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Variable Speed Drives

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2025-06-06

Voith Turbo Celebrates 50 years in the United States

Voith Turbo recently celebrated its 50th anniversary of the company operating in the United States. To mark its decades in the U.S., Voith Turbo hosted a special celebration in York, Pa. to honor the company’s long history and recognize the employees who have made that history possible.

PRODUCT NEWS | 2024-08-15

Yaskawa Expands Variable Speed Drive Line

Since its introduction in 2019, Yaskawa’s GA800 variable speed drive has proven itself as the ultimate combination of power, ease of use, flexibility, and performance. 

PRODUCT NEWS | 2024-06-17

Nord Offers Complete Drive Solution with LogiDrive

LogiDrive complete drive solutions from Nord Drivesystems reduce planning and commissioning efforts through cost-effective, standardized designs engineered to industry standards and application requirements. These solutions are especially well suited for post & parcel, airport, and warehouse logistics as they are specifically aligned with the intralogistics and material handling requirements of these industries.

PRODUCT NEWS | 2024-05-24

Nord's Heavy-Duty, Reliable Drive Systems Tackle Tough Industrial Applications

Nord’s industrial automation solutions include MaxxDrive industrial gear units, Unicase parallel shaft gear units, Unicase helical bevel gear units, IE3 – IE5+ high efficiency electric motors, and Nordac variable frequency drives. These solutions are engineered to work in unison for ultimate performance in demanding, heavy industrial environments.

PRODUCT NEWS | 2024-04-19

Nord Offers Optimum Conveyor Functionality with Nordac On/On+ VFDs

Nordac On/On+ decentralized variable frequency drives are the latest electronic control innovations to be produced by global manufacturer, Nord Drivesystems. These VFDs have been engineered for the specific requirements of horizontal conveyor technology and feature integrated functions to optimize operation performance, an integrated Ethernet interface, full Plug-and-Play capability, and a compact design.

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2023-12-26

ABB Reports on Latest Startup Challenge

With a focus on developing customer solutions that help preserve the earth’s natural resources and contribute to a low-carbon society, ABB launched the 2023 ABB Accelerating Circularity Challenge seeking innovative ideas that design out waste and pollution, keep products and materials in use for as much as possible and regenerating the natural system.

PRODUCT NEWS | 2023-08-18

Nord Offers Drive Solutions at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2023

Nord Drivesystems will be exhibiting at Pack Expo Las Vegas from September 11-13, 2023, in Booth #7863 in the South Upper Hall.

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PRODUCT NEWS | 2023-02-10

NORD Showcases Supply Chain and System Solutions at ProMat

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS will be attending this year’s ProMat Exhibition to showcase their reliable supply chain solutions. Their modular product design delivers versatility with over 20,000,000 unique configurations of gearboxes, electric motors, and variable frequency drives – eliminating the need for costly custom components.

PRODUCT NEWS | 2022-09-28

NORD Provides Automation for Airport and Baggage Handling Systems

When it comes to airport technology and baggage handling systems, efficiency, reliability, and intelligent automation is critical. NORD DRIVESYSTEMS meets these demands with solutions engineered with high flexibility, modular functionality, and convenient operation to effectively power systems and maintain availability. Their new IE5+ product portfolio delivers some of the highest efficiencies on the market for a cost effective, IIoT solution.

REVOLUTIONS | 2021-07-16

The Sustainable Shop Floor

Energy from renewable sources? Natural resource conservation? Reduction in pollution and waste? Energy efficient components? Many talk a good game ...
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2018-09-01

Monitoring the Health of Plant Machinery

Health monitoring or condition monitoring has been used for many years on machines and in plants where the cost of an outage is high. It allows failures to be anticipated and maintenance or repairs to be scheduled for the least loss of production, as well as avoiding unnecessary periodic maintenance.
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2016-12-01

Better Energy-Efficient Flow Rate Regulation

Implementing a power-on-demand concept based on variable speed drives allows for energy saving in any application that involves pumps or hydraulic systems. And when used in combination with an intelligent wiring and communication system, relevant machine data can also be easily recorded - the basis for comprehensive power management.
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2015-02-01

Variable Speed Pump Drives For Industrial Machinery - System Considerations

The changing landscape of hydraulic drives is leading many fluid power specialists to quickly adapt to using variable speed pump drives. Optimum utilization of these drives requires, in many cases, additional system design considerations.
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2013-12-01

The Workhorse of Industry: The Induction Motor

A brief overview of the induction motor, including the basics of construction, performance and variable speed drives.
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TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2011-08-01

Motoring Ahead

Synchronous motors controlled by variable speed drives are bringing higher efficiencies to industrial applications.

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