# WEG acquires controlling stake in Mvisia

Brazilian motors and controls manufacturer WEG acquired a 51% controlling stake in Mvisia, a Brazilian AI machine vision start-up, as part of its digital solutions strategy.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-06-24
- Where: Brazil
- Status: announced
- Products: AI machine vision systems, computer vision hardware and software
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [WEG](https://endata.com/companies/1550.md) (acquirer)
- [Mvisia](https://endata.com/companies/48086.md) (target)

## Sources

- [drivesncontrols.com](https://drivesncontrols.com/weg-takes-control-of-brazilian-ai-machine-vision-start-up/), 2020-06-24: "With this acquisition, we will include in our digital ecosystem a technology for capturing, filtering, processing and storing data through images."

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