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New Surface Protection Options

Company announces new, high-quality coating options for customized drive solutions.

Waunakee, WI, 2020-06-04

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS, a world leader in drive technology, has launched a new surface protection program to streamline existing options and add additional selections to accommodate a wide range of demanding applications. This new format has a simplified naming convention and descriptions that outline the best use for each coating type. The expanded solutions include a new epoxy primer offering as well as options for multiple primer and/or topcoat configurations based on environmental demands.

Basic - Indoor installation
NORD Severe Duty 2 (NSD2) - Indoor installation and protected outdoor installation
NORD Severe Duty 3 (NSD3) - Outdoor installation, city, and industrial atmosphere with low contamination
NORD Severe Chem Duty 3 (NSDC3) - Installations with normal chemical contamination
NORD Severe Food Duty 3 (NSDF3) - Food packaging areas
NORD Severe Duty 4 (NSD4) - Outdoor installation, city, and industrial atmosphere with moderate contamination
NORD Severe Duty 5 (NSD5) - Outdoor installation, city, and industrial atmosphere with high contamination

Paints from NORD can be ordered in over 100 standard colors or can be custom matched to your specifications. In addition to the primary paint options, NORD offers a clear, antimicrobial topcoat that can be added to most finishes for even greater protection against damaging contamination and corrosion (excludes NORD Severe Chem Duty 3).

NORD manufactures a wide selection of gearboxes, electric motors, and drive electronics in various sizes and configurations for companies in intralogistics, food and beverage, airport baggage handling, grain and bulk material handling, and other demanding markets. The modular design offers unlimited versatility with more than 20,000,000 combinations of custom gear motors and speed reducers – in-line or right-angle, mounted by foot or flange, featuring solid or hollow shafts – to give customers complete freedom to specify a drive solution that’s perfect for the job.