Sand Making & Shaping Plant

Engineered for high-volume manufactured sand production, replacing scarce natural sand with consistent, high-strength cubical sand grains.

1. Process Overview & Flowchart Explanation

The Sand Making and Aggregate Shaping Plant transforms small stone chips, quarry tailings, or gravel (0-50 mm) into premium manufactured sand (M-Sand) suitable for high-grade concrete, asphalt, and dry mortar production. Small rock is regulated from surge silos via Vibrating Feeders or electromagnetic feeders into high-performance fine reduction units such as the Symons Hydraulic Cone Crusher and VSI impact sand shaping systems.

The high-speed rock-on-rock impact and compression shear incoming aggregate into uniform cubical sand particles with minimal micro-cracking. Material discharges onto multi-deck vibrating screens where fine manufactured sand (0-4.75 mm) is classified. Oversize material is recirculated back to the crushing circuit, ensuring precise control over the sand fineness modulus (FM 2.4 – 2.8) and continuous high cubical yield.

2. Technical Advantages & Features

• Superior Grain Shape: Produhed polyhedral, cubical sand grains with smooth surfaces and minimal micro-cracks, enhancing concrete compressive strength.
• Precise Fineness Modulus Regulation: Multi-deck screening and variable velocity rotor chambers allow quick adjustment between coarse, medium, and fine sand specifications.
• Low Energy Consumption: Laminated crushing and rock-on-rock velocity shaping consume significantly less power per ton of finished sand.
• Minimal Waste Generation: Optimizes quarry fines and scalped gravel, converting low-value quarry waste into high-profit commercial sand.