A crusher is an integrated crushing and screening machine system that reduces hard materials—such as stone, rock, concrete, asphalt, and ore—into smaller, usable sizes. It typically includes a feeder hopper, a primary crusher (jaw or impact), a secondary crusher (cone or other type), vibrating screens, belt conveyors, and a control system.

Material is fed into the hopper. The primary crusher performs coarse crushing. Secondary crushers further reduce the size. Screens sort the crushed material by size. Conveyor belts transport the processed output to storage areas or transportation channels.

Crushers are used in quarries, mining operations, construction projects (roads, bridges, dams, tunnels), concrete and asphalt facilities, recycling plants, railway ballast production lines, drainage systems, and other industrial mineral processing applications.

What is a mobile crusher, what is it used for, how does it work, and where is it used?

A mobile crusher is a portable crushing-screening system mounted on wheels or tracks, designed for on-site material processing. It is particularly useful for short-term or temporary applications where transporting material off-site is impractical.

Once set up on-site, a mobile crusher operates via electric power or a diesel generator. It integrates a feeder hopper, primary and secondary crushers, vibrating screens, and conveyor belts. The system handles feeding, crushing, screening, and transporting in a continuous workflow and can be operational within a few hours.

Mobile crushers are used on road, bridge, and tunnel construction sites; urban redevelopment and demolition areas; concrete and asphalt recycling operations; temporary mining locations; and inaccessible or remote job sites.

What is a stationary crusher, what is it used for, how does it work, and where is it used?

A stationary crusher is a high-capacity crushing-screening plant permanently installed on a concrete foundation. It’s built for large-scale, continuous production.

Material enters the feeder. The primary crusher handles coarse shredding, followed by secondary crushers for finer processing. Vibrating screens sort the materials, and conveyors transport the completed product. These systems are often equipped with full automation and can process thousands of tons daily.

Stationary crushers serve large quarries, mining facilities, cement and concrete plants, industrial mineral processing centers, and major infrastructure projects.

Differences between stationary and mobile crushers

  • Mobility: Mobile crushers are portable; stationary crushers remain fixed.

  • Setup time: Mobile systems operate within hours; stationary setups require weeks.

  • Capacity: Stationary plants support high-volume output; mobile units deliver medium-scale capacity.

  • Flexibility: Mobile units adapt across projects quickly; stationary ones are tailored to long-term, consistent operations.

  • Cost: Mobile systems have lower initial costs; stationary structures demand high initial investment but offer efficient long-term operation.

  • Use cases: Mobile crushers are ideal for temporary, site-specific tasks; stationary breakers are suited for continuous, large-scale production environments.

What is a crusher plant, what is it used for, how does it work, and where is it used?

A crusher plant refers to a comprehensive facility where crushing – screening systems are assembled to process raw materials. Plants can be mobile or stationary. They typically include a feed hopper, primary and secondary crushers, vibrating screens, conveyors, dust suppression systems, and modular configurations for washing or classification.

Raw materials—quarried stone, ore, rubble, concrete debris—are processed into aggregates, ballast, infrastructure materials, and industrial feedstock. The integrated workflow ensures crushing, sorting, storage and dispatch of final products.

Crusher plants are utilized in aggregate quarries, mining operations, asphalt and concrete production sites, recycling facilities, road and railway construction, dam-building, city infrastructure projects, and mineral processing industries.