GIW Industries Inc. - Div. GiW-KSB Mining Group
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PUMPING: GIW offers tips to avoid clogs in vertical pipes
GEORGIA – Can clogging in vertical piping be prevented? This question is surprisingly common. Most people think of pipelines as running horizontally, but many GIW Industries customers who pump ore need to move their material from the ground floor up…
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PUMPS: How to avoid damage when a pump is stored
GEORGIA – Planning to put your pump into storage? Make sure you know the proper procedures — and follow them — in order to avoid long-term damage. GIW Industries helps its customers tackle some of the most complex pumping challenges…
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PUMPING: GIW asks – do you know what Murphian particles are?
GEORGIA – There is a tiny particle that can cause big problems for any slurry pumping operation. GIW Industries shares how to adjust transport velocity to avoid the issue. The answer to avoiding the issue comes from Reab Berry, former…
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PUMPS: How to avoid common shaft sleeve problems
GEORGIA – While GIW Industries’ pumps help users succeed every day, some materials can break down over time – either from misuse or from contact with abrasive or corrosive materials. Shaft sleeves are cylindrical metal tubes designed to protect pump…
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PUMPS: GIW answers the question – What’s wrong with my bearings?
GEORGIA – Each day, GIW Industries engineers work with customers to solve problems associated with their pumps. One pump component we get a lot of questions about is the cartridge bearing assembly. We spoke to Jon Keith, GIW product manager,…
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PUMPS: How GIW uses affinity laws
GEORGIA – The pump performance chart above is a graphical representation of performance for a particular pump. By using this chart, you can see the head, or pressure, that the pump produces at various flow rates and at different speeds.…
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PUMPS: Quellaveco copper mill chooses GIW cyclone feed units
PERU – GIW Industries has been selected for the delivery of four MDX 600 cyclone feed pumps for the Quellaveco copper project in Peru. The mine is owned 60% by Anglo American and 40% by Mitsubishi. GIW won the order…
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PUMP: GIW offers HVF pump to stop airlock in flotation cells
GEORGIA – When it comes to extracting materials from a slurry, the method of extraction can have as many consequences as it does advantages. In some processes, air is injected into the slurry, which separates the desired materials (such as ore)…
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PUMPS: Why do slurry pumps wear quickly at low flow rates?
GEORGIA – All experienced slurry pump operators are aware of some of the reasons for high rates of pump wear that can negatively affect pump performance over time. Although slurry characteristics such as particle size and concentration may first come…
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RECYCLING: GIW pays for white iron scraps
GEORGIA – It may be comforting to know that if a slurry pump breaks down, GIW Industries has your back. Their team of service techs can help repair or replace your equipment. But what happens to the scrap that gets…
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PUMPS: GIW Minerals introduces new MDX RAMSL
GEORGIA – GIW Industries Inc., continuously strives to make their customers’ jobs easier and more efficient. After several months of advanced testing and prototyping, the company is introducing the new remotely adjusted mechanical suction liner (RAMSL). Read on to discover…
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PUMPS: Five slurry pump hacks you need to know
GEORGIA – It seems like a hack exists for everything these days. From a quicker way to wash your car to unusual ways to remove wood scuffs, there’s a shortcut for doing just about all your everyday chores better, faster,…
