
WEG Gear Systems
🇦🇹 Austria Electric Drives & Motors
Gear motors, geared motor technology and drive solutions for industrial applications.
WEG Gear Systems GmbH, formerly Watt Drive Antriebstechnik, is an Austrian geared motor and drive solutions manufacturer based in Markt Piesting. The company has been part of the WEG Group since 2011 and was renamed WEG Gear Systems in 2024. It acts as WEG’s competence centre for gear technology and supports the group’s global gear and geared motor business.
Products and applications
The company focuses on gear motors, geared motor technology and industrial drive solutions. Its products are used in machinery, automation, materials handling, process equipment and other industrial applications where reliable power transmission, geared motion and integration with electric motors and drive systems are required.
Product Categories
Helical Gear Motors
Helical-Bevel Gear Motors
Worm Gear Motors
Product Lines & Series
- WG20 Series - Gear Motors
- W22 Series - IEC Electric Motors
Products & Components
Solutions & Applications
Industries Served
Company facts
- Headquarters
- Markt Piesting, Austria
- Founded
- 1972, based on secondary industry sources
- Employees
- 50-250
- Ownership
- Part of WEG since 2011; renamed WEG Gear Systems in 2024
Profile transparency
- Data status
- Publicly researched profile
- Sources
- Official website, public company and product pages
- Last reviewed
- April 2026
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