▲ (From left) Deputy general manager Duk-sang Kim (new combustion technology team, future technology division, Institute of Technology, R&D center), general manager Wook Jung (compact engine development team, engine product development & testing division, R&D center), president Dong yonu Sohn (R&D Center), managing director Sung chon Kang (advance heavy equipment/engine product quality control team, quality control center) and general manager Moon sik Chang (compact engine design team, engine product development division, R&D center) pose for a photo after receiving the prize at the IR52 Jang Young Shill Award.

Compact diesel engines developed by Doosan Infracore received the prize at the 70th IR52 Jang Young Shill Award 2013 held in the auditorium (12F), Maeil Business Newspaper Building, Jung-gu, Seoul, on January 14, 2013.

Compact diesel engines developed by Doosan Infracore complied with Tier 4 Final standards for industrial engines devised by the U.S. EPA for the first time in Korea. Their competitors require diesel particulate filters (DPF) to meet the standards while Doosan Infracore’s G2 engines don’t need such filters, saving costs and proving its technological prowess. Such engines can be mounted in a diversity of industrial equipment and are now planned to be first installed in Doosan’s forklifts and compact equipment.

General manager Jeong Wook (compact engine development team, R&D center) said, “Many competitors are having difficulty in developing compact engines that can meet Tier 4 Final standards due to challenges in applying a fuel-injection system and after-treatment devices for exhaust gases. I think that Doosan Infracore was highly evaluated because it had successfully developed environmentally friendly engines that can satisfy Tier 4 Final standards without relying on DPFs.” Managing director Kang Seung-cheon (advance heavy equipment/engine product quality control team, quality control center) added, “We won’t be content with the current achievements and instead will continue to develop more advanced technologies to meet market and customer needs. We plan to further boost sales by pioneering new markets and developing more applications.”

The IR52 Jang Young Shill Award is co-hosted by the Korea Industrial Technology Association and Maeil Business Newspaper and is sponsored by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. It is Korea’s best science award that was first launched in 1991 and is given to one product per week for 52 weeks every year.