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03 / PROCESS DIRECTION

Stone & sand processing

Start with the rock, feed size, intended output fractions and hourly target. A sand-making stage or wet route is considered only where the material and product requirement call for it.

Material and goal: rock feed for graded aggregate, manufactured sand or separately reviewed product streams.

PROCESS OVERVIEW

A route to review.

  1. 01

    Prepare the feed

    Review the rock and a controlled feed arrangement.

  2. 02

    Primary crushing

    Reduce feed for the next stage in the selected configuration.

  3. 03

    Further reduction

    Consider additional crushing or sand making where required.

  4. 04

    Screen & grade

    Review product fractions, recirculating oversize and stockpiles.

Illustrative stages. A crusher discharge setting is not a finished-product guarantee. Graded stone and manufactured sand may follow separate product streams; washing is optional.

EQUIPMENT IN CONTEXT

Match each machine to its stage.

Equipment family photographs and a separate field video, not one demonstrated complete line. Jaw, cone, impact, hammer and mobile equipment are assessed against the rock and product requirement. For dry stone and manufactured-sand projects, discuss the graded-stone stream and the sand-making stream separately.

On-site screening & washing
Full-frame field footage · 40 sec · no audio.
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BEFORE EQUIPMENT SELECTION

What we need to confirm.

Rock & feed size
Rock type, hardness, largest feed and incoming condition.
Required products
Each stone fraction or sand grading and particle-shape requirement.
Capacity target
Hourly target and the intended operating schedule.
Dry or wet route
Classification, dust collection, washing and water availability.
Power & site
Power supply, layout, site constraints and stockpile space.
Configuration & scope
Fixed or mobile arrangement, supporting equipment and delivery destination.

Final fractions, equipment and achievable throughput depend on the rock and required products. A wet route also needs water and sludge treatment review; no zero-discharge or product-standard promise is implied.

Discuss your process.

Share the material, target product, capacity and site conditions.

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SUPPORTING MATERIAL

Explore the technical references.

Optional detail. Animations and diagrams are illustrations, not customer-project footage.

Dry stone and sand branches

Further crushing and sand-making references, with dry classification and dust-collection considerations.

Sand & aggregate

Dry product routes for stone and sand

The dry-route discussion below is separate from the hard-rock wet-processing example. The appropriate route is reviewed against the material, required products and site conditions.

Dry processing may split graded-stone products from a manufactured-sand route. Screening, oversize return, sand making, classification and dust collection are considered during design.

Product route

Graded stone

Discuss crushing and screening for the required stone fractions, with oversize return considered as part of the process.

Review the crushing discussion →

Product route

Manufactured sand

Discuss sand making, classification and dust collection for the required sand product. This is a possible process direction, not an installed-plant case.

Review screening inputs →

Share rock type, feed size, required product fractions, capacity target, power supply and dust or site constraints. Final fractions, equipment and achievable throughput depend on the rock and required products.

Equipment references for the two product branches

A cone-crushing stage can be reviewed for further rock reduction. A sand-making stage is considered for the required sand grading or particle shape. Graded stone can leave the screening route as product while a separate stream is prepared for sand making.

Cone crusher in workshop surroundings, showing the feed hopper, body and hydraulic assemblies
Cone crusher reference: feed hopper, body and hydraulic assemblies. Review the crushing stages →
Sand-making equipment in workshop surroundings, showing its feed opening, housing and support frame
Sand-making equipment reference: feed opening, housing and support frame. Review the sand and aggregate route →

For a dry sand route, review classification and dust collection alongside crushing and screening. These separate equipment photographs support process discussion; final machine selection and circuit layout are confirmed for the material.

Compare crushing and sand-making stages →

Separate wet-route illustration

The wet example includes VSI, bucket-wheel washing, dewatering, thickening and filter-press treatment. Make-up water may still be needed.

Separate wet-process example

One hard-rock wet-processing example

This animation shows a wet route for aggregates and manufactured sand. It is separate from the dry product-route discussion above.

  1. Crush and screen aggregates

    Jaw and cone crushing feed an aggregate screen. Oversize returns to the cone crusher; graded aggregates leave as products.

  2. Make and size sand

    A VSI crusher and sand screen form the sand-making route. Oversize returns to the VSI.

  3. Wash and dewater

    A bucket-wheel washer feeds sand for dewatering, followed by conveying to the sand stockpile.

  4. Treat and reuse water

    A thickener clarifies process water. A filter press treats sludge, while clarified water is reused.

The wet example does not replace the dry route. Route selection and final configuration depend on the rock, product requirements and site conditions.

Prepare your project inputs →
hard-rock wet aggregates and sand process animation poster
3D process illustration · English text · 32 seconds · No audio.
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A separate hard-rock wet process: jaw and cone crushing, aggregate screening, VSI sand making, sand sizing, bucket-wheel washing, dewatering, thickening and filter-press water recycle.
Hard-rock wet aggregates and sand process diagram
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Mobile crushing illustration

A generic two-stage jaw/cone/screen circuit, not a specific 5–10 TPH package or certified manufactured-sand result.

Mobile process example

Mobile crushing and screening

A tracked mobile jaw crusher, tracked mobile cone crusher and triple-deck mobile screen form this illustrated closed circuit.

  1. First crushing stage: mobile jaw

    The jaw crusher receives the feed and performs the first crushing stage.

  2. Second crushing stage: mobile cone

    Conveyors transfer material to the cone crusher for further reduction.

  3. Screen and return oversize

    The triple-deck screen separates the material. Oversize returns to the cone crusher for another pass.

  4. Stockpile three product streams

    Three in-spec streams leave on separate conveyors and form separate stockpiles.

This is a generic two-stage crushing illustration. Final configuration depends on feed and product requirements.

Prepare your project inputs →
mobile crushing and screening process animation poster
3D process illustration · English text · 32 seconds · No audio.
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Two-stage mobile jaw and cone crushing with a triple-deck mobile screen: one oversize return to the cone crusher and three separate product stockpiles.
Mobile crushing and screening process diagram
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Photos show the equipment family; the model and specifications are confirmed in the quotation.