Guides for brick and block plant investors and factory managers: how clay bricks are made, tunnel and Hoffman kilns, extruders and firing, sand-lime bricks and what drives plant cost. Each guide answers one question in depth and links back to the line it belongs to.
Start with the equipment scope on our fired clay brick production line page, and see also our autoclaved brick production line.
Plant Cost, Business Plan and Investment
- Clay Brick Plant Cost: What Drives the Investment
- Brick Making Business Plan: What Investors and Banks Expect
Capacity and Plant Layout
Process and Equipment
- Clay Brick Manufacturing Process: Step by Step
- Tunnel Kiln for Bricks: How It Works and How It Is Sized
- Vacuum Brick Extruder: How It Works and How to Specify One
- Clay Brick Dryers: Chamber vs Tunnel Dryers
- Clay Brick Firing Temperature and Firing Curve
- Hollow Clay Bricks: How They Are Made and Where They Fit
- Sand-Lime Brick Manufacturing Process
- Autoclaved Fly Ash Bricks: Production and Plant Setup
- Interlocking Brick Machine: Hydraulic vs Manual, Output and Molds
- Hollow Block Machine: Types, Output and How to Choose
- Fly Ash Brick Manufacturing Process: Mix, Pressing and Curing
Raw Materials and Additives
- Clay Brick Raw Materials: How to Test Whether Your Clay Is Suitable
- Cement Brick Mix Ratio: How Block Plants Set the Mix
Standards, Product Types and Sizes
- ASTM C62 and ASTM C216 Brick Standards Explained
- Brick Kiln Emissions: Pollutants, Limits and How Plants Control Them
- Clay Pavers: Standards and How Paving Bricks Are Made
- Engineering Bricks vs Facing Bricks: What Changes in Production
- Concrete Block Testing: Strength, Absorption and the Lab a Plant Needs
Quality Control and Production Problems
Comparisons
- Hoffman Kiln vs Tunnel Kiln vs Bull's Trench Kiln
- Calcium Silicate (Sand-Lime) Bricks vs Clay Bricks
- Zigzag, VSBK and Tunnel Kilns Compared: Which Kiln for Which Plant
Planning a Plant?
Tell us your output target, destination country and timeline. See the scope of our fired clay brick production line, or send us your requirements: you receive a written sourcing report within 48 hours of a complete requirement brief.