Nord Drivesystems has released its DuoDrive geared motor, an efficient drive solution for beverage bottling that promises energy savings, low operating costs and high levels of hygiene.
The innovative and patented DuoDrive motor integrates a high-efficiency IE5+ synchronous motor into the housing of a single-stage helical gear unit, and with a system efficiency of up to 92 per cent – one of the highest efficiencies on the market in this power class. Very high system efficiency is also achieved in the partial load range.
The constant motor torque over a wide speed range allows for consistent version reduction and reduction of operation costs. Together with the simple plug-and-play commissioning, this results in a significant reduction in the total cost of ownership in comparison with existing drive systems.
The unventilated, wash-down design with smooth surfaces meets the most stringent hygiene requirements and ensures optimum cleaning.
Beverage bottling is an area where the demand for decentralised drive technology is on the rise, and Nord is offering an optimal solution with the smart NORDAC ON/ON+ frequency inverter.
NORDAC ON/ON+ covers power ranges up to 2.2kW and is characterised by an integrated Ethernet interface (ProfiNET, EtherNET IP and EtherCAT can be set per parameter), full plug-in capability and a very compact design.
Decentralised inverters are ideally suited for integration into bottling and conveyor systems, and thus save space, as well as the extensive motor cable wiring required for centralised frequency inverters.
The nsd tupH surface treatment is available for DuoDrive, as well as for NORDAC ON/ON+.
Thanks to a special method, the surface is made corrosion-resistant and harder, and makes aluminium behave like stainless steel, with regard to corrosion protection.
This is not a coating, but a surface treatment that creates a protective layer, which is permanently bonded to the substrate material, so that nothing can detach or flake off.
The drives are easy to clean and largely resistant to acids and alkalis. It is even possible to use high-pressure cleaners or apply aggressive media.
nsd tupH treatment is available for most of Nord modular drive systems made from aluminium.
