Traditional sand plants relied on clean, accessible water to produce high-grade sand. Our plants operate without water and can be situated near construction sites, aggregate quarries, or wherever they are needed to produce sand.
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The Dry Sand Plant is a sustainable option for producing high-quality sand with ideal particle shape and grading for your projects. Explore the benefits of this innovative and highly productive plant.
Dry Sand Plant
AMPCO Minerals’ Dry Sand Plants are compact, fully enclosed, and environmentally friendly. These stationary plants produce high-quality sand with ideal particle shape and grading, meeting your product requirements. Dry Sand Plants are a sustainable choice for operations where natural sand is unavailable, water is limited, and dust emissions must be reduced.
An Environmentally Sustainable Option
Due to the increasing demand for sand in concrete construction for global infrastructure projects, the search for native sand is becoming more challenging. Our dry sand plants provide the flexibility to process a variety of aggregates based on your specific concrete construction needs.
A fully enclosed plant design with negative intake pressure eliminates dust emissions. The fine dust particles collected are either stockpiled onsite or sold at a high value for other uses.
An automated central control system monitors the plant and can be controlled remotely from a computer or smartphone to ensure consistent operations.
No ponds or chemicals are needed to treat wastewater, dispose of sludge, or manage waste and wastewater from traditional sand manufacturing plants. This reduces site equipment wear, transportation, and handling costs.
Our Dry Sand Plant is built for efficiency, using less horsepower to achieve high production while reducing overall CO₂ emissions and supporting a lower environmental footprint. The ceramic-lined air screen delivers long-lasting durability and extended service life, reducing wearpart replacement and lowering the total cost of ownership.
Our plants can effectively dedust asphalt chips and remove excess fines, improving material quality and making it easier to produce high-performance paving products.
End customers are not paying for water used and removed during sand production. Dry sand costs less to produce and transport than wet sand products from traditional plants.
Our plants have the flexibility to adjust the process to produce a consistent product with ideal particle shape and grading for your customer’s product specifications.
Turn Production Fines into Revenue
Dry sand plants capture ultra-fine mineral particles during production. Instead of waste, these fines can be processed into a useful mineral powder. They are used as fillers, modifiers, and performance additives in many industries. For plant operators, this creates a sellable byproduct and an added revenue stream. Here are examples of what the fines can be used for:
Cementitious and Building Materials
- Cement & Limestone Filler — Limestone fines can support Type 1L blends and mix filler needs.
- Pozzolan / Fly Ash Alternatives — Fine mineral powders may support SCM performance, pending lab validation.
- Masonry Products — Fines can improve workability and finish in blocks, bricks, and pavers.
Consumer and Formulation
- Pharmaceutical Applications — Certain mineral grades may be used as excipients, subject to strict specifications.
- Cosmetics & Personal Care — High-purity mineral powders may support texture and bulking needs.
Agriculture
- Agricultural Lime — When chemistry fits, fines can help manage soil pH and conditioning
Industrial Processing and Environmental
- FGD Applications — Limestone-based materials are widely used in wet FGD SO₂ control systems.
- Asphalt & Roofing — Mineral fines can serve as fillers in asphalt mixes and roofing products.
Manufacturing and Polymers
- Paints & Coatings — Mineral fillers can support rheology control and performance in coatings.
- Ceramics & Glass — Calcium-rich fines may serve as a raw material input for formulations.
- Rubber & Plastics — Mineral fillers can tune stiffness, processing, and dimensional stability.
- Adhesives & Sealants — Fillers can help control viscosity, sag, and application behavior.
Projects & Services
Ready to revolutionize your site’s production? Our solutions can optimize your plant layout, minimize downtime, and maximize efficiency. Let us help you achieve peak performance.
