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Buying a dry mortar plant from overseas is a big order. For most buyers it is not a machine purchase — it is the foundation of a business that has to run for ten years.
That is exactly why buyers hesitate. The equipment is expensive, the supplier is thousands of kilometres away, and the salesperson speaks a second language. The fear is rarely about the price. It is about three questions:
Is this company a real manufacturer, or a middleman?
Will the machine I receive match the specification I paid for?
If something breaks in year two, who answers the phone?
None of these questions can be answered by reading a catalogue. They can be answered with eight checks, all of which you can do before you transfer any money.
A trading company is not automatically bad — but the price you pay should reflect what you get. Ask for:
Business licence with the company's registered scope of activity
A live factory video call (not an edited promotional video), during local working hours
The manufacturing base address, and a video taken while walking from the gate to the workshop
If the supplier cannot show you the workshop where your machine will be built, treat the quotation carefully.
A pre-recorded video can be reused for years. A live call cannot. Ask the salesperson to walk through the workshop and show:
Steel plate being cut and welded
The paint and surface treatment area
Assembled machines waiting for shipment — you should see more than one unit
A factory with a working order book looks busy. A workshop with two machines covered in dust usually tells its own story.
Ask for project photos with the equipment visible, not just the finished building. Then ask the harder question: "Can I speak to one of your clients in my region?"
A serious supplier will either arrange it, or explain reasonably why not. A supplier who says "our clients are confidential" for every single project probably does not have the projects.
This is where most buyers lose money. Two quotations for a "10 t/h plant" can differ by 40% — because they are not the same machine. Put them side by side and compare:
Item to compare | What to ask |
Main mixer | Type, volume, batch time, mixing uniformity claim |
Weighing system | Load cell brand, accuracy (±%), number of weighing points |
Motors and gearboxes | Brand and origin — or "Chinese brand" written vaguely |
Steel structure | Steel plate thickness, surface treatment, design wind/snow load |
Dust collector | Type, filter area (m²), whether it is included at all |
Packing machine | Number of spouts, bag type supported, bagging speed |
Control system | PLC brand, whether recipes are editable by the operator |
Scope of supply | What is not included — civil works, wiring to the panel, compressed air |
The last row is the most important one. A cheap quotation is often cheap because half the scope is missing.
"20 t/h" means nothing on its own. Output depends on the formula, the bag weight and how many hours per day you run. A professional quotation will say something like: "20 t/h at 50 kg valve bags, 20 hours per day, with a 3 m³ twin-shaft mixer."
Ask every supplier to quote in the same format. Only then can you actually compare them. If a supplier avoids giving conditions, they are estimating — not engineering.
Before you pay a deposit, ask for:
General arrangement drawing (dimensions, height, layout)
Foundation load drawing
Installed power and compressed air consumption
Recommended building height and floor area
A supplier who can produce these on request is engineering your plant. A supplier who can only send a PDF catalogue is selling you a box. These documents also let your local contractor start civil works in parallel — which shortens your project by weeks.
Standard practice in this industry is roughly 30% deposit with the balance before shipment, sometimes with a letter of credit. Be cautious about any request for 100% prepayment, and be cautious about payments to a personal bank account — that is a red flag, not a convenience.
Make sure the contract states:
Model numbers and the full equipment list, attached as an annex
Delivery time counted from which event (deposit, drawing approval, or both)
What installation and commissioning includes, and who pays for the engineer's tickets and visa
Training — how many days, and for how many of your staff
Warranty period and what it covers (usually 12 months, excluding wear parts)
Spare parts list with prices for the first two years
Delay penalty clause
Skimping on this section is how disputes start.
Ask these questions while you still have negotiating leverage — that is, before the deposit:
How fast do you respond after we report a problem? Through which channel?
Can you support us remotely, by video, for troubleshooting?
If an engineer must fly to us, how are costs shared?
How long does a critical spare part take to reach us?
Which parts should we stock locally on day one?
The answers tell you more about the supplier than any brochure. Write them into the contract, not just into the chat history.
Formula or product list (mortar, tile adhesive, putty, special mortars)
Target output in t/h and working hours per day
Sand source — pre-dried graded sand, or raw wet sand
Bag type and bag weight
Local power supply and available building height
Site plan and access road for containers
Your budget range, so the supplier can size the plant realistically
Send this list to every supplier you contact. The answers you receive — in content and in speed — will tell you which one to work with.
A dry mortar plant is not a commodity. When one quotation is dramatically lower than the others, ask exactly what was removed to reach that number: a smaller mixer, a lighter steel structure, fewer weighing points, no dust collector, or an optimistic capacity figure.
You will not save money. You will pay the difference later, in rework, downtime, or a plant that cannot run the hours you planned.
Zhongqinglin Heavy Industry Machinery designs and manufactures tower-type, step-type and workshop-type dry mortar and tile adhesive production lines, together with twin-shaft gravity-free mixers, high-speed fly-cut mixers, rotary dryers, sand making plants, crushing and screening equipment, packing and palletizing systems, and bulk mortar tankers.
Every quotation we send includes the equipment list, the general arrangement drawing, the installed power and the capacity conditions — so you can compare us fairly against any other supplier.
Contact: Email: fay.200101001@gmail.com
Website: https://www.sisoultec.com