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the pump sets remotely, regardless of location
and GSM coverage.
“This ensures pumps are maintained at the
highest readiness and performance,” the
company said.
Both pump sets come as standard with full
service and safety packs including LED service
lighting, fire extinguishers and fuel conditioning
equipment.
Heavy-duty slurry
GIW Industries recently launched what it says is
the largest and heaviest pump available in the
mining industry to reinforce its presence in the
Canada oil sands sector.
The GIW ® TBC-92 slurry pump is named for its
92 in (2.34 m) impeller and is the latest in a line
of powerful high-pressure pumps offered by GIW.
“The installation of the TBC-92 marks an
important milestone: GIW now has pumps in
service at all operating Canadian oil sands hydrotransport
applications,” GIW said. “The TBC-92 is
designed to tackle heavy-duty slurry transport
while providing a low total cost of ownership.
Minimal labour and maintenance time help to
maximise production and profit.”
According to GIW Business Development
Manager, Mollie Timmerman, this pump
incorporates all the company’s lessons from
operating in the oil sands, and features GIW’s
latest hydraulic and wear technologies.
GIW Industries says the GIW TBC-92 slurry pump
is the largest and heaviest pump available in the
mining industry
“Because this is the heaviest TBC pump we
have ever designed, particular attention was given
to maintainability, as well as material selection
and construction of the pressure-containing
components,” she said.
The TBC-92 combines the best elements of the
products that preceded it, according to the
company, including many from the TBC-84 (also
known as the ‘Super Pump’). It also incorporated
features from GIW’s MDX product line, which is
used in heavy-duty mining circuits such as the
First Quantum-owned Cobre Panama mine, in
Panama.
In total, the TBC-92 weighs about 209,000 lb
(94.8 t), including a casing that, by itself, weighs
34,000 lb (15.4 t).
For ease of maintenance, customers receive
custom lifting devices to facilitate safe removal
and installation of wear components, GIW said.
The pump also features a long-lasting suction liner
that can be adjusted without needing to shut the
pump down.
After the pump is installed, dedicated site
account managers work through the start-up
process, according to GIW, while local services
and spare parts supply will be based out of GIW’s
Fort McMurray Service Centre, located close to the
oil sands operations.
Abrasive slurry was a consideration at a copper
operation in Latin America where ABEL recently
supplied its ABEL HM hydraulic diaphragm pumps.
The mine in question was looking for a robust
and long-term pumping solution to cope with
varying and abrasive slurry from its concentrate
operation.
The company supplied ABEL HM hydraulic
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