The TCO includes all costs associated with the purchase, operation and recycling of a drive system. By using highly efficient technologies in conjunction with a consistent reduction in variants and standardization, life cycle costs can be significantly optimized.

Nord offers a wide range of innovative products and services that help drive technology customers to optimize the total cost of ownership of their systems. The modular NORD product kit enables a customer-specific reduction in the number of variants right from the procurement stage. The efficient drive solutions from Nord Drivesystems can then be used to significantly reduce energy costs. Coordinated online tools also facilitate spare parts management for the relevant industries.

Nord-Antriebstechnik optimizes the TCO

85% of the life cycle costs of a drive result from its operation: energy costs, administrative costs, service and maintenance costs, training and documentation, personnel costs, spare parts stocks as well as breakdowns and downtimes, but also costs for recycling and disposal. Aspects such as energy efficiency, operational safety, maintenance costs and variant reduction are therefore of central importance in TCO optimization. The long service life and low maintenance requirements of Nord drive systems also play a particularly positive role in reducing overall costs. An extremely effective measure to reduce the total cost of ownership is the use of highly efficient synchronous motors. These motors developed by NORD have an efficiency class which in some cases is better than IE5. The current standard in Europe is efficiency class IE3.

Cost optimization with the new high-efficiency portfolio

Synchronous motors develop their full potential in applications in the partial load range and low speed ranges. Systems in the baggage handling, mail and parcel processing sectors can achieve significant cost savings by using synchronous motors. The high cost reductions are achieved over the entire product life cycle. The Nord high-efficiency portfolio was developed with a focus on maximum energy efficiency, maximum power density and the best possible user-friendliness. It consists of the patented DuoDrive geared motor, the integrated IE5+ synchronous motor and the Nordac On frequency inverter and is the ideal answer to reducing the total cost of ownership.

With the Nord Eco service, the Nord specialists analyze the drives installed at the customer's premises with regard to energy efficiency, dimensioning and variety and create a tailor-made drive concept to reduce the life cycle costs for the existing application.