Granite Crushing and Sand Making Equipment: Process, Configuration, and Production Line Cost

Introduction: Why Proper Granite Crushing Equipment Is Critical

Granite is widely used in construction aggregates, concrete production, road paving, and water conservancy projects due to its high strength, wear resistance, and excellent stability. However, with a Mohs hardness of around 6, granite is a hard rock material that places high demands on crushing and sand making equipment.

Choosing improper equipment can lead to excessive wear, low output, and increased operating costs. One of the most common questions from investors and contractors is:

• What equipment is used for granite crushing and sand making?
• How much does a granite crushing and sand making production line cost?

This article provides a clear process explanation, recommended equipment configuration, mainstream production line solutions, and cost analysis, helping you quickly understand how to build an efficient granite crushing plant.

Granite Crushing and Sand Making Process

A complete granite crushing and sand making production line generally includes the following steps: feeding → primary crushing→secondary crushing → sand making → screening → (optional sand washing). Each stage must be properly matched to granite’s hard material characteristics.

• Feeding

Granite raw materials are evenly fed into the primary crusher through a vibrating feeder, ensuring continuous operation, preventing blockage, and removing fine soil and impurities in advance.

• Primary Crushing

A jaw crusher is used for coarse crushing of large granite blocks. With a large feed opening and strong crushing force, it can handle large-sized granite and prepare material for secondary crushing.

• Secondary Crushing

The coarsely crushed granite is conveyed to a cone crusher for medium and fine crushing. Cone crushers are specially designed for hard rock such as granite, offering high efficiency, low wear, and uniform product size.

• Screening and Closed-Circuit Crushing

Crushed material is screened by a circular vibrating screen. Qualified material enters the sand making stage, while oversized material is returned for re-crushing, forming a closed-loop system to improve material utilization.

• Sand Making and Shaping

A VSI sand making machine further crushes and shapes granite into high-quality manufactured sand with excellent particle shape and grading, meeting construction sand standards.

• Optional Sand Washing

For projects with high cleanliness requirements, a sand washing machine can be added to remove dust and impurities, improving the final sand quality.

Recommended Equipment for Granite Crushing and Sand Making

Combined with the characteristics of granite and the production process, the selection of core equipment directly affects production efficiency and finished product quality. The following are recommended high-adaptability equipment verified by the market:

Vibrating Feeder

GZT series (such as GZT1148, GZT1256) is recommended. It has good feeding uniformity and strong impact resistance, can adapt to granite raw materials of different sizes, and has stable operation and convenient maintenance.

Jaw Crusher

Jaw Crusher: PE series (such as PE-750×1060) is recommended. This model has a large feed port size (750×1060mm), a maximum feed particle size of up to 630mm, high compressive strength, suitable for coarse crushing of hard rocks such as granite, with stable output and low failure rate.

Cone Crusher

Cone Crusher: PSGB series (such as PSGB1324) and HP series (such as HP300) are recommended. Among them, PSGB1324 is suitable for medium and fine crushing after coarse crushing with a large crushing ratio; HP300 is more suitable for granite crushing with smaller feed size (≤200mm), with higher efficiency and more uniform product particle size.

VSI Sand Making Machine

VSI series (such as VSI-1140) is recommended. This model adopts the impact crushing principle, which can not only efficiently crush granite but also shape the sand. The finished product has a cubic particle shape and reasonable gradation, meeting the construction sand standards. In addition, the wear parts have a long service life, adapting to high-intensity continuous production.

Circular Vibrating Screen

YK series (such as 4YK2160, 3YK2460, 2YK2460) is recommended. It has high screening efficiency and precise classification. The screen mesh can be flexibly adjusted according to the finished product specifications (such as 0-5mm, 5-10mm, 10-20mm, etc.) to meet the sand needs of different scenarios.

Sand Washing Machine (Optional)

XS series (such as XS3500) is recommended. It has high cleaning degree and low water consumption, can effectively remove impurities in the sand, and improve the quality of the finished sand. It is suitable for projects with high requirements on sand cleanliness (such as concrete mixing plant, high-speed rail construction, etc.).

