Summary: How to process artificial sand? With the depletion of natural sand resources, the manufactured sand market has shown great potential and vitality. Especially in recent years, there has been a huge demand in the construction market...
With the depletion of natural sand resources, the manufactured sand market has shown great potential and vitality. Especially in recent years, there has been a huge demand in the construction market. Because the production of manufactured sand is not affected by climate and seasons, its whole production process can be effectively controlled and free from environmental restrictions, which is conducive to large-scale production and boosts the rapid development of the sand and gravel market. So how to configure the artificial sand making plant and choose a good artificial sand making machine?
Two Basic Criteria of Artificial Sand Making Plant
The sand making plant adopts a complete set of stone crushing equipment to process raw ore and produce manufactured sand and aggregates. The equipment configuration of different production lines is different, and two basic criteria shall be followed during configuration:



1. Understand material characteristics and requirements
Before configuring the aggregate production line, it is necessary to find out the properties of the materials to be processed, such as hardness, size, etc. Consider the type of crusher and sand making machine to be configured according to raw materials, output requirements and finished product particle size requirements. The selection of crushing and sand-making equipment should not only meet output requirements, but also take into account the feed inlet size to prevent material feeding blockage.
2. Understand your economic strength
The economic foundation determines the superstructure. When configuring sand and gravel production lines, we should choose different production lines according to our own investment strength. Don't buy blindly. The one that suits you is the best. Users shall make the configuration according to their actual purchasing capacity.
Cost budget of artificial sand making plant:
- 1. The purchase cost of raw materials is different. The ore prices in different regions are different. If there are their own mines, they do not need to be considered;
- 2. Infrastructure construction cost, including standardized plant, closed storage warehouse, comprehensive environmental protection facilities, roads in the plant, water supply and drainage, power supply and distribution, office and living facilities, etc;
- 3. The cost of complete equipment, including the cost of feeding, crushing, screening, sand making and other complete equipment;
- 4. The operation cost of the production line, including workers' wages, utilities, maintenance expenses of vulnerable parts, etc.
The investment cost budget of sand making plant varies greatly according to different raw materials and production scale.
How to process artificial sand?
The equipment configuration of artificial sand making plant includes vibrating feeder, coarse crusher, medium and fine crusher, vibrating screen, sand making machine, belt conveyor. Among them, feeders, vibrating screens and conveyors are auxiliary equipment.

1. Feed
The stones blasted from the mountain are delivered to the vibrating feeder by dump trucks. Vibrating feeder has strong adaptability, stable operation and high cost performance. It is a feeding equipment widely used in sand and gravel enterprises. The vibrating feeder can feed the crushing equipment continuously and evenly, effectively prolonging the service life of the equipment. Small volume, light weight, small power, compact structure, convenient installation, low operation cost and low investment cost.
2. Coarse and Fine Crushing
According to different crushing purposes, crushers are divided into coarse crushing and medium fine crushing: coarse crushers can process large stones to medium particle size at one time; the medium and fine crusher is mainly used to further crush and reshape the coarse crushed stone to meet the high standard requirements of construction projects for stone. The vibrating feeder evenly sends the stones to the jaw crusher, and the broken stones from the jaw are broken for the first crushing, that is, coarse crushing. The stones broken from the jaw are then transported to the cone crusher or impact crusher through the belt conveyor for secondary crushing, that is, fine crushing.

3. Sand Making and Screening
The finely crushed materials are sent to the sand making machine by belt conveyor for fine crushing, and the finely crushed materials are screened out by vibrating screen.
The entire production line can be completed via the above three steps. However, for projects with strict requirements on sand powder content, a sand washer can be added after fine crushing and screening. Circular vibrating screen and linear vibrating screen are common in sand production lines. Belt conveyors are the hub of sand production lines. It features low energy consumption, high production efficiency, large conveying capacity, flexible operation, cost-effectiveness and high practicality.
Configuration of sand processing plant with different materials
1. Pebble sand processing plant
Pebble features:
Pebbles are mainly composed of silica, featuring non-toxicity, tastelessness, excellent corrosion resistance, high hardness and strong compression resistance. They are not only the main material for the production of artificial sand and gravel, but also a kind of green building material.
Pebble sand processing plant configuration:
The equipment configuration of a pebble sand processing plant with an hourly output of 50-70 tons is: feeder + 2 sets of fine jaw crushers + sand making machine + vibrating screen + sand washing machine + fine sand recycling machine + belt conveyor
2. Granite sand processing plant
Granite features:
Granite has hard texture, high strength, wear resistance and weathering resistance. It has the title of "king of rock". It is a good building material. Granite is rich in resources with low mining cost but high product value.
Granite sand processing plant configuration:
The equipment configuration of a granite sand making production line with an hourly output of 80-130 tons is: feeder + jaw crushers + vibrating screen + conical crusher + sand making machine + fine sand recycling machine + belt conveyor.

