Bedeschi combined stacker-reclaimer bucket wheel, as well as stacking the material coming from the trailer, the machine reclaims the same material from the bucket wheel and by reversing the travel direction of the boom conveyor, it carries the material to the central hopper. From the hopper the material is then transported to the storage conveyor.
Here is a close-up video of a bucket wheel in operation in a coal plant.
Usually, these machines are designed for a stacking capacity higher than the reclaiming capacity, in this specific case, the machine has a capacity of 8.000 t/h both in stacking and reclaiming.