Match mining, road, building or water challenges to the right crushing package

Problem-led configurations — not a generic product dump. Select your scenario and see which jaw, cone, impact and screen combination fits before you request a quote. We talk feed size, CSS and output capacity (t/h), not carbon slogans.

Scenario selector — find a starting configuration

Interactive guide for application engineers and buyers. Results are directional; final quotes confirm operating weight, chamber geometry and emissions documentation.

Primary scenario Circuit stage Annual operating hours Need Tier 4 Final / Stage V docs?

Scenario outcomes from recent crushing packages

Outcomes emphasize throughput, CSS stability, liner windows and staging — not vague greenwashing claims. Packages stay honest about limits: an impact crusher will not replace a jaw on 800 mm blasted feed, and wet screens need slurry-pump duty defined before the PO.

Hard-Rock Mining — Jaw + Cone Package

Mill-feed CSS held within 2 mm after retuning secondary cone automation and staging dual mantle kits at the regional hub.

Road Aggregate — Mobile String

Tracked jaw/cone/screen string kept asphalt plants fed through a rainy season by matching truck body volume to sustained t/h, not nameplate peaks.

Building C&D — Impact + Magnet

Urban recycling yard cut rebar carryover after magnet duty was sized to the impact chamber, protecting the tertiary screen media.

Water Project — Wet Screen Finish

Canal borrow pit recovered fines with wet decks and sand wash modules; slurry-pump wet ends staged before the first flood-season surge.

Primary crushing debate: jaw crusher vs. impact crusher

Buyers still argue this at every quarry tender. Both chambers can open a circuit — the right answer depends on feed hardness, product shape targets and liner economics, not brochure slogans.

Side A — Jaw crusher

Simple compressive chamber, lower liner complexity and broad tolerance for feed hardness up to Mohs ≈ 9. Best when blasted feed is large (typically 600–1,200 mm jaw opening class) and the site needs a durable primary before a cone. Maintenance crews can swap jaw plates without specialized rotor tooling.

Side B — Impact crusher

Higher cubicity and better shape for asphalt or concrete fractions when feed is softer limestone, recycled concrete or well-fragmented rock. Blow bars and aprons cost more per tonne on abrasive granite, so impact is rarely the economic primary on hard silica feeds above ~150 MPa UCS.

Metso application engineers size jaw opening (mm), feed size and discharge opening against rock UCS, then decide whether an impact chamber belongs in primary or tertiary duty — never as a silent substitute for a jaw on 800 mm blasted feed.

Operating limits we disclose before the purchase order

Directional bands for plant managers. Final CSS, output capacity (t/h) and operating weight are confirmed on quotation for a named rock and duty cycle.

Feed-size boundary — Impact primaries are not quoted for blasted feed above ~800 mm or hard abrasive granite where compressive jaw duty is more efficient; expect jaw + cone instead.
Wet-circuit dependency — Wet screens and sand wash modules require slurry-pump duty (flow and abrasion class) defined before PO; dry-only sites should not assume wet decks can be added later without structural redesign.
Emissions / site envelope — Tier 4 Final / Stage V mobile plants need DEF logistics and regeneration windows; underground or ventilation-limited drifts may force compact operating-weight packages and scheduled DPF cycles between blasts.
Nameplate vs. sustained t/h — Published output capacity assumes clean feed and disciplined CSS; clay packing, tramp metal and uneven truck cycle times can cut sustained t/h 15–30% versus brochure peaks.

Key spec	Typical band (directional)	Notes
Output capacity	200–600 t/h by cone class	HP300-class mid-range vs HP500-class high capacity
Feed size	≤ 220–280 mm into secondary cone	Primary jaw opening sized separately to blasted feed
Operating weight	~13.5–22 t (cone modules)	Mobile string weight confirmed with chassis options
Hydraulic system pressure	~280–320 bar	Tramp-release and CSS actuators
Engine power (mobile)	~250–315 kW	Tier 4 Final / Stage V packages available

Send your scenario output to Metso — we will match a quote-ready package

Share feed size, rock type, target fractions and whether the site needs Tier 4 Final documentation. Application engineers return machine classes, expected output capacity bands and liner staging options sized to your pit.