Stacker

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http://www.man-takraf.de/en/products_services/bulkmaterialshandling/stackers.htm A stacker is a machine used in bulk material handling applications. A stacker's function is to stack bulk material such as ores and cereals onto a stockpile. A reclaimer can be used to recover the material.

Stackers are nominally rated in tph (tonnes per hour) for capacity and normally travel on a rail between stockpiles in the stockyard. A stacker can usually move in at least two directions typically: horizontally along the rail and vertically by luffing its boom. Some stackers are able to rotate by slewing the boom.

Stackers are used to stack into different patterns, such as cone stacking and chevron stacking.

Stackers and Reclaimers were originally manually controlled manned machines with no remote control. Modern machines are typically semi-automatic or fully automated, with parameters remotely set.

The controlling system used is typically a PLC (programmable logic controller) with an HMI (human-machine interface) for display connected to a central control system.Cateogry:Mining equipment

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