"Our main objective this year is to get access to all the mining companies in West Africa," says Outare Kokobissi, the area manager for KSB Pumps in Western Africa. "That's why we come to WAMPEX; the high industry profile of visitors to the show, and most of these with mining as their main focus."
KSB Pumps is based in Accra and specialises in developing the West African market by providing sales, technical and commercial support for pump and valve customers.
"Our mill discharge pumps are performing exceptionally well at Bissa Gold in Burkina Faso," adds Kokobissi. "These are heavy duty slurry pumps used to feed the cyclone at the mine." The $250-million Bissa Gold mine, about 100km north of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, opened in 2013 and will operate for about 10 years.
KSB Pumps will be showcasing a variety of different types of pumps such as; Movitec, Etanorm, and Butterfly Valves KRT. KSB's Movitec high-pressure pumps now feature enhanced materials, seal variants and connection options.
"These pumps are more versatile than before, with optimised hydraulic components, and the high-pressure in-line pump already fulfils the minimum efficiency requirements of the European ErP regulation for 2015. It plays an important role in saving energy at component level," says Kokobissi.
"The Etanorm standardised water pump provides high reliability, smooth running and excellent suction performance; it uses about 7,000 kWh less energy per year, saving mining companies thousands of euros, with considerable reductions in CO2 emissions."
Etanorm pumps are available in numerous variants and material combinations as a standard, providing an ideally suited Etanorm pump for every application.
KSB's butterfly valves are used on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tanker trucks and LNG terminals. AMRI butterfly valves are available with a large range of electric, pneumatic and hydraulic actuators, gear units and various control accessories.
