TAKRAF Group’s stackers and reclaimers are a core element of stockyard operations worldwide, ensuring efficient stacking, blending and reclaiming of bulk materials. Designed for high-capacity performance, they combine precise slewing, luffing and travelling functions to optimize stockpile geometry and guarantee effective material homogenization.
Building on this proven capability, TAKRAF Group continues to secure significant orders for its stackers and reclaimers, with recent contracts including the supply and engineering of a complete bauxite handling system for India’s leading producer of copper and aluminum, as well as an order for seven stockyard machines from a major phosphate and fertilizer company in North West Africa.
Notably, both these orders came from longstanding clients, a testament both to the Group’s superior technology and quality of service.
TAKRAF Portal Scraper Reclaimers are put into operation in Bangladesh.
BAUXITE HANDLING
This latest order from India was placed by Hindalco Industries Limited, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, and covers the engineering and supply of a 1,500tph (tonnes per hour) stacking circuit, a 1,200tph reclaiming circuit, a 200tph slewing stacker and a bucket wheel reclaimer. Five in-plant conveyors comprising a total length of 2.6km will also be supplied, as well as two apron feeders and belt feeders, together with supporting equipment. The system is expected to be delivered within 18 months of contract award.
This contract follows earlier projects executed by TAKRAF Group for Hindalco, including, in 2021, India’s longest overland conveyor system for the Utkal Alumina Refinery in Odisha. With a rated capacity of 2,850tph, the system was designed to cross difficult terrain and multiple obstacles.
COMPLEX APPLICATIONS
The robust design of TAKRAF machines makes them particularly suited for complex, high capacity operations where they provide reliable operation in demanding conditions. For example, machines were supplied for the bulk handling of urea for a mega fertilizer plant in Nigeria, which required several special design measures. The system consists of a 400tph portal scraper, 200tph conveyors feeding the storage yard and 400tph reclaiming circuit conveyors. The order was for Train-2 of the project and built on the success of a previous handling system supplied by TAKRAF Group for Train-1 of the project.
The design measures included sealing all conveyor galleries and transfer towers to prevent moisture ingress and protect the product. The portal scraper was fitted with a ‘de-lumper’ to break storage-induced lumps. To minimize degradation and dust, the truck loading station features cascading chutes, a pit-less weighing bridge and de-dusting bag filters.
TAILORED SYSTEMS FOR DIVERSE BULK MATERIAL
TAKRAF Group has extensive references in metals and minerals, including a fast-track contract to design and engineer a 1,993tph radial stacker for Ivanplats’ Platreef Project in South Africa and a complete stockyard system to be supplied for a Guinean iron ore complex. This order is part of a contract for an integrated in pit crushing & conveying (IPCC) and material handling system.
In an earlier project in Australia, TAKRAF Group replaced the original stackers at an iron ore mine with fully automated machines that included advanced new features such as the latest generation variable-speed drive control and fibre-optic network infrastructure and an anti-collision system with GPS back up.
Four TAKRAF Barrel Reclaimers were supplied to an Indian steel producer, overcoming the drawbacks of previously installed reclaimers. The machines achieve their rated capacity even at the worst material properties and when the material is sticky due to high moisture content, and also accommodate the variation in material characteristics during rainy seasons.
For the power industry, the Group supplied four full portal scraper reclaimers to Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for its Maitree super thermal power project in Bangladesh and four portal reclaimers to a new multi-commodity power plant in Japan.
Similarly, the ports and terminals sector remains an important market, with recent projects including the supply of a replacement stacker for a bulk terminal in Australia, a 7,200tph bucketwheel reclaimer for a long-standing South American client, and the replacement of a 6,000tph rail-mounted stacker for a customer in Mexico.
Two TAKRAF High-Capacity Bucketwheel Reclaimers ordered for a privately operated port in India are amongst the largest of such machines operating in India, considering boom length and reclaiming capacity. The reclaimers were designed with a number of innovative features for handling various material types and for operation on the same tracks as two existing machines.
TAKRAF Radial Stacker at the Platreef Project in South Africa.
COMPREHENSIVE STOCKYARD SYSTEMS WITH FULL LIFECYCLE SUPPORT
TAKRAF Group provides a wide range of advanced stockyard equipment, which is fully supported by specialized maintenance solutions. These range from continuous condition monitoring and spare parts supply right up to major repairs, including complete refurbishments and equipment relocation. For example, a key contract involved refurbishing and relocating a TAKRAF Bucketwheel Reclaimer from a sister operation in Chile to address increased reclaiming capacity needs, driven by a major investment aimed at offsetting declining ore grades and boosting production.
TAKRAF’s range includes combined stacker-reclaimers suited to operations requiring flexibility where simultaneous stacking and reclaiming are not needed, while its broad range of stackers serves applications from heaping circular or longitudinal piles to homogenizing and blending materials.
For reclaiming, TAKRAF offers several machine types tailored to flow rates and material requirements from boom-type bucketwheel reclaimers to bridge-type bucketwheel reclaimers and drum reclaimers for precise homogenization. Fully automated scraper reclaimers are increasingly used in open, enclosed or covered storage and are available in side, portal or bridge-type designs.
With proven technology, tailored engineering, and global service support, the Group continues to deliver reliable stockyard solutions that meet the most demanding operational and environmental requirements.
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