
POSCO, Korea–Manless Machinery
John M Henderson has successfully completed Phase three of a five years collaboration with Posco in Korea. The equipment supplied under this contract was for the refurbishment of fifty-year old coke oven batteries. The new machines are now in full production and Final Acceptance Testing is under way.
PROJECT DETAILS
Phase 1 – 1 New Set of Coke Oven Machines for New 6.7m Battery
- 1 x Screwfeeder Charge Car
- 1 x Pusher Machine
- 1 x Transfer Car
- 1 x Locomotive
- 1 x Wet Quench Car
Phase 2 – Modernisation of 44 Existing Coke Oven Machines
- 20 x Screwfeeder Charge Cars
- 20 x Pusher Machines
- 4 x Transfer Cars
Phase 3 – 3 New Sets of Coke Oven Machines for Existing Batteries
- 3 x Screwfeeder Charge Cars
- 3 x Pusher Machines (1 Remodelled)
- 3 x Transfer Cars
- 2 x Locomotives
All the machines are now in full production and Final Acceptance Testing is under way. They feature full Manless Operation and are designed to the latest standards of environmental protection. The old machines that they replace have been removed from the site.



