KSB has introduced the completion of its US$44 million multiphase enlargement of the GIW facility in Grovetown, Georgia, USA.
The expanded GIW manufacturing complex in Grovetown.
The first two phases of the growth have been approved in 2013 in response to rising market demand for bigger gear. Since then, the Grovetown facility has accomplished upgrades, added tens of 1000’s of sq. toes to its foundry, increased furnace capability, completed development on a distribution centre, and gained approval for 3 further phases of improvement.
With the completion of the challenge, KSB has quadrupled its capacity to mould castings over 20,000 lbs (9000 kg), increased its maximum pouring output by as much as 66,000 lbs (30,000 kg), decreased the number of required shot blast runs by 50%, added special cleaning stations for big castings, carried out new know-how and efficiency solutions, and doubled worker locker room amenities.
pressure gauge went forward with the project’s completion, regardless of the Covid-19 pandemic and its financial fallout.
“Our clients within the mining industry are doing important work to keep the economy afloat. KSB is extra dedicated than ever to offering our companions with an uninterrupted provide of pumps and elements. Completing this enlargement improves our capability to serve our customers, and we’ll stop at nothing to assist the success of our clients’ operations,” says Wolfgang Demmler, president of KSB Mining.
In 2020, the KSB Group launched KSB Mining, a brand new market-driven organization providing experience on centrifugal pumps to mining operations.
The expanded facilities in Grovetown function the headquarters of GIW Slurry Pumps.
GIW at present employs over 600 people at its Grovetown facility.
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