Drive systems and digital services for automated processes

This includes the demonstration of a practical model dedicated to digital twins, which will illustrate the relation between virtual commissioning and real-life drive optimisation. Offers such as the IIoT solution NORD DRIVE MONITOR and the NORD ECO service complement the system provider's trade fair presentation.

NORD's trade fair stand will provide visitors with an overview of the various options that the drive specialist offers as a system provider: tailor-made, high-efficiency drive systems that are matched to the respective application and focus on a long service life as well as reliable operation.

Keeping track with NORD DRIVE MONITOR

At the trade fair stand, visitors can also see the NORD DRIVE MONITOR in action as a valuable tool for predictive maintenance. The IIoT solution provides dynamically calculated and sensor-captured operating values of the electronic drive systems for further processing in condition monitoring (CM), thus enabling predictive maintenance (PdM).

The benefit for users is that with NORD DRIVE MONITOR, they can identify anomalies and wear at an early stage and plan maintenance activities before damage occurs or before the system comes to a standstill.

Functional safety new safety features for NORDAC ON

There are also new developments in the field of functional safety such as the recent, extensive safety upgrade of the product family of decentralised NORDAC ON frequency inverters. The new functions are particularly useful when used in automation environments. In addition to STO and SS1, the safe motion functions SLS, SMS or SSM are also integrated for fail-safe control of the rotary movement.

NORDAC ON thus not only features safe standstill functions (Safe Torque Off and Safe Stop 1) but also enables safe control of a drive system's speeds (Safety Limited Speed, Safe Maximum Speed and Safe Speed Monitor). Safe digital inputs and outputs enable direct connection of fail-safe peripheral components and features such as emergency stop buttons, safety door switches or photoelectric sensors.

NORD ECO for efficiency analysis during operation

At SPS, NORD will provide information on the NORD ECO service, which reveals the energy actually used and the energy not used by a drive system, thus allowing to determine the configuration with the lowest energy consumption. Based on the analysis data, NORD prepares a design proposal to improve the drive systems' dimensioning and therefore the performance and efficiency of the system.

Virtual commissioning and digital twin

For selected products, NORD offers the option to request a model file as a digital twin, which can be used to test a component or an entire system in a virtual environment. Virtual commissioning allows to quickly identify potential errors or further need for optimisation before the selected configuration is brought to life. Visitors can see for themselves how this is put into practice at the trade fair stand.

Other digital services that NORD's team of experts will present at SPS 2026 include the myNORD customer portal. It allows registered users to discover NORD's portfolio and find the right components and drive systems. myNORD is continuously updated and expanded with new features.