Company

Hewitt Hortolândia    

Founded in 1991, HEWITT EQUIPAMENTOS LTDA, had its origin in the commercial representation aimed to foreign trade. 

In 1997, in the plant located in the City of Hortolândia, São Paulo, Hewitt began to manufacture the Turnouts and its components, segment in wich it stood out most, becoming one of the biggest Brazilian producers. 

  

On  February 28th 1997, with the aquisicition of COBRASMA technology, it started to act also in the segment of Special Transport Vehicles for Steel Mills, such as Torpedo car for transportation of liquid pig iron and Transfer Cars.  

  

In 2004, it patented and initiated the production of  Bogie of Welded Plates for freight railway wagons.  

 

In this same year, it specialized in Recovery Services of Wheelsets, for steel mills wagons, freight and passenger cars, recauging of railway bogies and recovery of bogies in general. 

   

In 2008, expanding its field of operation, Hewitt developed a manufacturing Project of Welded Plates Bogie, for LRV (Light Rail Vehicles) of Fortaleza (Metrofor).  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 2009, it started the manufacture of Welded Plates Bogies for Passenger Cars, destined to the Federal District Subway.

 

It also aggregated in the products line, railway components,as carbody transoms an traction bar .

 

Read more: Jornal Hewitt -  Edição 01 e 13 Edition nº 01 (123)