Manufactured Sand for the Growing Market in Yucatan, Mexico

The Mexican aggregate production industry is evolving faster than ever. The increasing demand for roads, housing and infrastructure in the country creates a need to produce more and more raw materials at competitive prices with minimal environmental impact. The constant and consistent supply of quality aggregates is one of the industry’s prime challenges.

MEKA was the partner of choice in this project since it has proven to be a trusted single-source supplier with knowledgeable experts and leading technologies. In addition to engineering, automation, manufacturing and delivery of the complete three-stage crushing and screening plant, MEKA supervised the mechanical and electrical erection, oversaw the cold and hot commissioning of the plant.

A Custom Solution Tailored to This Project

MEKA plants can be used to solve problems of any complexity, such as working in difficult climatic conditions and with materials with a complex physical and mechanical structure;

• Feed material contained high amount of fines and during the rainy season can become wet, sticky and clay like.

• Apron-Wobbler Feeder combination is used for efficient feeding and screening of wet, muddy and sticky material.

Plant Design Criteria

• Material to be processed is Limestone with a solid density of 2.7 tons/m³

• Feed material size : 0-600 mm 

• The hourly production of required products is 600 metric tons/hour. 

Equipment Selection

FEED HOPPER with 45 m³ volume,

MAF 1545 APRON FEEDER

MWF 1640 WOBBLER FEEDER

MPI 1515 PRIMARY IMPACT CRUSHER

MSH 2060/2 HEAVY DUTY INCLINED SCREEN

MSI 1312 SECONDARY IMPACT CRUSHER

MHS 2460/3 HORIZONTAL SCREENS

MTI 1115 TERTIARY IMPACT CRUSHER

BELT CONVEYORS

ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEM

At MEKA, that’s what we do in terms of developing the future: working very close and in partnership with the customers, listening to their opinions and learning how to develop win-win solutions, so their operations will become more profitable.