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NORD Receives the MHEA Sustainability Award for ECO Service

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS earns the MHEA Sustainability Award for NORD ECO, a data-driven service that identifies drive system energy savings and efficiency gains.

NORD DRIVEYSTEMS NORDBLOC.1 helical bevel gear unit with IE5+ synchronous motor and NORDAC ON+ variable frequency drive, DuoDrive integrated gear unit and motor, and NORDAC PRO SK 500P variable frequency drive on white background with NORD ECO logo.

WAUNAKEE, Wis., 2026-10-29

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS received the MHEA Sustainability Award presented by the Materials Handling Engineers Association (MHEA). The award recognizes the advantages of NORD ECO, a service that helps system operators evaluate energy consumption, utilization, and efficiency improvement potential of drive systems based on real operating data. MHEA is an industry association representing specialist companies in the bulk materials handling sector. The Sustainability Award recognizes companies and solutions that contribute to sustainability, energy efficiency, and decarbonization in the industry.

NORD ECO Service

NORD ECO service is an analysis tool that evaluates the energy consumption and utilization of existing drive systems based on defined measurement data. The main component is the ECO BOX, a mobile control cabinet with an integrated energy measuring device that measures voltage and current, determining the actual energy consumption and calculating the proportional power factor. Data is collected continuously over a set period, with a minimum duration of two weeks, to identify load profiles, load peaks, and anomalies during operation.

Once the data has been collected and analyzed, optimization strategies for operation and design can be developed. NORD creates a personalized solution that incorporates the data collected and selects motors that are more ideal for the application based on load capacity and energy consumption. The goal in drive selection is to target higher efficiencies from the right operation point. An investment in more efficient drives that are better sized for applications needs will result in future cost savings over the lifecycle of the unit. IE5+ synchronous motors with permanent magnet technology are an ideal solution for constant torque and high efficiency over a wide speed range, even with low speeds and varying loads.

NORD’s proposed solutions focus on optimized performance, reduced CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, and improved energy efficiency. If a proposed solution is chosen and installed, there will be an additional measurement period to gather data, enabling direct comparison of before and after the implementation of the new drive system. The advantages of NORD ECO service increase significantly when viewed over entire systems. Once an optimized drive solution is determined for an application, it can be applied to each drive throughout the system, effectively reducing the number of system variants. Minimizing variants within a system helps to streamline production, logistics, storage, and service processes as well as administrative costs.

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