NORD History

Construction of a modern gear production facility

Establishment of worldwide subsidiaries
Worldwide expansion of assembly centers

Introduction of NORD's UNICASE™ "leak-proof" housing design

Construction of NORD's first motor manufacturing facility

Construction of NORD's first frequency inverter manufacturing facility

Construction of machining factory for castings and steel components

New assembly plant in France

New assembly plants in Great Britain and Austria

New assembly plant in China

Expansion of Gadebusch machining plant (app. 80,000 sq. ft.)

New assembly plant in Russia

Construction of motor manufacturing plant in Italy

NORD Gear celebrates 40 years

Opening of the high-rack storage system in Bargteheide, Germany

Construction of new assembly center in China

New production plant for electronic products opens in Aurich, Germany

Construction of new assembly plants in India and the Czech Republic

Expansion at Getriebebau NORD, Bargteheide, Germany

• Construction of a parking garage

Expansion at Getriebebau NORD - Bargteheide, Germany

• Construction of additional high rack storage
• Construction of assembly center for industrial gear units

Expansion at Getriebebau NORD - Bargteheide, Germany

• Expansion of assembly center for industrial gear units

Inauguration of the fourth construction stage at the Gadebusch production facility

25th anniversary of NORD GEAR Ltd in Brampton, Canada

Opening of a second factory in Tianjin, China (100 km southeast of Beijing)

Opening of the NORD Australian subsidiary in Darwin

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS is represented by 35 subsidiaries worldwide

Sales and service partners in over 60 countries

A highly motivated team and a complete range of high-quality drive technology products, ready for future challenges

Construction of additional production facility in Souzhou, China

Modernization of the service area and painting plant at the headquarters in Bargteheide, Germany

• NORD celebrates 50 years
• Construction of new office building in Germany

• Expansion of production areas by approximately 35,500 sq. ft. for housing finishing in Gadebusch
• Introduction of the NORDAC LINK field distribution system (frequency inverter/motor starter)
• Construction of installation and distribution site in Siheung, South Korea.

• Introduction of a new size of industrial gear units with 15,000 Nm.
• Expansion of capacity by approximately 21,500 sq. ft. in Waunakee, WI

• Product launch of the NORDBLOC.1 1-stage helical inline gear motor
• Construction of sales office and service center in Podleze, Poland

• Introduction of the NORD CON APP and the NORDAC® ACCESS BT Bluetooth stick
• Optimized design for NORD asynchronous motors
• Product launch NORD IE5+ synchronous motor
• Introduction of the NORDAC® PRO SK 500P
• Extension of the NORDBLOC.1^® single-stage helical inline gear motor
• Product launch of the MAXXDRIVE^® XT series

• Launch of the E-Shop
• Opening of an additional plant in Poland

• Product launch of the patented DuoDrive
• Product launch of the NORDAC ON, ON+
• Product launch of the NORD IE5+ synchronous motor

• Completion of another administration building Bargteheide, Germany
• Product launch of the MAXXDRIVE XD and XJ
• NORD DRIVESYSTEMS exceeds the 1 billion euros in turnover for the first time

• Product launch of the NORDAC ON PURE
• Opening of additioanl plants in McKinney, Texas and Yizheng, China

NORD celebrates 60 years