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Ftmmachinery has thousands of sand making lines around the world. These production lines are based on our field-proven equipment for over 40 years. Read this blog to learn about M Sand and its production process, which will benefit your investment in this field.
Manufactured sand (M Sand) is artificial sand produced from crushing rocks, quarry stones, or larger aggregates into small sand-sized particles. It is an alternative to natural sand used for construction purposes.
Our whole world is built on sand. Sand is the main ingredient in concrete, cement and asphalt. Therefore, without sand, it is difficult for us to build roads, bridges, high-speed trains, and even houses. Therefore, our demand for sand is very strong.
Natural sand is facing the problem of increasing depletion. In order to protect the source of natural sand, many countries have banned the procurement of sand from river banks and coastlines.
The emergence of M Sand has solved the problem of natural sand depletion. Not only does it have a wide range of sources, stable materials, is easy to operate and control, has good performance, and can meet construction needs, but also is economically feasible.
According to the concrete, asphalt, cement, and other construction needs, the most commercially valuable raw materials for sand making include glass raw materials, limestone, quartz stone, granite, river pebbles, basalt, iron ore, dolomite, gypsum, construction waste, etc.
Generally, a complete sand making plant consists of crushing, screening, sand making, sand washing, and drying processes.
The material first enters a jaw crusher for primary crushing, and then enters a cone crusher or impact crusher for secondary crushing. The crushed material is screened by a vibrating screen, and the unqualified material is returned to be crushed again. Of course, you can also directly use a hammer mill to break it into sand.
The cone crusher is suitable for crushing high-hardness materials and the impact crusher can crush low-hardness materials.
The material can be further crushed into fine sand below 5 mm after passing through a sand making machine. The sand is washed by a sand washer to produce clean M Sand.
The sand is dried by a sand dryer to remove excess water. The final end product is M Sand, which is superior in quality to natural sand.
This blog will introduce 10 popular M Sand making lines in the sand and gravel market, which can provide you with the most effective processing solutions for manufacturing glass sand, industrial sand, and construction sand.
The glass to sand business is very popular, because recycling glass to make sand can reduce pollution and waste. Besides, Glass sand is one of the best aggregates and can bring you huge profits.
Glass Sand is made from glass crushers, which include jaw crushers, hammer crushers, roll crushers, impact crushers, and compound crushers. Among them, the hammer crusher is the best glass to sand machine.
Capacity: 100 tons per hour
Raw material: Glass bottles
Estimated cost: $ 180, 000-$ 290, 000
Equipment: GZD650×2300 Vibrating feeder, PCZ1716 Heavy hammer crusher, PCZ1213 Heavy hammer crusher, 2YK2460 Vibrating screen, Conveyor belt
Ftmmachinery: "Glass bottles of all colors could be crushed into sand by simply using two hammer crushers without a sand maker. The sand making process is quite simple, the output is large, and the output particle size is small and uniform."
Silica sand is much in demand for glass, ceramic, and pottery use. Clean silica sand should not include impurities like clay slime and minerals like garnet and chromite. It is also low in iron (less than 0.03% Fe2O3).
Currently, the silica sand for sale includes brown ordinary silica sand, refined silica sand, and milky white high-purity silica sand.
How to make silica sand? It is made from sandstone containing silica through crushing, wet grinding, washing, beneficiation, dehydration, and drying processes.
Capacity: 50 tons per hour
Raw material: Sandstone containing silica
Estimated cost: $360, 000-$ 580, 000
Equipment: GZD650×2300 Vibrating feeder, PE Jaw crusher, 2YK2160 Vibrating screen, GYS300 Cone crusher, MBS2430 Rod mill, FG-7 Spiral classifier, SF Flotation machine, Magnetic separator, High efficiency concentrator, River sand dryer, Belt conveyor (Some)
This silica sand making production line is also suitable for Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and other countries. Know about The Distribution of Silica Sand Resources in Southeast Asian Countries.
Quartz sand also has silicon dioxide as the main component and has the same use as silica sand.
However, quartz sand is made of hard and wear-resistant quartz stone. Its appearance and production process differ from silica sand.
Capacity: 100 tons per hour
Raw material: Quartz stone
Estimated cost: $ 250, 000-$ 390, 000
Equipment: GZD650×2300 Vibrating feeder, PE Jaw crusher, GYS300 Cone crusher, 2YK2160 Vibrating screen, VSI8518 Sand making machine, XS2900 Sand washing machine, River sand dryer, Belt conveyor (Some)
Ftmmachinery: "The quartz sand making production line has low operating costs, less pollution, and simple maintenance. The machine-made sand has uniform particle size and good particle shape."
How to Make Quartz Sand? How to Remove Iron form Quartz Sand?
Granite sand is the perfect construction sand and an environmentally friendly alternative to river sand. It is made of hard granite.
Granite is an intrusive igneous rock and felsic rock. It mainly contains quartz and feldspar. Granite is rich in resources with low mining costs but high product value.
Capacity: 400 tons per hour
Raw material: Granite
Estimated cost: $ 210, 000-$ 260, 000
Equipment: ZSW490*110 Vibrating feeder, PE-1500x1800 Jaw crusher, Single-cylinder cone crusher, 2YI2460 Vibrating screen (3 Sets), VSI8518 Sand making machine, Spiral washing machine, Wheel-type sand washer, Belt conveyor (Some)
Customer Feedback: "The granite rock is difficult to break. The FTM granite crushers and sand making machines can easily break the rock to fully meet my production needs."
