NEW NOZZLE BOWL CENTRIFUGES END MAINTENANCE BOTTLENECK - INTERVALS BETWEEN MAINTENANCE SHUTDOWNS JUMP TO 2,000 HR

For years, frequent centrifuge maintenance shutdowns were accepted as necessary to maintain efficient production at Georgia-Pacific West, a Bellingham, WA-based specialty chemical subsidiary of Georgia-Pacific. After conducting a variety of field tests, technical managers replace d existing centrifuges with an improved technology that has extended t he interval between required shutdowns from every 100-150 hr to 2,000 hr.