Airport Drive Solutions

Company NORD DRIVESYSTEMS
Date 09.09.2013

Bargteheide – NORD DRIVESYSTEMS, a leading manufacturer of geared motors and electronic drives, has joined GATE (German Airport Technology & Equipment), the German umbrella association for quality suppliers to the airport industry.

NORD supplies high-efficiency, low-maintenance drive solutions tailored to baggage handling and cargo transfer systems. NORD’s dedicated internet portal – http://airport.nord.com/ – gives an overview on drive applications in airports.

NORD’s drive systems are based on efficient 2-stage helical-bevel geared motors and a broad portfolio of drive electronics from electronic starters to frequency inverters with scalable functionality. All electronic products can be motor-mounted or wall-mounted.

NORD offers engineering support for drive selection in the planning phase, commissioning support during installation, and maintenance and repair services across the globe.


Illustration: NORD DRIVESYSTEMS configures efficient, reliable drive concepts. The airport.nord.com microsite presents solutions for the wide range of drive tasks in baggage handling systems.

Company Background

A developer and manufacturer of drive technology, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS employs some 2,900 people and is one of the world's leading suppliers of full-scale, comprehensive drive solutions. NORD's portfolio ranges from standard drives to customized solutions for demanding application requirements, e.g. based on energy-efficient or explosion-protected drives. Gross sales amounted to EUR 450 mn in the 2012 business year. Founded in 1965, the company has grown to include over 35 subsidiaries around the world today. NORD has established an extensive distribution and service network to ensure minimal lead times and provide customer-oriented services wherever needed on short notice. NORD’s wide variety of gear types covers torques from 10 Nm to 242,000 Nm and more. The company also manufactures motors delivering outputs from .12 kW to 200 kW and frequency inverters. NORD's inverter line-up features conventional models for installation in control cabinets as well as design types for fully integrated drive units in decentralized automation environments.

Contact

Getriebebau NORD GmbH & Co. KG
Member of the NORD DRIVESYSTEMS Group
Getriebebau-Nord-Straße 1
D-22941 Bargteheide/Hamburg
Germany
  • +49 4532 289 - 0