WEIR MINERALS UNVEILS A NEW MODEL WARMAN® PUMP
MADISON, Wis. – July 12, 2011 – The new WARMAN®
WBH® centrifugal slurry pump, which includes more than 20 design
enhancements to existing technology, is now available worldwide,
Weir Minerals officials announced today.
With an eye on improved efficiency and
operational savings, the newly-released pump boasts an innovative
single-piece frame. This allows for truer alignment of the
bearings, seals and impeller with the front liner whilst lowering
the part count.
In addition, the pump’s ‘One Point’ front
liner adjustment mechanism gives operators the ability to both
rotate and to axially adjust the liner relative to the impeller,
even while the pump is running. The ability to continuously
minimize the gap between the liner and impeller can reduce wear of
these components and ensure a superior longer-term performance,
while at the same time reducing production interruptions.
“The pioneering design features built into the
WBH slurry pump are meant to maintain top performance,” Weir
Minerals Director of Technology Fred Bradner said. “Specifically,
maintenance must be easy and predictable, and the new WBH pump is
built to ensure longer maintenance-free intervals, and a broader
efficiency curve than other pumps in this class. That helps to
increase production and reduces energy consumption, which
contributes to cost savings.”
Bradner also noted that the WBH® pump
minimizes the risk of catastrophic failure with safety features
including standard leak detection, optional vibration, temperature
and wear monitoring, and the ability to add pressure relief and
thermal cut-out devices.
“Combined, the many performance and wear-life
enhancing features designed and built into the WBH pump can
translate into a lower total cost of ownership for its users,”
Bradner said.
The WBH® pump is already available in
Australia, where mine engineers and maintenance supervisors are
praising the WBH® slurry pump’s reliability and performance.
“The pump ran beautifully from Day One with no
dramas whatsoever,” said Matt Cosgrove, Maintenance Supervisor at
the Sibelco Australia Tallawang mine site.
“It’s definitely the pump of the future,”
added Paul Burgess, Reliability Engineer at Rio Tinto’s Coal &
Allied operation at Mt. Thorley Warkworth mine.
For more information about the WARMAN® WBH®
slurry pump, visit weirminerals.com/WBH.
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