What is a briquetting machine used for?

A briquetting machine, also known as a briquette press, is industrial forming equipment designed to compress loose powdery, granular raw materials into dense, solid briquettes under mechanical or hydraulic pressure. It turns scattered waste powder into regular, easy-to-transport and high-value solid blocks.

Many fine materials such as coal dust and charcoal powder are difficult to use directly, easy to scatter and cause waste during transportation. A briquetting machine solves this problem efficiently.

Main Purposes of Briquetting Machines

Recycle waste powder resources

A large amount of coal fines, charcoal dust, coke powder and mineral powder are produced during processing. These loose powders are hard to sell and easy to pollute the environment. The briquetting machine presses them into solid fuel briquettes to realize resource reuse and reduce waste loss.
Improve transportation and storage efficiency

Powdery materials occupy large space and are prone to leakage. After being pressed into regular briquettes, density increases greatly. The finished briquettes are convenient for stacking, loading and long-distance transportation, lowering logistics costs significantly.
Stable combustion performance as fuel

Uniform solid briquettes burn longer with less smoke compared with loose powder. It is widely used for domestic heating, industrial boiler fuel, metallurgical fuel and export BBQ charcoal production.
Convenient standardized sales and trade

Finished briquettes have fixed shapes and sizes, which makes quality control, packaging and bulk trade much easier. Many fuel merchants and overseas importers prefer standardized briquette products rather than messy powder raw materials.

Common Materials Processed by Briquetting Machines

Different types of briquetting machines can handle various raw materials:

Coal dust, slack coal, lignite powder
Charcoal powder, bamboo charcoal powder, coconut shell carbon powder
Coke powder, mineral powder, iron ore powder
Other carbon-containing powdery raw materials

Different Types of Briquetting Machines & Their Usage

Roller Coal Briquetting Machine

Mainly for coal powder, mineral powder mass production. Produces round or pillow-shaped coal briquettes, ideal for large-scale industrial coal briquette plants.

Hydraulic Charcoal Briquette Press

Provides high pressure to make high-density charcoal blocks. Perfect for producing premium export-grade BBQ charcoal with low breakage rate.

Screw Charcoal Briquette Extruder

Specialized in cylindrical charcoal sticks, widely adopted for small and medium-sized BBQ charcoal factories.

Typical Application Scenarios

Civil fuel supply factories
Industrial boiler fuel processing plants
BBQ charcoal manufacturing enterprises
Mineral powder recycling factories
Cross-border fuel briquette export manufacturers

Advantages of Investing in Briquetting Equipment

✅ Turn waste powder into profitable finished products

✅ Reduce material loss and environmental dust pollution

✅ Cut storage and transportation costs

✅ Produce marketable solid fuel for stable sales

✅ Support continuous automatic production when matched with auxiliary machines

If you plan to process coal powder or charcoal powder into saleable briquettes, China Coal Machine supplies multiple types of briquetting machines and complete production lines. Contact our engineers to select the most suitable model according to your raw materials and production capacity requirements.

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