NORD History
Goal-oriented growth
1965 Company founded
Ever since NORD was founded in 1965, all companies of the group have adhered to the common strategy of satisfying the demands of our customers.
| 1977 | Construction of a modern gear production factory |
| 1979 | Establishment of worldwide subsidiaries Worldwide expansion of assembly centres |
| 1981 | NORD's UNICASE™ "leak-proof" housing design introduced |
| 1983 | Construction of NORD's first motor manufacturing facility |
| 1984 | Construction of NORD's first frequency inverter manufacturing facility |
| 1987 | Construction of motor manufacturing plant in Italy |
| 1991 | Machining factory for castings & steel components built. |
Partners in motion
| 1998 | New assembly plant in France |
| 2000 | New assembly plants in Great Britain and Austria |
| 2001 | New assembly plant in China |
| 2002 | Expansion of Gadebusch machining plant (app.7.200 m²) |
| 2003 | Construction of an assembly plant in Russia |
| 2004 | Construction of a new motor plant in Italy |
| 2005 |
40 years of Nord Gear Opening of the high-rack storage system in Bargteheide, Germany Construction of a new assembly centre in China. |
| 2006 | New production plant for electronic products opened in Aurich, Germany |
| 2007 | Construction of new assemly plants in India and Czech Republic |
| 2008 |
Expandation at Getriebebau NORD, Bargteheide - Construction of a parking garage |
Getriebebau NORD Headquarter, Bargteheide
| 2009 |
Expandation at Getriebebau NORD, Bargteheide - Construction of a next high rack storage - Construction of a assembly center for industrial gear units |
| 2010 |
Expandation at Getriebebau NORD, Bargteheide - Expansion of a assembly center for industrial gear units |
| 2011 | NORD DRIVESYSTEMS is celebrating the inauguration of the fourth construction stage of the production facility in Gadebusch and the 25th anniversary of NORD GEAR Ltd in Brampton, Canada. In China, NORD is celebrating the opening of a second factory in Tianjin, about 100 km south-east of Beijing, while on the fifth continent, the NORD Australian subsidiary is opening in Darwin. |
| 2012 | At present NORD DRIVESYSTEMS is represented by 35 subsidiaries throughout the world. The NORD sales and service network is supplemented by sales and service partners in more than 60 countries. With a highly motivated team of employees and a complete range of technologically excellent and high quality drive technology products, the company is ideally equipped to face the challenges of the future. |
| 2013 | New construction of a further production facility in Suzhou |
| 2014 | Modernisation of the service area and the painting plant at the headquarters in Bargteheide |
New administration building
| 2015 |
- 50th company anniversary - New construction of an office building |
| 2016 |
- Expansion of production areas by 3,300m² for finishing of housings in Gadebusch - Introduction of the field distribution system NORDAC LINK (frequency inverter / motor starter) - New construction of the installation and distribution site in Siheung, South Korea |
| 2017 |
- New size of industrial gear units with 15,000 Nm - Expansion of capacity by approx. 2,000 m² at NORD Gear, Waunakee, USA |
| 2018 |
- Product Launch of NORDBLOC.1 1-stage helical inline gear motor - New contruction of sales office and service center in Podleze, Poland |
- Introduction of the NORDCON APP and the Bluetooth stick NORDAC ACCESS BT
- Optimized design for NORD Asynchronous motors
- Product launch NORD IE5+ Synchronous motor
- Introduction of the NORDAC PRO SK 500P
- Extension of the NORDBLOC.1 1-stage helical inline gear motor
- Product launch of the MAXXDRIVE® XT series
