PUMPING: GIW slurry pump going strong after 52 years
Aug 30, 2011· GROVETOWN, Georgia An LSA model slurry pump installed at the Noranda alumina plant in Gramercy, LA, has operated continuously with only routine maintenance for 52 years, according to the proud manufacturer, GIW Industries. Installed at the plant start-up in 1959, the LSA pump operates on the press floor turn back area, handling bauxite mud slurry at a specific gravity of 1.25