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Automatic concrete block machine

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Archive article: This is an English translation of the source article dated 2020. Prices, promotions, statistics and specifications reflect the source period. Please contact us for a current quotation.

Construction is a vital part of a country’s economic and industrial development. It provides essential facilities such as schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, residential towers, offices and other buildings. It also extends to infrastructure, including water supplies, sewerage, highway paving, railways, bridges, airports, factories and farms.

These activities create jobs and support economic and social growth worldwide. Construction has increased markedly in many Arab countries and elsewhere because of significant population growth. Many houses and residential towers are naturally needed to accommodate this growth. Populated areas also require essential services such as schools, hospitals, clubs, shopping malls, mosques and churches. All these buildings require construction materials, among the most important being concrete blocks. Specialized concrete block making machines produce large quantities of high-quality blocks to meet different construction needs. Advanced manufacturing technology, including vibration systems, ensures strong, durable products and supports the safety and sustainability of buildings and infrastructure.

Construction is a vital part of a country’s economic and industrial development. It provides essential facilities such as schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, residential towers, offices and other buildings. It also extends to infrastructure, including water supplies, sewerage, highway paving, railways, bridges, airports, factories and farms.

These activities create jobs and support economic and social growth worldwide. Construction has increased markedly in many Arab countries and elsewhere because of significant population growth. Many houses and residential towers are naturally needed to accommodate this growth. Populated areas also require essential services such as schools, hospitals, clubs, shopping malls, mosques and churches. All these buildings require construction materials, among the most important being concrete blocks. Specialized concrete block making machines produce large quantities of high-quality blocks to meet different construction needs. Advanced manufacturing technology, including vibration systems, ensures strong, durable products and supports the safety and sustainability of buildings and infrastructure.

VESS Avantgarde5.1 fully automatic installation in Iraq, AR 02


Block plant project:

Demand for building materials has grown significantly, increasing interest in establishing a concrete block factory or selling building materials to meet people’s needs. Heavy demand makes this a promising business with considerable potential for success and profit. Construction takes place every day, from smaller projects such as houses and residential towers to company projects including housing complexes, hotels and tourist resorts. The project must be implemented correctly in a suitable location, with the equipment needed for concrete blocks and other materials. Machine automation should suit local conditions, demand and available capital. Semi-automatic, automatic concrete block machines and fully automatic models are available. Investors must then determine the capacity needed to meet incoming orders. Below is an image of a concrete block factory:

Concrete block factory project


Concrete block and paving block making machine:

After red brick prices rose, concrete bricks came to dominate the construction market, leading engineers and contractors to use concrete blocks as an alternative. Concrete blocks offer many advantages that have given them a prominent position in recent years. Some engineers point to their compressive strength, lower price and higher quality. Many building projects that previously used red bricks have therefore switched to concrete bricks after the price increases, considering them less expensive and better suited to upper floors. These blocks are produced using a concrete block and paving block making machine. Beyazli Group manufactures block machines as a complete block plant with all equipment and a choice of production capacities. The same machine can manufacture varied products, including concrete blocks in every size and shape, and paving blocks and curbstones in different shapes and sizes to customer requirements, simply by changing its block and paving block molds.

Automatic concrete block machine


– Construction in Arab countries and worldwide has received considerable support and encouragement because of its role in developing the infrastructure of civil facilities. Concrete block manufacturing is one of this sector’s most important supporting industries. Blocks are among the most widely used building materials because they are inexpensive, their raw materials are readily available and they are easy to manufacture. Neither manufacturing nor building with them requires a high level of skill. Concrete blocks are therefore used in many architectural and construction applications, including external and internal walls and hollow-block floor systems. Maintaining, expanding and developing block manufacturing, while improving efficiency and quality, has become essential. More block plants have opened to meet demand, but high-quality plants with high, varied output are necessary to achieve strong returns and profits.

Concrete block plant


– When starting a block production project, the following must be provided:

  • Sufficient land: A concrete block factory needs enough space for all equipment and for product storage and drying.
  • Raw materials: concrete blocks are produced by mixing materials such as cement, sand, fine gravel and other additives. There are many types, classified by size and intended use, including solid blocks or bricks, hollow blocks, ordinary hollow blocks and insulated blocks. Lightweight concrete blocks can also be manufactured using lightweight concrete.
  • Block plant equipment: producing concrete blocks and other cement-based products requires a range of equipment. This includes hoppers for storing raw materials; dedicated block-machine mixers to combine them into a mixture ready for pressing; a block press that forms concrete blocks or paving blocks using the requested mold; conveyor belts for transferring materials between equipment; and numerous other components specific to a concrete block machine project.

Concrete block


Automatic block plant for sale:

Automatic block plants equipped with robots are now widely used because they are easy to operate through a control panel. Their weighing systems select materials and prepare mixtures quickly and accurately, while reducing labor requirements. A small workforce can operate the block making machine and achieve high output. The machine has front and rear robots: one stacks empty wooden pallets, which then enter the machine for products to be pressed onto them. After leaving the machine, the loaded pallets are stacked by another robot and moved by forklift to the drying area. Beyazli Group offers a complete automatic block plant for sale, including all equipment, with different capacities on request. It can operate continuously for 24 hours, and increasing the block machine’s working hours can double output.

