To meet the increasing demand for electronic control products, drive technology specialist Nord Drivesystems is expanding production capacities at its Aurich facility in Germany. This location has been manufacturing the company’s electronic drive components since the 1980s and every Nord electronic drive, whether a control cabinet or decentralized solution, has been produced at the plant regardless of where in the world it is used. Nord held a topping-out ceremony for the new building in summer of 2025, celebrating the placement of the final, highest beam on the building’s structure.
The new, modern two-story building is being built on a 193,750-square-foot site adjacent to the existing production plant and will feature direct connection to the current buildings. Upon completion, the project will create an additional base area of 53,820 square feet, with 92,570 square feet for production and logistics areas, and 15,070 square feet for communal and training spaces.
Following the building permit submission in March 2024, site work quickly began. Approximately 459,090 cubic feet of topsoil was removed, fill sand was brought in, and the existing paving was crushed and reused on site. Foundation work began in September and within twelve weeks, 101 sleeve foundations and a 328-foot-long strip foundation were created. A new nitrogen tank was also installed in October, its volume exceeding that of the existing tank by more than 60 percent and ensuring an oxygen-free protective atmosphere during automatic soldering of the modules. In December, the foundation was complete.
The topping-out ceremony in August marked a milestone on the road to completion of the project.
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