Coal handling reclaiming: The mobile hopper solution
Crawler tracked mobile reclaim hopper feeding... 
Wheeled mobile unit
The wheeled mobile (optional crawler tracked mounted) reclaim hopper (Fig. 1) offers maximum flexibility for the operator, it includes a wheeled bogie unit complete with toe hitch for easy site movement via a loading shovel. The 18 m3 hopper is fed from 2 x front end loading shovels from both sides and rear at 1000 t/h. Also there is a custom upgrade of polyurethane low friction liners on the material transfer points (hopper, transfer feed-boot and chute) to allow the material to flow easily without potential blockages and bridging. The hopper also includes a 200 mm aperture grid which excludes any foreign material from mixing with the coal. As the reclaim hopper is directly feeding the reclaiming belt, the incline conveyor on the Telestack unit has luffing capabilities (raise/lower) from 12–20 ° (Fig. 2), which offers the customer the flexibility to vary the discharge height, depending on ground levels and the height of the reclaiming belt at the certain points. The unit also includes a manual trimming chute which allows the customer to direct the material to reduce segregation/degradation and control the flow of material onto the belt in the same direction as the stacker/reclaimer. This is further enhanced with the design and manufacture of a mobile feed-boot which will fit over the current reclaiming belt to direct the material into the centre of the belt and again reduce the dust emissions at this transfer point. The unit will also include a 100 Kva Gen-set for all functions to make the unit a complete independent unit, with optional lights to ensure 24 hour operation.
Telestack Limited,
Omagh, Co. Tyrone (N. Ireland),
Tel.: +44 28 8225 1100,
