Rebuilt Converter Resumes Production at POSCO Mill
04/11/2017 - POSCO has restarted a LD (BOF) converter at its Gwangyang plant following a project to modernize the approximately 30-year-old unit.
POSCO largely handled the modernization project, but Primetals Technologies installed a new tilting drive on the No. 1 converter, housed in the plant’s No. 1 steel shop. Primetals said.
The company said the tilting drive is designed for a long service life and ease of maintenance.
“Emergency drives ensure almost 100% availability. For critical states, such as power failure or peak loads, a special safety concept was implemented that maximizes personal and operational safety,” the company said in a statement.
The rebuilt converter was put back into service earlier this year. Primetals said its part of the project was completed with five days to spare before the contractual deadline.
The company said the tilting drive is designed for a long service life and ease of maintenance.
“Emergency drives ensure almost 100% availability. For critical states, such as power failure or peak loads, a special safety concept was implemented that maximizes personal and operational safety,” the company said in a statement.
The rebuilt converter was put back into service earlier this year. Primetals said its part of the project was completed with five days to spare before the contractual deadline.
