Steel & Metals

Drive solutions for the steel industry

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS supplies well-thought-out, future-proof solutions for all processes in steel and aluminium plants throughout the world, which cater for current and future requirements. NORD drive technology achieves long lifetimes, even under extremely harsh conditions. Even under extreme electrical and mechanical loads, the systems ensure full performance and reliable operation at all times.

Continuous performance
NORD gear units have a number of features that enable trouble-free operation in the demanding environment of the steel industry - robust, efficient and safe.

Stable value
Due to the harsh environment with alternating loads in combination with high ambient temperatures, classic rolling mill motors are used. Some manufacturers and users still consider the "ring-rib motors" an integral part of a rolling mill. Three-phase motors with horizontal cooling fins have also been successfully operated in various rolling mill areas in recent years. Important in this context: The various loads and required acceleration and braking torques of a roller mill are fully included in the calculations!

In addition, it can happen that a slab blocks and is accelerated by only a few rollers, which overloads the respective drives. The main task of the roller table motors is to decelerate and accelerate the slabs, profiles or pipes on the system. Relatively little power is needed in the transport phases with constant speed. Geared motors in steel mills, especially in the rolling mill, are calculated and selected with a high operating factor based on the acceleration torque due to the high acceleration work and the impact loads.

UNICASE Helical Inline Gear Motor

Helical Inline Gear Unit with high efficiency

  • 0.12 kW - 160 kW
  • 10 Nm - 26,000 Nm
  • Low operating costs thanks to high efficiency
  • Low space requirements thanks to compact design
  • Low noise levels thanks to smooth running

UNICASE Parallel Gear Motor

Gear motor with slim design

  • 0.12 kW - 200 kW
  • 110 Nm - 100,000 Nm
  • Slim design for space-saving installation
  • Wash-down capable, can be equipped with NXD tupH® for food-safe surface protection
  • Low noise levels thanks to quiet running

UNICASE Helical Bevel Gear Motor

Helical bevel gear unit with robust housing and high ratio

  • 0.12 kW - 200 kW
  • 180 Nm - 50,000 Nm
  • High power density
  • Low maintenance with long service life
  • High radial and axial loads

MAXXDRIVE® XC parallel gear unit

Industrial gear unit with compact, modular design

  • Power range: 1.5 kW–6,000 kW
  • Torque: 15,000 Nm- 282,000 Nm
  • XC means eXtra Compact
  • Modular design for tailor-made drive solutions
  • Low-noise operation

MAXXDRIVE® XC Right-Angle Gear Units

Industrial gear units

  • 3- and 4-stage
  • High strength precision-made one-piece housing
  • Modular and flexible design for optimum adaptation to your application
  • Low running noise

NORDAC FLEX - SK 200E

Decentralised frequency inverter

  • Power range: 0.25 - 22 kW
  • Protection class: IP55, IP66
  • Versatile use with wall or motor mounting
  • Flexibly adjustable thanks to the modular design
  • High functionality for a wide range of applications

NORDAC PRO SK 500E

Frequency inverter for control cabinet installation

  • Power range: 0.25 - 160 kW
  • Protection class: IP20
  • Flexibly adjustable thanks to scalable Ethernet interfaces
  • Scalable range of functions with plug-in optional modules
  • Multiple axis operation controllable via multi-encoder interface

A6034 - Steel industry


A6034 - Steel industry
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AS0005 - Furnace applications


AS0005 - Furnace applications
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AS0007 - Roller table drives


AS0007 - Roller table drives
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