Wabtec has committed 20m reais ($3.7m) to expand its operations and workforce in Brazil with a focus on increasing engineering and manufacturing capacity in Contagem, Minas Gerais. The company will establish a global engineering centre, which will be its first in Latin America. The engineering centre, scheduled to open in December near Wabtec’s factory in the Cidade Industrial district, will occupy roughly 9,000m2. It will accommodate laboratories and workspaces for 300 engineering professionals, with r ...