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Mainstream Granite Crushing and Sand Making Production Line Solutions

One cubic meter of granite weighs about 2.7-3.2 tons. The daily output of 500-800 cubic meters corresponds to an hourly output of about 160-320 tons (calculated based on 8 working hours per day), which belongs to medium-scale production and is one of the most mainstream project scales in the market. Combining years of production experience, 2 sets of mature production line schemes are sorted out for everyone’s direct reference in selection:

Solution 1:  200 TPH Granite Crushing and Sand Making Production Line

Application: Feed size ≤630mm, need to produce multi-specification finished products (0-5mm, 5-10mm, 10-20mm, 20-30mm, 40-80mm), suitable for small and medium-sized construction aggregate production, road construction and other projects.

Configuration:

Raw Material Silo + GZT1148 Vibrating Feeder + B1000×22m Conveyor + C106 Jaw Crusher + B1000×24m Conveyor + ZX1400C-D Cone Crusher + B1000×24m Conveyor + VSI-1140 Sand Making Machine + B800×27m Conveyor + 4YK2160 Circular Vibrating Screen + B500×15m Conveyor.

Finished Products: 0–5mm, 5–10mm, 10–20mm, 20–30mm

Estimated Investment: USD 200,000 (for reference only)

👉 This solution is suitable for investors seeking stable output and cost-effective granite crushing plants.

Solution 2:  300 TPH Granite Crushing and Sand Making Production Line

Application:Feed size ≤200mm, high requirements on the output and cleanliness of finished sand, suitable for large concrete mixing stations, high-speed rail/expressway construction, large water conservancy projects and other projects.

Configuration:
Raw Material Silo → GZT1148 Vibrating Feeder →C110 Jaw Crusher →DP430S Single Cylinder Cone Crusher→HP300 Hydraulic Cone Crusher →2YK2160 Vibrating Screen →3YK2160 Vibrating Screen→VSI-1140 Sand Making Machines →XS3500 Sand Washing Machines

Finished Products: High-cleanliness manufactured sand and aggregates

Estimated Investment: USD 380,000 (for reference only)

👉 Ideal for projects with high output and strict sand quality requirements.

How Much Does a Granite Crushing and Sand Making Production Line Cost?

It can be seen from the above 2 schemes that the price of the granite crushing and sand making production line is not a fixed value, but is affected by many factors with large differences (the investment for medium-scale is about 200,000-380,000 US dollars). The specific influencing factors are as follows:

• Production Scale: The larger the production capacity, the larger the model and the greater the number of equipment required, and the higher the investment cost. For example, the 300 TPH production line is equipped with 3 sand making machines and 3 sand washing machines, so the investment is nearly double that of the 200 TPH production line.
• Equipment Selection: The prices of equipment of different brands and models are different. Although high-quality equipment has a higher initial investment, it operates stably, has a low failure rate and a long service life, and is more cost-effective in the long run. In addition, whether to add auxiliary equipment such as sand washing machines will also increase additional investment.
• Feeding and Discharging Requirements: The larger the feed size, the larger the model of the required coarse crushing equipment and the higher the cost; the more specifications and higher precision requirements of the finished product, the greater the number and higher precision of the required screening equipment, which will also increase the investment cost.
• Personalized Needs: For example, the limitation of the site layout leads to the need to adjust the length of the conveyor, add a transfer silo, or have requirements for the automation degree of the equipment (such as remote control, intelligent monitoring), which will affect the final investment amount.

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Get a Customized Granite Crushing Solution

Since the raw material characteristics (such as the specific hardness and feed size of granite), production needs (production capacity, finished product specifications), site conditions, environmental protection requirements, etc. of each project are different, the price of the general scheme can only be used as a reference. If you want to obtain an accurate investment budget, the most scientific way is to let the manufacturer customize the scheme according to your actual situation.

We have many years of experience in the design of granite crushing and sand making production lines. Our technical team can provide full-process customized services from equipment selection, site planning, process optimization to cost accounting according to your specific needs. Just tell us your feed size, expected production capacity, finished product specifications and site conditions, and you can get an exclusive production line scheme and accurate quotation, helping you avoid selection mistakes, reduce investment risks and improve production efficiency.

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