About Us

NORD Gear Corporation USA

Local Support From A Global Network

Since 1965, NORD has become well established in the power transmission industry and grown to global proportions on the strength of product performance, superior customer service, and intelligent drive solutions. NORD's product range is easily available through a global team of more than 4,700 employees in sales, service, manufacturing and distribution in nearly 100 countries.

Many Locations, One Team

NORD Gear Corporation's headquarters is in Waunakee, WI. It is one of six assembly centers in North America. By providing excellent technical customer support and prompt delivery, we are committed to exceeding customer expectations. Plus, we're responsive to the ideas and specifications of customers anywhere in the world.

Gear Units Produced

  • 700+ gear units
  • 350+ motors per day

Sales and Distribution

  • More than 45 NORD district offices
  • Over 500 distributor locations
  • Locate your nearest NORD representative

<h2>Manufacturing Technology</h2>

NORD is constantly expanding its products to meet a never ending variety of industrial challenges. We continue to invest in equipment and facility expansions to better serve our customers. Increasing capacity allows for continued growth. NORD is an ISO 9000 certified company that implements the latest lean processes to ensure high quality products and support.

<h2>Continuous Improvement</h2>

  • 61% reduction in documented quality issues while increasing shipments 98% from 2010 to 2017
  • Customer feeback programs to ensure we are meeting or exceeding expectations

<h2>Reinvesting in People, Plants, Technology, and Products</h2>

As a privately owned business, NORD invests heavily in new product development, state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment and modern facilities. NORD is currently undergoing its sixth expansion in Waunakee, WI, plus, we're doubling our production in Charlotte, NC. Our global reinvestments total nearly $100M annually.

<h2>Short Lead Times, On-time Delivery</h2>

  • Fast order confirmations
  • Live customer service 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday, Central Time
  • 24/7/365 Emergency Breakdown Support

<h2>Innovation Beyond the Ordinary</h2>

NORD Drivesystems' product portfolio is extensive and continuously evolving to meet the needs of today's fast-changing markets. NORD's range of drive equipment includes: helical inline, helical shaft-mount, helical bevel, helical worm, worm gears and large industrial gearboxes. Offering torque from 90 lb-in to 2,200,000 lb-in, AC electric motors rated from 1/6 HP to 250 HP and AC Vector Drives rated up to 250 HP.

NORD is your partner in motion. We provide optimum drive configurations for our customers' specific needs, delivering complete and efficient systems at a price/quality ratio unmatched in today's competitive market.