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.

Project Specification:
Customer: POSCO Pohang & Gwangyang