Nord DriveSystems launches all-purpose MaxxDrive XD gear unit

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According to the company, the new unit can be used with port and container cranes plus overhead and gantry cranes, as well as for high-bay coil storage, making it relevant not just for ports, logistics and shipyards but also for the metal, chemical and paper industries, and for mining and bulk goods transshipment.

Nord currently offers the MaxxDrive XD in five sizes with centre distances measuring between 509mm and 963mm.

It also comes in versions with three or four gear stages, covering a wide speed range with a maximum nominal gear ratio of 355:1. The constant torque across the whole speed ratio guarantees a high efficiency while in use.

An elongated arrangement of gear stages also enables a mechanical tailor-made dimensioning of the gear unit with a sufficient centre distance, thereby avoiding over-dimensioning.

As with all Nord gear units, the MaxxDrive XD features robust one-piece Unicase housing, designed especially for lifting applications and optimised for downward loads. The housing is also available with an inspection cover, enabling a visual check of internal components without having to remove the gear unit. It is available in grey cast iron or nodular cast iron.

For the MaxxDrive XD’s components, Nord is using tried-and-tested standard parts from its existing range of industrial gear units.

The drive specialist from northern Germany says the new product closes a gap in its portfolio.

“We can now offer our customers the complete package of running gear and lifting gear drives for cranes from a single source,” said Jörg Niermann, head of marketing at Nord.

“We are delighted that we are now able to also offer complete drive solutions in an economic and tailor-made manner with our proven Nord quality standards.”

Nord is presenting the new MaxxDrive XD industrial gear units at the Bauma construction machinery trade fair in Munich from 24–30 October 2022 in hall/stand A3.537.