Strategies to Improve Pump Efficiency and Life Cycle Performance

In today’s business environment, paper companies are looking for new avenues to lower energy and operating costs. There is a growing awareness that centrifugal pump optimization can significantly reduce electrical energy demand while improving pump and process reliability. Proper pump selection, sizing and operation are important to mill economic performance. Historically, pump design has focused on mechanical performance; today, the focus must shift to pump system performance in order to achieve available life cycle cost savings. These potential savings are a significant portion of mill operating cost. Motor and valve performance improvements can have a major impact on the bottom line.