Meet UCC PLAKON
UCC PLAKON serves as the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) engineering and execution arm of UCC Environmental, delivering proven solutions for power generation, industrial utilities, and environmental compliance. Backed by UCC’s global expertise and decades of experience, UCC PLAKON provides localized support, system design, and turnkey implementation across boiler technologies, material handling, air pollution control, and replacement parts—ensuring reliability, regulatory alignment, and operational efficiency for clients throughout the region.
About Us
Founded in 1991 in Moers, Germany as the independent engineering firm Ingenieurbüro PLAKON oHG, UCC PLAKON GmbH has built a strong reputation for excellence in process engineering, industrial design, technical calculations, and project execution within the power generation sector. Over the decades, our extensive reference list has become a testament to the quality and precision of our work.
In 2015, PLAKON joined the UCC Environmental family, combining our deep engineering expertise with global resources. Today, our team of approximately 40 specialists brings technical competence, innovative thinking, and a passion for delivering outstanding results on every project.
Our capabilities include:
• Steam Generator Power Stations
• Combustion Stations
• Vessel and Device Engineering
• Ash and Material Handling Systems
• Piping Systems
UCC PLAKON remains committed to delivering engineered solutions that meet the highest standards of safety, efficiency, and reliability for the power generation industry.
Engineering and Design Capabilities
Steam Generator & Boiler Systems
- Large-scale steam generators
- Steam systems for district energy, combined heat and power (CHP), and industrial operations
- High-capacity hot water boilers
- Waste heat recovery boilers
- CO boilers
- Custom boilers for coal gasification applications
- Heat recovery solutions for gas turbines (combined-cycle configurations)
- Municipal and industrial waste incineration systems
Combustion Systems
- Combustion solutions for solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels
- Circulating fluidized bed (CFB) combustion systems
Steel & Plate Fabrication
- Fabricated structures for steam generator installations
- Hot and cold air ducting
- Flue gas ductwork and dampers
- Fuel handling systems
- Pulverized coal piping
- Coal storage bunkers
Tanks & Process Equipment
- Pressure vessels and custom tanks for boiler plants
- Process equipment for industrial and chemical plants
Ash Handling & Material Conveyance
- Complete wet and dry ash handling systems
- Bottom ash dewatering solutions
- Hydraulic conveying (lean and dense phase)
- Mechanical and pneumatic fly ash transport
- Coal mill waste removal
- Ash storage and silo systems
- Custom-engineered system components
Piping Systems
- High- and medium-pressure piping systems
- Cooling water piping for thermal and nuclear power plants
- Industrial and chemical plant piping networks
- Custom fabrication of piping components:
- Headers
- Desuperheaters
- Silencers
- Startup and drain steam expanders
Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI) Systems
- Turnkey DSI systems for SO₂, HCl, and acid gas control
- Integration with existing ductwork and flue gas paths
- Sorbent handling, storage, and injection equipment
- System sizing and modeling based on site-specific flue gas characteristics
- Compatible with hydrated lime, sodium bicarbonate, and trona
- Automated controls for flow regulation and process optimization
- Skid-mounted or field-erected options for flexibility and footprint constraints
Spare Parts Supply and Commissioning Support
Replacement Parts for Power Generation
- OEM and equivalent components for boilers, turbines, and balance of plant equipment
- Burner components, nozzles, and igniters
- Refractory materials and insulation packages
- Sootblowers, expansion joints, and damper parts
- Valves, actuators, and instrumentation
- Wear-resistant parts for ash and fuel handling systems
- Custom-fabricated spares for legacy systems
- Procurement, quality assurance, and fit-for-purpose engineering support
- Learn More – link to UCC parts section
Field Service Engineering and Commissioning
UCC PLAKON is committed to providing the highest level of Field Service, Operations, and Maintenance services in power generation and other heavy industrial industries. UCC PLAKON understands the many challenges that Customers face: reduced budgets, extended outage schedules, and aging infrastructures. Decreased staffing has resulted in a large void of knowledge and experience at many plants. Our comprehensive understanding of plant requirements and system operations allows for cost-effective and reliable solutions to optimize performance and system efficiency.
Why Choose UCC PLAKON?
UCC PLAKON is uniquely qualified to offer a robust suite of services from installation, commissioning, and start-up through preventative maintenance and parts inventory management. Our team is ready to provide the high-level, local support, and seamless project execution that has come to be expected from UCC Environmental. Our intimate knowledge of steam generators, combustion and boiler systems, along with material handling, emissions control systems, steel and plate fabrication, tanks, process equipment and piping systems, can minimize downtime and reduce equipment failures, ensuring our Customers’ assets are protected.
Capabilities
- Start-up and Commissioning
- Operations and Maintenance Procedure Development
- Equipment-Specific Operations and Preventative Maintenance Plans
- Post-Commissioning Support
- Equipment and Systems Operations and Maintenance Services
- Information Management, including Compliance Testing and Reporting
- Preventative Maintenance Inspections and Recommended Actions
- Inventory Management
- System Performance Reports, including Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
Areas of Application
- Utility Plants
- Steam Plants
- Heavy Industrial Facilities
Legal Information
Galmesweg 57
47445 Moers, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)2841 99990 0
Fax: +49 (0)2841 99990 77
Commercial Register: HRB 62348
VAT ID: DE269191741
Tax Number: 119/5732/0398
Managing Directors
Andreas Beckers
Kevin L. McDonough
Michael Rütten
Email: info@uccplakon.com
Website: www.uccplakon.com
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The publisher of this site, UCC PLAKON GmbH, assumes no liability for direct or indirect damages, including lost profits, that may result from the use of this site’s content or features. This also applies to links to other websites over which UCC PLAKON GmbH has no control and for which it assumes no responsibility.
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Questions for the Data Protection Officer
If you have any questions regarding data protection, please email us or contact our Data Protection Officer directly:
Mike McCue
Email: michaelmccue@uccenvironmental.com
Bernd Willgers
Email: dsb@uccplakon.com
