A manufacturer WEG announced the investment of R$100 million by 2024 to expand the capacity of production of lithium battery packs in Brazil. The company will expand the current building and will also build a new factory to meet demand from the electric mobility and energy storage systems markets.
The investment will be made in the Jaraguá do Sul (SC) industrial park, company's headquarters city, and will be divided into two phases. The first involves the expansion of the current manufacturing building and the second foresees the construction of the new factory for the 1st half of 2024.
According to Carlos José Bastos Grillo, superintendent director of WEG Digital Sistemas, the investment will be essential to meet the growing demand in the electric mobility market, mainly for the bus and truck segment.
“With the completion of all phases of the investment, we will reach the capacity to offer more than 1 GWh of battery packs per year, involving various modules, lithium-ion cells and electronic management, refrigeration and security systems, among other items. ”
Supplier in the battery energy storage (BESS) market in the United States, WEG is betting on accelerating this business also in Brazil.
“With this investment, we will reinforce our current capacity to develop local solutions for BESS in Brazil, as well as further expand the offer of battery packs for the naval market, which is also seeking electrified solutions to reduce emissions”, adds the executive.
With these investments, the built area available for manufacturing battery packs will be approximately 6.000 m², following WEG's modular construction model, which allows the gradual and continuous increase in production capacity to meet the company's expansion needs throughout the world. over the next few years.
The project is expected to generate approximately 140 new jobs and will feature automation, digitalization and industry 4.0 solutions provided by WEG.
