“Does misalignment waste energy?” is a question often asked. The answer, emphatically, is yes! General Motors Corporation and Ludeca Inc. performed and published a study on this issue in 1993 which showed conclusively that energy savings (Real Power savings) of 2.3 percent could be obtained on loaded machines. On unloaded machines, the savings ranged as [...]

PLANT SERVICES • JULY 2011 Misaligned pumps can affect energy efficiency Align pumps with laser accuracy. By Heinz P. Bloch, P.E., Process Machinery Consulting In brief: Intern approaches pump alignment with laser accuracy. Tips to compare the energy wasted by a hot coupling to the energy loss. Misalignment affects bearing load and excessive bearing load [...]