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INTERNATIONAL MINING PROFILES
FROM CONCEPT TO INSTALLATION & BEYOND…..
GIW is a slurry pump company that places customer success first.
IW Industries, Inc. is more than just a
slurry pump manufacturer. GIW supports
their customers through the entire life
cycle of their slurry equipment. There are not
many companies that can offer product design,
testing, manufacturing and service all under
one roof. GIW is a solution provider that lends
total customer support.
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Focused on growth and expansion.
Over the past years, GIW has grown in size and
expertise to ensure that KSB’s GIW® Minerals
products are at the forefront of slurry
technology. Their production facilities recently
completed a multimillion-dollar expansion to
provide customers with the best slurry
solutions. The expansion included an additional
foundry that operates in conjunction with the
existing one and a new distribution center.
The recently constructed white-iron foundry
is a 50,000-square-foot facility that now gives
GIW the opportunity to produce up to 10,000
castings annually. The Grovetown foundry is
now the Number One white-iron foundry in the
world, boasting state-of-the-art equipment,
highly efficient workflows, top safety features,
and significantly greater capacity for both
output and storage of very large slurry-pumping
equipment.
The new distribution center is a massive
59,000-square-foot facility that not only
improves the way GIW can organize and move
their parts but it also allows the company to
give their customers the dependability, and
quality they expect from GIW professionals.
While it’s hard to imagine outgrowing this
massive facility, GIW is prepared for that too.
The north and south
walls of the building
were designed so
that the walls can
be moved out in two
directions. These
extra details will
ensure this new
building’s longevity
and success.
GIW works
hard to deliver
the best
GIW’s dedication to
success was proven when they helped a
customer in Chile achieve what was once thought
impossible: developing a mill pump that can run
at least 4,000 hours continuously without
shutdown. After years of dealing with poor
performing pumps, requiring a costly outage
every 800 hours, leaders of the copper mine
turned to GIW for help. They needed a pump that
could help them maintain a more reliable
shutdown schedule and minimize expenses.
To solve this problem, GIW engineers
developed a brand-new material technology.
The impressive and innovative material called
Endurasite, is capable of resisting the effects of
abrasion for extended periods. When applied to
the MDX-750 high wear wet end parts, this
specially processed, ultra-wear-resistant white-
iron alloy vastly improves pump wear life and,
extends time between shutdowns.
GIW’s MDX-750 along with their new material
technology, not only met the customer’s goal –
but exceeded it.
GIW experts helped
cut annual shutdowns
in half - saving this
massive Chilean
copper mine an
estimated $6 million
USD per mill line.
GIW's continual
development mindset
has taken the mine's
pumps from 800 to
5,000 hours of
continuous operation.
It's an achievement —
and long-term
responsibility — that
GIW doesn't take
lightly.
“Reaching this target is the result of several
years of continuous improvements and focusing
on the customer,” explains Palavecino. “It was
achieved and exceeded because of the
commitment and teamwork between the
customer and supplier.”
In business for over 150 years, GIW has
worked with customers to solve some of their
toughest slurry problems. After a slurry pump is
designed, tested and installed, GIW is a partner
that strives to ensure that the entire process is
running to keep up time at a maximum. That’s
why their success is your success.
About KSB
As a full subsidiary of KSB, GIW is world
renowned for its severe abrasive handling
pumps. Today it leads the world in wear
technology.
GIW has grown in size and expertise to
ensure that KSB’s GIW ® Minerals products are
at the forefront of slurry technology. More than
just a manufacturer; GIW is a solution provider.
GIW maintains a vast service network through
their REGEN Service Centers located in strategic
regions of North America. They offer rebuild
and remanufacturing services for both slurry
and non-slurry products and support all slurry
products and equipment used in the mining
industry.
GIW Industries Inc., (A KSB Company)
5000 Wrightsboro Road
Grovetown, GA 30813
United States
Tel: +1 706 863 1011
Tel: +1 888 832 4449
Fax: +1 706 863 5637
E-mail: marketing@giwindustries.com
AUGUST 2017 | International Mining 59