<h1>Strong Partner with Industry Knowledge</h1>

Manufacturers and operators of all types of packaging machines and transport systems need a strong partner with great expertise in drive technology and profound industry knowledge in the packaging industry. We are the reliable partner.

Asynchronous motors enable maximum process stability, reduce vibration and the risk of damage to the load or packaging machine. Read more in our white paper "Drive Technology in End-of-Line Packaging".

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Drive Solutions for the Packaging Industry

Electric drives play an important role for packaging machines. They can be used to convey packaging material, to drive tools, and to form and seal packages. These drives are essential to monitor and control the overall process.

They provide cost-efficient, precise, and reliable solutions for the entire packaging process. Electrical drive systems are easy to install, maintenance friendly, energy efficient, and can be quickly adapted to the requirements in the packaging process.

NORD Offers

  • High-quality, durable, and efficient products customized to your application
  • Vertically and horizontally networked technology with all the options for sensor incorporation and integration into the higher level control system
  • Value-added engineering
  • Customized service over the life cycle of your drive systems

Hygienic Drives in Primary Packaging

In primary packaging, food, pharmaceuticals and other hygiene-sensitive products are often packed. Drive systems in these applications must be easy to clean and resistant to chemical cleaning agents and potential contamination.

In primary packaging, we offer drive solutions for the following processes:

  • Forming
  • Dosing
  • Filling
  • Sealing
  • Labelling

Efficiently Driven with Electric Motors

Electric drives have become more popular than pneumatic ones for secondary packaging machinery. Electrical drive systems enable more efficient processes through enhanced precision and control. Electric drives also have a longer service life and require less maintenance than pneumatic drive systems. For these applications, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS® offers a wide portfolio of drive components: motors, gear units, and drive electronics.

In secondary packaging, we offer drive solutions for the following processes:

  • Carton erecting
  • Filling
  • Sealing
  • Foiling
  • Enveloping
  • Shrinking

Powerful Drives in End-of-Line Packaging

Heavy pallets, boxes, bags, and containers are moved in end-of-line packaging. Heavy loads must be transported over long travel distances. This requires individual and powerful drive systems. NORD DRIVESYSTEMS® offers drive components for all types of packaging, strapping, and palletizing machinery from a single source. NORD’s decentralized asynchronous motors with higher inertia are an ideal solution. Electric drives with higher inertia in the rotor ensure quality control and stability when moving heavy loads.

NORD offers drive solutions for the following processes in end-of-line packaging:

  • Palletizing
  • Wrapping
  • Strapping

Modular Drive Concept for All Applications

Supplying, storing, and transporting are all important stages of processing in the packaging industry. Powerful and efficient drive systems are required to transport indidivual units or large containers. With NORD DRIVESYSTEMS®’ wide portfolio, the team at NORD always finds suitable solutions needed for specific requirements.

We offer drive solutions for high-level applications for the following processes:

  • Conveying
  • Pushing
  • Rotating
  • Transporting
  • Packaging handling

Find Out More in Our Webinar

Drives with centrally controlled servo motors are commonly used in end-of-line packaging. In applications with large inertia or long travel distances this is not required. Decentralized drive solutions offer numerous advantages such as low procurement costs, constructive freedom in machine design, faster commissioning and simplified maintenance and repair processes. We will present the advantages of decentralized drive technologies compared to conventional centrally controlled servo motors in our webinar.

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Documents

WP0001 - End-of-Line Packaging White Paper

WP0001 - End-of-Line Packaging White Paper
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Documentation Details

A6090 - Packaging Industry Solutions

A6090 - Packaging Industry Solutions
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Documentation Details

Drive Technology for the Packaging Industry

The focus is on positioning accuracy and chemical resistance in primary packaging, and on the performance of the drives in end-of-line packaging. Some applications require higher hygienic standards for drive components.

Different criteria determine processing stages in the packaging industry: NORD DRIVESYSTEMS® offers optimally adjusted components for all stages. Together with you, our industry experts will develop a drive solution customized to your requirements.

<h2>Gearmotors</h2>

Two-Stage Helical Bevel Gearmotor


  • Performance: 0.16 hp - 12.3 hp (0.12 kW - 9.2 kW)
  • Torque: 50 Nm - 660 Nm

UNICASE™ CLINCHER™

NORDBLOC.1® Helical In-Line Gearmotor

  • Performance: 0.16 hp - 50 hp (0.12 kW - 37 kW)
  • Torque: 30 Nm - 3,300 Nm

NORDBLOC.1® Helical In-Line Gearmotor

UNIVERSAL SI Worm Gear Unit

  • Performance: 0.16 HP - 5.5 HP
  • Torque Range: 186 lb-inch - 3,780 lb-in

UNIVERSAL SI Worm Gear Unit

UNICASE™ CLINCHER™ Parallel Shaft Gearmotor

  • Performance: 0.16 HP - 268 HP
  • Torque Range: 974 lb-inch - 885,075 lb-in
  • Slim design for space-saving installation

