Santo Tirso, Porto, PORTUGAL - The investment will lead to creating Europe's most complete testing laboratory for medium voltage (MV) and high voltage (HV) motion drives.

WEG Europe & Middle East has announced that WEG Portugal is undergoing a substantial project to expand the size and capabilities of its production facility in Santo Tirso, Porto.

Further to the facility built in 2017, new investment should see WEG double the size of the manufacturing site in Portugal.

According to the company, the investment will lead to hiring 100 new employees and creating Europe's most complete testing laboratory for medium voltage (MV) and high voltage (HV) motion drives (electric motors and drives).

Source: WEG Europe & Middle East