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Nord Aandrijvingen Nederland celebrates its fortieth anniversary with a meeting in Noordwijk

Nord Aandrijvingen Nederland celebrated the company's fortieth anniversary with a meeting in Huis ter Duin in Noordwijk. Mrs. Jutta Humbert, Managing Director of Getriebebau Nord, and Gernot Zarp, Sales Director of the Nord Group, came from Germany to Noordwijk to attend the anniversary celebration.

Hillegom, 2024-06-04

Mrs. Humbert discussed the development of Getriebebau Nord during a short speech. Founded in 1965, the company now has approximately 5,000 employees worldwide and achieves an annual turnover of approximately 1.2 billion euros. There are also branches and sales offices in more than 60 countries worldwide. The general manager of the family business underlined the importance of sustainability in global business policy. This is reflected, among other things, in products that meet the highest quality requirements, use little energy and have a low CO2 footprint.

Sales director Zarp addressed the sustainability aspect of the Nord products. He spoke about the energy-efficient IE5+ motors (efficiency up to 95%!), which are used, among other things, in the innovative DuoDrive. Energy savings of up to 50 percent can be achieved with these highly efficient drives, especially in intralogistics, airports, the food sector and distribution. Zarp also discussed the success of the 'heavy duty' MAXXDRIVE gear units, such as those used in the agitators of biogas digesters and cranes (MAXXDRIVE XD).

Director Gerhard Stuut of Nord Nederland discussed the history of the Dutch branch and once again underlined the importance of interesting young people in technology. Nord Nederland wants to work closely with its customers, including by bringing interesting applications of drive technology to wide attention.

Customer advisors Herwin Eikens, Arno Klasen and Jon de Leeuw spoke about some interesting applications of Nord drive technology, such as in a bio-fermentation plant of the Smits Group in North Brabant, in internal logistics and in baggage handling at airports. The aspect of variant reduction was also discussed: the optimal power over a wide torque range means that fewer different types of drives are sufficient, which results in a significant cost reduction in installation, maintenance and administration.

The meeting in Noordwijk concluded with a drink and dinner for guests and management and employees of Getriebebau Nord and Nord Nederland.