Pump Fundamentals Blog

Typically, it is only discovered that a pump part has worn out during scheduled maintenance or when there is a catastrophic failure. Other than guessw...

The 3064D casing, commonly used in GIW® 20 X 20 LHD-42 pumps, has been modified for better manufacturability. This change does not affect interchangea...

Previously, the Bill of Materials (BOM) structure treated the thrower (previously known as the flinger), the raw casting, and the associated fasteners...

KSB GIW, Inc. operates the largest white iron foundry in the world, as well as smaller foundries in Grovetown and Thomson, Georgia, USA. Foundries are...

The goal of the Quick Ship 2.0 Program is to have select GIW® LCC pumps ready for shipment within two weeks and have spare parts ready for shipment wi...

Much like the changing seasons, a Latin American mining site implements four scheduled maintenance outages to keep its operation running at peak perfo...

This complete pedestal redesign brings both improved structural integrity and greater ease of access for maintenance for all LSA–style pumps in the 2-...

This upgrade provides an improved platform for installing RTDs, vibration-monitoring equipment, and pitot-tube oil-sampling ports, and multiple oil si...

In a continuous effort to improve the wear life of KSB's mill duty and hydrotransport/tailings pumps, the L Series of MDX and TBC pumps has been devel...

Switching from a competitor pump to the GIW® TBC pump resulted in this oil sands customer receiving 250% improvement in wear performance. Even with th...