Kumoh Heavy Industries, established in 1994, is a global hidden champion with unique technological expertise in industrial cranes and steel structures, accumulated over approximately 30 years. The company specializes in producing core logistics facilities for national key industries such as steelmaking, nuclear power, and wind power. It possesses differentiated engineering capabilities, particularly in polar cranes for nuclear power plants and special lifting devices for suspension bridge construction. With a management philosophy of customer satisfaction and top quality, it is a leading company in the crane manufacturing sector, contributing to the future development of manufacturing industries in Korea and globally.KumohHeavyIndustries,establishedin1994,isaglobalhiddenchampionwithuniquetechnologicalexpertiseinindustrialcranesandsteelstructures,accumulatedoverapproximately30years.Thecompanyspecializesinproducingcorelogisticsfacilitiesfornationalkeyindustriessuchassteelmaking,nuclearpower,andwindpower.Itpossessesdifferentiatedengineeringcapabilities,particularlyinpolarcranesfornuclearpowerplantsandspecialliftingdevicesforsuspensionbridgeconstruction.Withamanagementphilosophyofcustomersatisfactionandtopquality,itisaleadingcompanyinthecranemanufacturingsector,contributingtothefuturedevelopmentofmanufacturingindustriesinKoreaandglobally.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Steelmaking Cranes: Manufacturing specialized heavy equipment for harsh high-temperature environments, including Teeming Cranes for molten metal transport and Charging Cranes for raw material supply. Establishment of a perfect system to handle flames, high temperatures, dust, and noise during electric furnace charging. A diverse product line of steelmaking process cranes, including Coil Handling Cranes, Magnet Cranes, Tong Cranes, Auto Pick-up Cranes, Scale Pit Cranes, and Scrap Yard Cranes.SteelmakingCranes:Manufacturingspecializedheavyequipmentforharshhigh-temperatureenvironments,includingTeemingCranesformoltenmetaltransportandChargingCranesforrawmaterialsupply.Establishmentofaperfectsystemtohandleflames,hightemperatures,dust,andnoiseduringelectricfurnacecharging.Adiverseproductlineofsteelmakingprocesscranes,includingCoilHandlingCranes,MagnetCranes,TongCranes,AutoPick-upCranes,ScalePitCranes,andScrapYardCranes.
Industrial Cranes: Production of industrial facility cranes such as Overhead Cranes and Jib Cranes. Overhead crane systems involving running rails installed on interior walls or steel frames, utilizing single or double girders.IndustrialCranes:ProductionofindustrialfacilitycranessuchasOverheadCranesandJibCranes.Overheadcranesystemsinvolvingrunningrailsinstalledoninteriorwallsorsteelframes,utilizingsingleordoublegirders.
Port Cranes: Providing container handling crane solutions, including Rail Mounted Quayside Cranes (RMQC) for loading and unloading containers from ships, and Rail Mounted Gantry Cranes (RMGC) for transferring and stacking containers in container yards.PortCranes:Providingcontainerhandlingcranesolutions,includingRailMountedQuaysideCranes(RMQC)forloadingandunloadingcontainersfromships,andRailMountedGantryCranes(RMGC)fortransferringandstackingcontainersincontaineryards.
Wind Power Related Cranes: Possessing technology for manufacturing cranes for wind power related material production and installation. Products recognized for quality and technological prowess in the global market.WindPowerRelatedCranes:Possessingtechnologyformanufacturingcranesforwindpowerrelatedmaterialproductionandinstallation.Productsrecognizedforqualityandtechnologicalprowessintheglobalmarket.
Special Purpose Cranes: Design and manufacturing of special purpose cranes and equipment for bridge construction and other unique applications. Development of cable cranes and lifting devices for suspension bridge construction, with a world-first external winch system significantly reducing crane weight.SpecialPurposeCranes:Designandmanufacturingofspecialpurposecranesandequipmentforbridgeconstructionandotheruniqueapplications.Developmentofcablecranesandliftingdevicesforsuspensionbridgeconstruction,withaworld-firstexternalwinchsystemsignificantlyreducingcraneweight.
Nuclear/Fuel Handling Facilities: Supplying high-safety cranes such as Polar Cranes for nuclear power plants. Adherence to nuclear quality standard ISO 19443 and application of seismic design technology.Nuclear/FuelHandlingFacilities:Supplyinghigh-safetycranessuchasPolarCranesfornuclearpowerplants.AdherencetonuclearqualitystandardISO19443andapplicationofseismicdesigntechnology.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Unique Technology and Over 30 Years of Experience: A global hidden champion with unique technological expertise in industrial cranes and steel structures, accumulated over approximately 30 years since its establishment in 1994.UniqueTechnologyandOver30YearsofExperience:Aglobalhiddenchampionwithuniquetechnologicalexpertiseinindustrialcranesandsteelstructures,accumulatedoverapproximately30yearssinceitsestablishmentin1994.
