In recent years, briquetting plants are an eco-friendly technology that converts various residues such as forestry, agricultural and industrial waste into solid blocks. Its application is in line with the general situation of green development, and the market expectations are very good.

What preparations should be made to set up a briquetting plant? How to configure a briquetting production line? Is there a reliable briquetting equipment manufacturer? FTM Machinery will answer them one by one for you.

What factors are considered in building a briquetting plant?

A briquetting plant is a complex project, which needs some preparations to maximize the value of your final products.

Building a briquetting plant

Before setting up a briquetting plant, youd better do the following preparations:

    1Assess your local market and demand for briquettes.
  1. 2Determine the purpose and size of a briquetting plant.
  2. 3Analyze the market share of your competitors.
  3. 4Be clear about the quality and quantity of raw materials.
  4. 5Make sure you have enough land to build the briquetting plant.
  5. 6Research and obtain required licenses, certificates, and environmental permits.
  6. 7Calculate all possible costs, and purchase equipment according to your production requirements and budget.

Whether you can get profits from your briquetting plant investment depends on many factors, including market demand, machine prices, labor costs, raw material costs, transportation charges, etc.

But a reasonable briquetting production line is the key to profitability. High-quality briquetting equipment can effectively improve efficiency and save costs.

Production processes of briquetting plant

The technological process of the briquetting production line usually includes several stages such as raw material preparation, crushing, drying, briquetting, and packaging.

Step 1. Preparing raw material

Identify the material that needs to be briquetted, such as charcoal, soot, metal scraps, or copper scraps, to ensure they are suitable for briquetting. Screening or classification of raw materials to remove impurities.

Step 2. Crushing

Large pieces of raw material often need to be crushed and reduced in size for better briquetting properties. There are many types of crushers, which can be adapted to different raw materials.

This step should be omitted if the raw material is already in powder forms, such as charcoal powder or metal powder.

Step 3. Drying

If the moisture content of the raw material is too high, it needs to be dried to reduce the moisture content and improve the molding efficiency. The specific moisture content varies with different raw materials, and most of the raw materials are around 8%.

Step 4. Mixing

Raw material needs to be mixed according to different material ratios to ensure that the pressed product is uniform. Mixing time is generally 10-15 minutes until the raw materials are mixed evenly.

Step 5. Briquetting

The most critical step is the briquetting process, which starts with pre-pressing, the purpose of which is to compress the raw material into a certain shape, size, and density.

Then adjust the pressure and temperature to formally press to ensure the quality and shape of the finished product. The briquetting mold can be in the shape of square, round, oval, pillow, etc.

Step 6. Cooling and packaging

After the briquettes are formed, they need to be cooled to reduce their temperature and increase their strength. Cooling can be achieved through natural air cooling or using a cooling system. Once cooled, the briquettes can be packaged for storage or transportation.

FTM Machinery briquette plant equipment for sale

According to the above briquetting process flow, what equipment is required for a high-quality briquetting plant? The specific equipment model may vary depending on the raw materials, production capacity, and desired briquette type.

Crusher machine

Crusher is commonly used to crush large pieces of charcoal, large ores, rocks, and other raw materials into smaller sizes. If the particle size requirement is small, it can also be further crushed into 3-5 mm using a hammer mill.

Crusher