WEG S.A. engages in the production, industrialization, trade, export, and import of industrial motors and other products in Brazil. Its product portfolio includes industrial, electro-mechanical, and electronic systems; rotating electric machines; machinery and equipment in general; devices for the production, distribution, and conversion of electric power; electric materials; programmable controllers; machines parts and components; and apparatus and equipment in general. The company also produces resins, painting materials, and products from vegetal and chemical origin for industrial and scientific use. In addition, the company also engages in the trade, export, import, exploration, and industrialization of agricultural and natural products and services; and exploration and development of mineral reserves. The company offers its products through sales and distribution subsidiaries in the United States, Venezuela, Chile, Colombia, Germany, England, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, India, Australia, and Japan. The company also provides consulting, control, technical assistance, and asset management services, as well as invests in other companies, businesses, and ventures. The company was founded by Werner Ricardo Voigt, Eggon João da Silva, and Geraldo Werninghaus in 1961 under the name Eletromotores Jaragua. It later changed its name to Eletromotores WEG SA and then to WEG S.A. The company is based in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil.