Drive electronics from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS

“For us, drives are more than just their power.”

They made NORD DRIVESYSTEMS a system provider: Since the 1980s, frequency inverters have been an integral part of the modular products offered by the specialist for drive solutions from Bargteheide. NORD’s drive electronics portfolio meets the requirements of numerous industry applications and always stays close to the market with its developments.  

NORD offers centralised and decentralised frequency inverters that can be used to create drive solutions for any system design. Image: NORD DRIVESYSTEMS

During the configuration and design of a drive system, NORD takes more into account than just motion. The focus is on energy consumption, increased operational reliability, reduced total cost of ownership or similar issues. “For us, drives are more than just their power”, says Jörg Niermann, Head of Marketing at NORD DRIVESYSTEMS. “We develop drive solutions that are precisely tailored to applications and associated customer requirements.”

NORDAC frequency inverters: Compatible and multi-functional
The company maintains a wide range of products from which it can precisely develop system solutions for applications. Since the mid-1980s, an extensive portfolio of centralised and decentralised drive electronics supplement the manufacturer’s motors and gear units to create complete solutions. The range of services and functions reflects the diverse needs of the more than 100 industries supplied by NORD.

The frequency inverters are therefore characterised by high compatibility with all system designs and numerous integrated functions that make the integration of additional components superfluous.

• NORDAC PRO is the control cabinet inverter with multi-protocol Ethernet interface and multi-encoder interface for multi-axis control.
• NORDAC LINK for installation close to the motor provides full plug-in capability, therefore facilitating the installation and maintenance.
• NORDAC FLEX is installed directly on the motor and has a modular structure as well as scalable functions.
• NORDAC ON for motor mounting controls the high-efficiency motors from NORD and provides easy commissioning thanks to its multi-protocol Ethernet interface and plug-and-play capability.

NORD-NORDAC-ON.jpg: The decentralised NORDAC ON frequency inverters are designed for control of NORD’s high-efficiency motors. Image: NORD DRIVESYSTEMS

Further developments announced
The programme is constantly being developed further to meet the changing market requirements. Among others, the functional safety of the NORDAC frequency inverters is extended step by step to include additional communication protocols. In a next step, the NORDAC ON will feature new safety functions: In addition to STO and SS1, it will also be available with SLS, SMS and SSM in the future. Based on the Profisafe and FSoE interfaces, integration into existing Ethernet environments and operation as a stand-alone solution will then be possible.

Furthermore, the NORDAC ON will soon also be available for the wash-down area. As NORDAC ON PURE, it will feature the food-safe NXD tupH^® surface treatment, a smooth, rounded housing design and a reduced number of plugs. Then, NORD will be able to supply complete drive solutions with aluminium housings and particularly resistant surfaces from a single source.