was 18 years old, he was drawn in to serve the Army in Curitiba/PR. After military service, he managed to be one of two selected soldiers to attend the Escola Técnica Federal, where he specialized in radiotelegraphy and electronics. After returning to Joinville he finds a job at Empresul, a power distribution company, working there for two years. At 23, he works at the workshop of "Kanning & Weber". However in September 1953, Werner starts his own business by setting up a small workshop in downtown Jaraguá do Sul. The workshop progressed, offering general services to residences and farms throughout the whole county. Aside from that, Werner was almost the only one who could provide maintenance services to the couple of dozen motorized vehicles circulating in Jaraguá and surroundings at that time. He assembled radios and turntables, manufactured and installed generators, winded coils, guided the installation of water mills - in other words, Werners workshop practically covered every need in that region. And work continued to increase, so he hired more employees. In 1961, the workshop had eight collaborators. Eggon João da Silva Born in 1929 in what today is known as the county of Schröeder in northern Santa Catarina, Eggon João da Silva started working early as he was 13 as a "utility man" at a registry in Jaraguá do Sul. In 1957, after having worked 14 years for the state bank, he became partner of the João Wiest & Cia. Ltda. company, specialized in producing exhaust pipes for vehicles, then with 8 employees. Four years later, Eggon quits the company which already grew to 150 employees to face the biggest challenge of his career. In April 1961, together with Werner Ricardo Voigt and Geraldo Werninghaus, he founds WEG, which at that time was manufacturing electric motors only. Eggon had direct influence on the fate of the company until 1989, taking her to being one of the branchs largest with an outstanding participation in the national and international market. Starting with electric motors, WEG begins to diversify its production line by manufacturing complete industrial electric systems including generators, transformers, components and industrial automation systems. But Eggon João da Silvas career is not only linked to WEG. This businessman was member o