Leadership in High-Value Special Crane Market: Actively targeting niche markets with high technological entry barriers, such as polar cranes for nuclear power plants and special lifting devices for suspension bridge construction, creating high added value.LeadershipinHigh-ValueSpecialCraneMarket:Activelytargetingnichemarketswithhightechnologicalentrybarriers,suchaspolarcranesfornuclearpowerplantsandspecialliftingdevicesforsuspensionbridgeconstruction,creatinghighaddedvalue.
Rigorous Quality Management and International Certifications: Commitment to thorough quality management through continuous R&D investment and international standard certifications like ISO 19443, establishing its role as a leading heavy industry hardware solution partner in the global market.RigorousQualityManagementandInternationalCertifications:CommitmenttothoroughqualitymanagementthroughcontinuousR&DinvestmentandinternationalstandardcertificationslikeISO19443,establishingitsroleasaleadingheavyindustryhardwaresolutionpartnerintheglobalmarket.
Provision of Customized Solutions for Diverse Industries: Capability to design and manufacture optimized load handling solutions for core logistics facilities in various national key industries, including steelmaking, ports, nuclear power, wind power, and construction.ProvisionofCustomizedSolutionsforDiverseIndustries:Capabilitytodesignandmanufactureoptimizedloadhandlingsolutionsforcorelogisticsfacilitiesinvariousnationalkeyindustries,includingsteelmaking,ports,nuclearpower,windpower,andconstruction.
Strength in Technological Completeness and Commercialization Capability: Demonstrating strong technological completeness and commercialization capabilities compared to major competitors, with expertise confirmed through its patent portfolio and project execution history.StrengthinTechnologicalCompletenessandCommercializationCapability:Demonstratingstrongtechnologicalcompletenessandcommercializationcapabilitiescomparedtomajorcompetitors,withexpertiseconfirmedthroughitspatentportfolioandprojectexecutionhistory.
Target IndustrieTargetIndustrie
Steelmaking Industry: Providing various steelmaking process crane solutions, including molten metal transport, raw material supply, coil transport, and slag pot transport, to major steel mills like POSCO and Hyundai Steel, and key port terminals.SteelmakingIndustry:Providingvarioussteelmakingprocesscranesolutions,includingmoltenmetaltransport,rawmaterialsupply,coiltransport,andslagpottransport,tomajorsteelmillslikePOSCOandHyundaiSteel,andkeyportterminals.
Port Logistics Industry: Supplying container handling cranes for loading and unloading containers from ships, and for transferring and stacking containers in container yards.PortLogisticsIndustry:Supplyingcontainerhandlingcranesforloadingandunloadingcontainersfromships,andfortransferringandstackingcontainersincontaineryards.
Energy Industry: Providing polar cranes for stable operation and maintenance efficiency maximization in nuclear power plants. Manufacturing cranes related to materials and production for wind power plants.EnergyIndustry:Providingpolarcranesforstableoperationandmaintenanceefficiencymaximizationinnuclearpowerplants.Manufacturingcranesrelatedtomaterialsandproductionforwindpowerplants.
Construction Infrastructure Industry: Offering special lifting devices for suspension bridge cable installation and special purpose cranes for large bridge construction.ConstructionInfrastructureIndustry:Offeringspecialliftingdevicesforsuspensionbridgecableinstallationandspecialpurposecranesforlargebridgeconstruction.
Shipbuilding Industry: Supplying various tonnage overhead cranes and gantry cranes to shipyards such as Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.ShipbuildingIndustry:SupplyingvarioustonnageoverheadcranesandgantrycranestoshipyardssuchasHyundaiHeavyIndustriesandHyundaiMipoDockyard.
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
South KoreaSouthKorea
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
ISO 19443 International Standard Certification: Compliance with nuclear quality standard ISO 19443, demonstrating capability in manufacturing high-safety cranes.ISO19443InternationalStandardCertification:CompliancewithnuclearqualitystandardISO19443,demonstratingcapabilityinmanufacturinghigh-safetycranes.
Technology Portfolio and 3 Patents: Expanding its patent portfolio based on unique core technologies, holding 3 patents.TechnologyPortfolioand3Patents:Expandingitspatentportfoliobasedonuniquecoretechnologies,holding3patents.
Awarded '20 Million Dollar Export Tower' and 'Iron Tower Industrial Medal': Simultaneously received the '20 Million Dollar Export Tower' and the 'Iron Tower Industrial Medal' in 2024, firmly establishing its quality competitiveness in overseas markets.Awarded'20MillionDollarExportTower'and'IronTowerIndustrialMedal':Simultaneouslyreceivedthe'20MillionDollarExportTower'andthe'IronTowerIndustrialMedal'in2024,firmlyestablishingitsqualitycompetitivenessinoverseasmarkets.
Continuous R&D Investment: Ongoing R&D investment activities for expanding its technology portfolio.ContinuousR&DInvestment:OngoingR&Dinvestmentactivitiesforexpandingitstechnologyportfolio.