3. Quartzite sand processing plant
Quartzite characteristics:
Quartzite is mainly composed of silica. It is hard, wear-resistant and chemically stable. It is an important industrial mineral raw material. Quartzite is widely used in glass, building materials and other industries after crushing and sand making. It is mainly processed and utilized by quartz production line.
Quartzite sand processing plant configuration:
The equipment configuration of a quartzite sand production line with an hourly output of 30-45 tons is: vibrating feeder + 2 sets of fine jaw crushers + sand making machine + vibrating screen + sand washing machine + fine sand recycling machine + belt conveyor
4. Sandstone sand processing plant
Sandstone characteristics:
Sandstone is a kind of sedimentary rock, most of which is composed of quartz or feldspar. Sandstone is a widely used building stone.
Sandstone sand production line configuration:
The equipment configuration of a sandstone sand making production line with an hourly output of 60-80 tons is: silo + vibrating feeder + jaw crusher + impact crusher + sand making machine + vibrating screen + sand washing machine + fine sand recycling machine + belt conveyor
5. Limestone sand processing plant
Limestone characteristics:
Limestone is mainly composed of calcium carbonate, which belongs to medium and low hardness. It is often used as building materials and industrial raw materials. Limestone sand manufacturing plant is also very common.
Limestone sand processing plant configuration:
The equipment configuration of a limestone sand making production line with an hourly output of tons is: silo + vibrating feeder + jaw crusher+ impact crusher+ sand making machine + vibrating screen
Artificial Sand Making Machine
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Due to the increasing market demand for the scale, intensification, energy conservation and environment protection and high-quality mechanisms and of the sand plants. On the basis of sand making and reshaping application technology of thousands of vertical shaft impact crushers,SBM further optimizes and designs the structure and function of vertical shaft impact crushers and launches a new generation of sanding making and reshaping equipment with high efficiency and low cost一VSl6X Sand Making Machine.

VSI6X artificial sand making machine adopts a new four-port impeller structure,patent bearing cylinder design,crushing cavity mode with high efficiency and low cost, large throughput rack and other latest technology achievement and also the overall function of the equipment is carried out optimal design, which makes the crushing efficiency, usage cost, operation and maintenance performance and other indexes reach the advanced level at domestic and overseas.
This artificial sand making machine can be used not only in sand making and reshaping of hard rocks and crushing of ore, but also in disposal of construction waste, coal gangue, tailing and other solid waste. It is currently the preferred high-efficiency, energy-saving and environment-friendly equipment for sand making and shaping on the market.
In order to ensure the overall performance of the equipment,the structure of key parts on sand making machine is optimized, such as the impeller,the bearing cylinder,and the main body. Several national patent technologies ensure high yield, high efficiency and low cost in the fine crushing operation of crushing equipment.
1. Highly efficient impeller with a four-port cavity
In order to improve the efficiency of crushing equipment,VSl6X sand making machine adopts the new design of impeller with four-port deep cavity, which optimizes the throw angle and speed of the material and has large throughput of materials and higher crushing efficiency, the crushing performance of this equipment is 20% higher in crushing efficiency than that of the three-port impeller when the material is the same.
2. The design of the national patent bearing cylinder
The bearing cylinder of the sand making machine features an innovative structural design, adopts a special dust-proof and sealing structure, and has obtained several national patents. It is equipped with imported bearings, further ensuring stable rotational reliability.
3. Large throughput of the main body
The main body of VSl6X sand making machine is simple in design and has large throughput. The materials pass through smoothly, which can effectively prevent wet materials with high moisture content from blocking the lower part of the main body and improve the overall crushing efficiency of the equipment./p>
VSI5X Sand Making Machine
The VSI5X series vertical shaft impact crushers adopt advanced German technology, own a number of proprietary intellectual property rights and patented technologies, and integrate three crushing modes. They have long been the core equipment in the sand making industry. The new type of high-efficiency crushers obtains the following advantages:
Optimized design improves crushing efficiency
- 1. Convertible distributor simplifies the operation.
- 2. Advanced shoot opening and fluent inner curve reduce the flowing resistance which improves the throughput by large extent.
- 3. The optimized deep-cavity rotor improves material throughput by about 30%.
Updated quality extends service life and reduces cost
- 1. Worn partial protection plates can be reversed for reuse, which improves the equipment utilization rate by more than 48%.
- 2. The assembled hammer reduces costs by more than 30%. In addition, an auxiliary hammer is installed to protect the frame when the main hammer becomes worn.
- 3. Adopting the lozenge impact plate protects the frame better.
- 4. Air proof structure of main axle end avoid soil leaking without felt washer.
Technological precedence leads industry high-standard
- 1. VSI5X adopts high protection standard motor with high efficiency and low noise.The motor accords with IEC standard, F insulation, IP 54/ 55 protection standard.
- 2. Adopts internationally renowned brand bearings from Japan, Sweden, the United States and so on.
- 3. The core wear-resistant components adopt high-standard American wear-resistant materials.
- 4. The hydraulic uncap assembly adopts Japanese imported with original packaging parts which make the maintenance easier and more convenient.





