The limestone sand making line is relatively simple. It can be used for roads, cement, lime, etc.
Limestone is widely distributed in nature, and it is easy to obtain materials.
Capacity: 30 tons per hour
Raw material: Limestone
Estimated cost: $ 100, 000-$ 180, 000
Equipment: GZD650×2300 Vibrating feeder, PE400×600 Jaw crusher, PF-1007 Impact crusher, 2YK1545 Vibrating screen, Belt conveyor (Some)
Customer Feedback: "Thank you for your customized solution. The sand making plant has been running well till now. As the output sand is clean, more and more customers have begun to choose my sand."
Pebble sand is a high-quality machine-made sand made of river pebbles. It is widely applied in the engineering field, such as construction, roads, railways, bridges, and airport runways.
The river pebbles have a Mohs hardness of 7-8, with the advantages of abundant resources, low collection cost, and high application value.
Capacity: 100 tons per hour
Raw material: River pebbles
Estimated cost: $ 380, 000-$ 420, 000
Equipment: GZD650×2300 Vibrating feeder, PE500×750 Jaw Crusher, 2PG700×400 Toothed roll crusher, 2YK2870 Vibrating screen (2 Sets), VSI1140 Sand making machine (2 Sets), XS350 sand washing machine (Two sets), Conveyor belts (Some)
Ftmmachinery: "The sand making process is simple and has a high degree of automation. It can be completed by only 2 people. No dust and noise. The sand grain shape, hardness, and strength have also reached the standard of construction sand."
Ceramsite sand is a substitute for chromite sand, zircon sand, and even silica sand. It can be applied in interior decoration, agriculture, horticulture, gardening, etc.
Ceramsite sand making line, also known as Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate (LECA or ECA), is one of the most popular lightweight aggregates. It is made by sintering bauxite, shale, clay, tailings, and other materials in a rotary kiln to about 1200°C.
Capacity: 50 tons per hour
Raw material: Bauxite, clay, and shale
Estimated cost: $ 380, 000-$ 440, 000
Equipment: GZD650×2300 Vibrating feeder, PE400×600 Jaw crusher, Mixer, Ф2400×3000 Ball mill, Disk Granulator, Ceramic rotary kiln, Φ4.0×36 Cooler, Electrostatic precipitator, 2YK2160 Vibrating screen, Conveyor belts (Some)
Customer Feedback: "FTM provided very professional on-site guidance and training to help us set up a LECA production line. This is very helpful for us newbies."
Basalt sand is the best material used for repairing roads, railways, and airport runways. It is made of basalt with a hardness of 6 on the Mohs scale.
Basalt is an igneous, mafic, and volcanic rock. It mainly contains volcanic glass, pyroxene and plagioclase feldspar and is fine-grained.
Capacity: 300 tons per hour
Raw material: Basalt
Estimated cost: $ 420, 000-$ 480, 000
Equipment: GZD650×2300 Vibrating feeder, HD110 Jaw crusher, HPM300 Cone crusher, VSI1140 Sand making machine (3 Sets), 2YK2460 Vibrating screen (3 Sets), Sand washing machine (3 Sets), Conveyor belts (some)
Ftmmachinery: "Glass bottles of all colors could be crushed into sand by simply using two hammer crushers without a sand maker. The sand making process is quite simple, the output is large, and the output particle size is small and uniform."
The construction waste to sand production line uses the mobile crushing station to turn the concrete waste and cement block waste to sand.
Restricted by the space and environment of the construction site, the mobile crushing station can be divided into the tire type and the crawler type. The tire type is used in the flat construction sites like municipal engineering, while the crawler type is used in the climbing construction sites like wetlands and mountains.
Capacity: 100 tons per hour
Raw material: Construction waste
Estimated cost: $ 320, 000-$ 380, 000
Equipment: Tire-type Mobile crushing station, Sand washing equipment, High efficiency concentrator, Rotary Drum Dryer, 2YK2870 Vibrating screen (2 Sets), Conveyor belts (some)
Customer Feedback: "We are very satisfied with the integrated operation and the remote guidance. We can transfer the construction site anytime and anywhere."
Diabase sand is an excellent building material. It can be used as a base ingredient in road construction and building foundations.
Diabase is an intrusive igneous rock with the same mineral composition as basalt. Its sand making process includes crushing, sand making, and sand washing.
Capacity: 150 tons per hour
Raw material: Diabase
Estimated cost: $ 280, 000-$ 320, 000
Equipment: GZD650×2300 Vibrating feeder, Portable 600x900 Jaw crusher, Portable SC160 Cone crusher, 3YK2460 Vibrating screen, VSI1140 Sand making machine, 2YK2870 Vibrating screen, Sand washing machine, Conveyor belts (some)
Customer Feedback: "The whole diabase sand making line has a high degree of automation, large output, and good sand making effect. It can run smoothly in this high-altitude cold region."
1. Glass to sand production line 2. Silica sand production line 3. Quartz sand production line 4. Granite sand production line 5. Limestone sand production line 6. Pebble sand production line 7. Ceramsite sand (LECA) production line 8. Basalt sand production line 9. Construction waste to sand production line 10. Diabase sand production line
Jaw Crusher
Cone Crusher
Impact Crusher
Vibrating Screen
Sand Making Machine
Sand Washing Machine
Sand Dryer