UNICASE™ CLINCHER™

Electric Motors

IE3 Asynchronous Motors


  • Performance: 0.16 hp - 75 hp (0.12 kW - 55 kW)
  • Efficiency class IE3
  • Protection class IP66

IE3 Asynchronous Motors

IE4 Synchronous Motors

  • Performance: 1.5 HP - 7.5 HP (1.1 kW - 5.5 kW)
  • Efficiency class IE4
  • Protection class IP66

IE4 Synchronous Motors

IE5+ Synchronous Motors


  • Performance: 0.47 hp - 5.4 hp (0.35 kW - 4.00 kW)
  • Efficiency class IE5+
  • Compact design

IE5+ Synchronous Motors

IE3 Asynchronous Motors


  • Performance: 0.16 hp - 75 hp (0.12 kW - 55 kW)
  • Efficiency class IE3
  • Protection class IP66

IE3 Asynchronous Motors

IE5+ Synchronous Motors


  • Performance: 0.47 hp - 5.4 hp (0.35 kW - 4.00 kW)
  • Efficiency class IE5+
  • Compact design
  • Available with chemically resistant nsd tupH™ and/or IP69K

IE5+ Synchronous Motors

Drive Electronics

NORDAC® ON/ON+ SK300P


  • Power range: 0.5 hp - 1.3 hp (0.37 - 0.95 kW)
  • Decentralized variable frequency drive
  • Plug & play for fast commissioning
  • Reduced wiring effort

NORDAC® ON/ON+SK300P

NORDAC® FLEX SK200E


  • Power range: 0.34 hp - 30 hp (0.25 - 22 kW)
  • Decentralized variable frequency drive
  • Plug & Play for fast commissioning
  • Reduced wiring effort

NORDAC® FLEX SK200E

NORDAC® LINK


  • Power range: 0.47 hp - 10 hp (0.35 - 7.5 kW)
  • Flexible decentralized variable frequency drive
  • Simple installation due to plug-in capability

NORDAC® LINK

NORDAC® PRO


  • Power range: 0.34 hp - 30 hp (0.25 - 22 kW)
  • Control cabinet variable frequency drive
  • Multi-protocol Ethernet interface

NORDAC® PRO

NORD Drive Solutions

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS offers drive solutions for all types of packaging, strapping, palletizing, and conveying machinery, all from a single source. Geared motors, electric motors, and decentralized variable frequency drives that are fully matched and adjusted to the end-of-line packaging’s requirements.

Flexible

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS offers modular and ideal drive concepts for your application.

Various mechanical (flanges, shaft sizes), and electronic bus interfaces allow for flexible integration into packaging machinery.

Drive systems with decentralized inverters allow for more flexibility in design contraints of your project.

Economic

Decentralized drive solutions from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS are less expensive to purchase than conventional servo solutions.

When used with decentralized variable frequency drives, components such as control cabinets and wiring are eliminated and the setup effort is significantly lower.

Depending on the system type and application, the savings can be up to 50%.

Reliable

NORD synchronous motors impress with long- service life and low downtimes.

They allow for reliable movement of even the heaviest loads that are found in end-of-line packaging.

Their design ensures easy maintenance and quick and simple replacement.

Case Study: Jütro GmbH & Co.

Jütro GmbH & Co. KG Konserven und Feinkost from Jüterbog in Brandenburg is a traditional company that is specialized in the production of ketchup, remoulade sauce, mayonnaise, and salad cream. The Brandenburg company equipped a new PET bottling plant completely with gearmotors and variable frequency drives. Read here what convinced them about NORD DRIVESYSTEMS<sup>®</sup>’ solution.

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Case Study: SYMACH

The Dutch machine manufacturer SYMACH successfully produces palletizing machines. Instead of control boxes installed on the top of the machine, they now rely on decentralized drive units from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS. This results in various advantages.

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Case Study: Octopi

NORD’s capabilities in the beverage industry are extensive and NORD products are specifically tailored to meet a variety of beverage production system needs such as pumping, mixing and agitating, air conditioning and ventilating, moving and positioning, dosing, filling, packing, conveying and storing. NORD’s robust, durable and cost effective speed reducers, motors and AC vector drives are available in a wide range of ratios and with heavy duty bearings.

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Ask the NORD Industry Experts

Not all packaging is the same. Varying goods and materials, different packaging stages, and sometimes special ambient conditions place different demands on the drive systems. We are a reliable partner for the packaging industry with extensive experience. Our experts are highly familiar with the conditions in the industry. Contact them for personal advice on the NORD packaging portfolio.