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NORD Helps Drive the Future of Automotive Assembly

Since 2014, OCC Systems and NORD DRIVESYSTEMS have teamed up to supply hundreds of Torque Arm Conveyor Drives to automakers in North America.

Waunakee, WI, 2022-11-07

The "OCC Systems Torque Arm Conveyor Drive" is a specialized automotive assembly gearbox solution that uses NORD's Overhead Conveyor Drive gear unit. Engineers from OCC Systems worked closely with the team at NORD to develop a wide range of precisely configured gearboxes to meet the requirements of various plants in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

“Talk to anyone responsible for keeping a plant running and that’s what they gravitate to,” says Craig Dahl, Parts and Service Manager at OCC Systems. “In fact, I had a customer in here a few months ago who was visiting for another project. He took one look at the Torque Arm Drive and immediately pulled out his phone to take some pictures so he could show his boss. He was pretty excited.”

The partnership has been a successful one, with 180 units going into service in a year's time, including everything from 2 HP all the way up to 20 HP, and conveyor speeds from 5 - 70 feet per minute.

“NORD has been a great partner for many years, and this is a great example of that,” says Dahl. “Between its greater efficiency and modular, easily maintained construction, I look forward to seeing more of these units deployed in other assembly lines. I have a lot of confidence in this product.

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