NORD geared motors have been chosen to position and securely hold solar modules of photovoltaic plants in Northern Germany. Energy efficiency was a key success factor for Nord solution, as the solar panels permanently tracks and follow the sun over the course of the day.

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS offers the complete range of economical and safe drive technologies for all automation tasks in the renewable energies sector. Applications include biomass, solar, and wind power plants. To answer these industries’ specific questions, a new microsite at http://energy.nord.com now provides solutions and an overview of the product portfolio which includes high-performance decentral frequency inverters and drives with protection ratings to IP66.

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS manufactures high-performance, economic drive technology for the food industry. To address sector-specific automation requirements, a new microsite presenting solutions and products has been established at http://food.nord.com.

New variants in three additional sizes from 7 to 9 complement the existing NORDBLOC.1 program.

NORD’s unicase design for geared motors integrates all bearing seats into a single-piece casting, thus eliminating all sealing surfaces that could deflect under the effect of torque or radial forces.

Online exhibition stand presents new NORD products.

NORD employs a wide range of technologies to provide customized cost efficient and eco friendly drive solutions. They include regenerative braking, automatic magnetization adjustment, copper rotors, 87 Hz operation, and intermediate circuit coupling.

NORD is currently developing IE3 motors. They will ensure an efficiency increase of at least 10% compared with the IE2 class, primarily by the use of different materials.

NORD Drivesystems launches its myNORD customer portal: this new section of the drive manufacturer’s website, http://my.nord.com, offers on-line tools for registered customers that provide detailed information about order status, product selection, local contacts, and latest news.