MINERALS OIL & GAS POWER & INDUSTRIAL WEIRBULLETIN | AUGUST 2011
L-R Paul Sharp and Matt Cosgrove from Sibelco Australia enjoy the many benefits of the WBH®
slurry pump at the Tallawang mine site
Enthusiasm for innovation improves efficiency at Sibelco Australia’s Tallawang site
Sibelco Australia takes pride in using innovative methods and sophisticated equipment in its work processing and supplying raw materials for the Australian, New Zealand and Asian manufacturing and primary industries. So its Tallawang mine in central western New South Wales was a natural choice for the world-first trial of Weir Minerals’ new Warman WBH® centrifugal slurry pump.
The trial began in December 2009,
with Weir staff helping with the instal- lation. It was a trouble-free process.
“We’d allowed two days for the change- over but it was done in one day,” said maintenance supervisor, Matt Cosgrove. “The pump ran beautifully from day one with no dramas whatsoever.” Since then, hopes for the perform- ance of the WBH® realised.
pump have been
“It runs cooler and uses less power, and we can adjust it on the run, which couldn’t be done with the previous pumps,” said Matt. “To adjust them we would have had to shut the plant down for several hours.”
With the pump wearing out in the expected time, Weir staff performed a complete rebuild onsite in one day, serving the additional purpose of train- ing mine staff to perform the task in the future. “We had no hesitation in purchas- ing the pump at the end of the trial in December,” said Matt. “While we’re very happy with it, we’re all still learning about it, so it’s good to know ongoing support and service is available from Weir whenever we need it.”
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