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Washdown-ready smooth body gear units from NORD feature patented sealed surface conversion

★ By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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NORD DRIVESYSTEMS has developed modular, cost-effective smooth body gear units for washdown applications. This complete solution can tackle extreme, highly regulated environments, such as those within the food & beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, chemical, car wash, wastewater, and marine industries. NORD smooth body gear units are available with IE3 efficiency motors in powers from 0.16 to […]

Filed Under: Gears + Gearing, Mechanical PT Tagged With: NORD

Industrial gear adapter from NORD for mixing and agitating processes

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MAXXDRIVE industrial gear units are a good choice for use in large mixers and NORD has continued innovating in this field with its new SAFOMI (Seal-less Adapter for Mixers) adapter. This adapter features a flange with an integrated oil expansion tank, increasing operational reliability and requiring less routine maintenance over the lifecycle of the gear […]

Filed Under: Gears + Gearing, Mechanical PT Tagged With: NORD

NORD launches new online tool for spare parts

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NORD DRIVESYSTEMS has launched its new online Spare Parts Shop. The online tool lets designers locate, select, order, and track spare parts quickly and conveniently, with added features such as account-specific pricing, a favorites list for commonly ordered parts, and an inquiry/support option that connects customers directly to NORD’s e-business team. With the Spare Parts […]

Filed Under: Gears + Gearing, Industry News Tagged With: NORD

Extruder flange options extend versatility of industrial gear units

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Extrusion has established itself as one of the most important manufacturing techniques in the production and processing of rubber and thermoplastics. To provide these industries with the high output torque their heavy-duty applications demand, NORD Gear Corporation manufactures several extruder flanges for its MAXXDRIVE industrial gear units. The extruder flange option is available with MAXXDRIVE […]

Filed Under: Gears + Gearing, Mechanical PT Tagged With: NORD

Efficient integrated gearmotors power intralogistics application

★ By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

The intralogistics industry is a fastest-growing market — and one motion-component supplier aims to address the industry’s unique needs. “Three of the world’s top five material-handling suppliers use NORD drive technology, and we have long-term supply agreements with two of the suppliers,” says NORD Gear Corp. president and CEO Torsten Schultz One solution for intralogistics […]

Filed Under: Featured, Gearmotors, Industrial Automation, Integrated Motion Systems, Motors Tagged With: NORD

NORD extends single-stage, helical gear unit line with three new sizes

★ By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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NORD Gear Corporation has added three single-stage gear units to its NORDBLOC.1 line. The new SK 871.1, SK 971.1 and SK 1071.1 represent the three largest single-stage NORDBLOC gear units manufactured by NORD and provide exceptional thrust load capacity per case size. The new products have a power range of 30 to 60 hp, a […]

Filed Under: Gears + Gearing, Mechanical PT Tagged With: NORD

NORD celebrates 40th anniversary in the U.S. with planned expansion

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With its headquarters in Waunakee, Wis., NORD Gear Corporation is celebrating its 40th anniversary in the United States this year with its sixth expansion – adding 86,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space. The company is expanding for the sixth time since it built its North American headquarters in Waunakee, Wis. in 1983. The […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: NORD

NORD launches next generation two-stage bevel gear motors

★ By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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NORD’s new SK 920072.1 two-stage helical bevel gear motor (mounted with a NORD motor) is a drive solution for a wide range of light duty conveying, processing and manufacturing applications. Identified by its high-strength and light-weight design, NORD’s newest aluminum gear motor is a cost-effective replacement for cast iron units. Two housing styles offer options […]

Filed Under: Featured, Gearmotors, Motors Tagged With: NORD

Drives aide in baggage handling system upgrade

★ By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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Though passenger numbers and luggage volume at Victoria Airport in British Columbia, Canada, are nowhere near the numbers at large international hubs, it was exactly for this reason that the baggage handling system (BHS) posed major challenges to the handling system OEM. This airport did not have a lot of room to accommodate all the […]

Filed Under: Drives + Supplies, Industry News, Integrated Motion Systems Tagged With: NORD

MAXXDRIVE industrial gear units from NORD now in more sizes

★ By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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NORD Drivesystems recently added two new sizes to the MAXXDRIVE line. The new 133,000 & 177,000 in-lb nominal torque units are a well-received addition to the now 11-member family, complementing the larger units and promising even greater flexibility to system designers. The entire MAXXDRIVE line is modular, and can be configured with a wide array […]

Filed Under: Featured, Gears + Gearing, Mechanical PT Tagged With: NORD

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