The video below shows how the automatic block plant operates:


Concrete Block Factory Equipment:

A concrete block plant includes equipment that makes high-quality blocks easy to produce. Beyazli Group manufactures concrete block and paving block machines as complete plants containing all equipment needed for production. The equipment is manufactured in Trabzon, Turkey, while the electronic panels use German brands. The main components include: 

Equipment for a concrete block plant project:

  • Raw material hopper.
  • Raw material conveyor belts beneath the hopper.
  • A conveyor carries raw materials from the hopper to the mixer.
  • A cement silo for the concrete block factory.
  • A screw conveyor transports cement from the silo to the mixer.
  • A mixer combines raw materials into a mixture for block production.
  • Conveyor carrying the mixture from the mixer to the block machine’s mortar hopper.
  • Block pressing machine.
  • Machine hydraulic and electrical units.
  • Wooden pallet output platform.
  • Block molds in different shapes and sizes, as requested.
  • Wooden pallets on which products are pressed.
  • With an automatic block making machine, robots are added to stack the wooden pallets, making workers’ tasks and product collection easier. A semi-automatic block plant instead uses hand carts to move wooden pallets carrying the products.
  • Additional equipment can be fitted to the block plant, such as the cubing robot in a fully automatic block plant, which collects products from the wooden pallets and transfers them to shipping pallets.

Together, this equipment forms a complete block plant. Any item can be added or removed at the customer’s request. If the customer wants to manufacture some automatic block plant equipment locally to save shipping costs, the company provides assistance.

The following image shows some concrete block factory equipment:

Concrete block and paving block plant equipment Concrete block and paving block making machine

 


Automatic block making machine prices:

The first question for anyone considering a factory for concrete blocks and other concrete products is how much it costs. Answering this requires identifying the equipment, plant specifications, capacity and automation needed, because prices vary between plants. Higher production capacity increases the price. Concrete block machine prices also vary between semi-automatic, automatic and fully automatic systems because each uses different equipment, changing the total plant cost.

Below are some automatic concrete block machine prices and production capacities:

                                            Automatic concrete block machine prices

             Machine model code

      Concrete block production capacity

                 Price (euros)

VESS 10.1           

                10000

                  95.480

VESS 12.1           

               12000

                 115.480

VESS 15.1           

               15000

                 165.480

VESS 18.1           

               18000

                 215.480

VESS 24.1           

               24000

                 315.480 

Prices include all equipment for an automatic block plant. Any item can be added or removed as requested, so the price varies according to the selected equipment. The price also includes:

  • Two-year warranty against manufacturing defects.
  • Installation of block plant equipment.
  • Worker training: after the concrete block plant is sold, manufactured and shipped to the project country, the company sends a specialist team to install and test the equipment and train workers in operating the block machine.
  • Free plant operator certificates for workers.
  • After-sales service continues for five years.
  • The company provides guidance and drawings for preparing the project site.

Block plant equipment


Concrete Block Molds:

Concrete blocks are a basic building material available in different shapes and sizes. A concrete block plant must therefore meet demand for all required shapes and sizes, which depends on its molds. Beyazli Group’s machines can work with a wide variety of molds, including not only concrete block molds but also paving block molds and curbstone molds in different shapes and sizes. Molds are made from special wear-resistant steel to ensure long service life and designed to the dimensions and shape specified by the customer. They can produce bricks, concrete blocks, paving blocks, curbstones, insulating blocks, grass pavers, chimney blocks, drainage channels and other cement products. We can also manufacture molds, known in some countries as block dies, for different machines. Customers simply send us their machine type, production capacity, relevant details and the mold type required. We have sold many molds to block plants using various machines. The image below shows a mold manufactured by our company: 

Curbstone mold


Concrete Block Factories in Egypt:

Beyazli Group manufactures block machines, paving block machines and concrete batching plants and exports them worldwide, including to concrete block factories in Egypt. Egypt is one of the countries from which we receive the most orders, and we have sold many concrete block making machines and plants there. All these sales followed customer visits to our factory to see the machines, available types, manufacturing methods and materials. Customers then selected a suitable machine, with our company providing explanations and helping them choose the right block and paving block machine for their brick plant project. Contracts are then signed, with delivery and payment dates agreed, every detail recorded and the contract certified. Manufacturing of the block plant equipment then begins. During manufacturing, our company gives the customer drawings for preparing the project site. Once the equipment is finished, it is shipped to the customer’s chosen country. On arrival, a specialist team is sent to install and test the plant and train workers to operate it. The images below show a concrete brick, block and paving block plant: 

Paving block machine with two mortar hoppers Concrete block and paving block manufacturing machine

Paving block machine

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