The cone crusher is a popular rock crusher in mining operations, aggregate production, and recycling applications. Many users use it for size reduction and shaping of precious metals (e.g. gold, silver, and palladium), concrete, hard rock, and construction waste.
The cone crusher, known for wear resistance, high output, and uniform product shape, is mainly used for secondary, tertiary, and quaternary crushing, though it can handle primary crushing with smaller feed sizes.
FTM Machinery engineers make a detailed comparison between the 4 types of cone crushers to help you choose the right one.
1. Single-cylinder cone crusher
The single-cylinder cone crusher, developed by FTM Machinery with the most advanced technology and years of crushing experience, delivers higher output and lower energy consumption than other cone crushers.
It is suitable for crushing soft ores and weathered ores with large output. Many users like to use it to crush granite, basalt, river pebbles, limestone, dolomite, and diabase with a particle size of less than 480 mm.
The single cylinder cone crusher has many advantages:
- High crushing efficiency, multiple crushing chamber, and feed sizes up to 560 mm. High output, up to 2,181 t/h, ideal for the production needs of large, medium, and small crushing plants.
- Stable output quality with uniform discharge particles of 6–44 mm. The constant crushing chamber profile ensures virtually constant discharge size and production capacity throughout the liner wear life.
- The fully automated PLC control system allows workers adjust feed and output size while monitoring crusher load for maximum output. Remote control enables our engineers to assist with operations.
- Simple structure, reliable performance. A single hydraulic cylinder, positive pressure dust control, and prioritized mainframe protection ensure low failure and low cost.
- Easy installation and maintenance. The filler-free liner installation method facilitates easy replacement and increases crusher uptime.
2. Multi-cylinder hydraulic cone crusher
Multi-cylinder hydraulic cone crusher is the star addition to the cone crusher family. It has a high capacity and the highest crushing force of any cone crusher of similar size. Besides, it has a good shaping effect.
Therefore, it is ideal for medium crushing, fine crushing, and even superfine crushing of hard and soft rocks.
More advantages you may like:
- It perfectly combines crushing stroke, crushing speed, and the crushing cavity, so it has a higher output than other cone crushers. The output is up to 1,100 tons per hour.
- The maximum feed size is 280 mm, resulting in a more uniform discharge (ranging from 3 to 64 mm), higher strength, and less needle flake, ideally meeting the requirements of high-quality aggregate.
- The discharge port adopts hydraulic adjustment, the discharge adjustment range is wide, and the flexibility of adjusting product grade is greater. Materials smaller than the discharge port can account for 70%-80% of the capacity.
- Unique hydraulic and lubrication system design, with double insurance. It can protect the hydraulic cone crusher when overloaded, and the bearings are well-lubricated.
- The wearing parts are made of wear-resistant high-manganese steel, so the service life is long. Besides, maintenance is simple and convenient.
Single-cylinder or multi-cylinder cone crusher? Which one is better?
Many users are confused about the selection of single-cylinder and multi-cylinder cone crushers. FTM Machinery recommends:
- Under the same specifications, multi-cylinder cone crushers can crush harder materials and produce more qualified products. Generally speaking, the harder the materials, the greater the difference between the two crushers.
- Considering the investment cost and the long-term plant efficiency, we recommend medium crushing select the single-cylinder cone crushers, and fine crushing select the multi-cylinder ones.
3. Fully hydraulic cone crusher
The fully hydraulic cone crusher combines spring cone advantages with automated hydraulic control, making it ideal for crushing hard materials up to 215 mm in large, medium, and small plants.
More advantages you may like:
- Available in a variety of crushing chamber types. The crushing chamber provides uniform feeding throughout its 360° range.
- High crushing ratios and crushing efficiency increase output by at least 30% compared to traditional rock crushers, with output ranging from 36 to 650 tons per hour.
- The cone crusher's discharge area is unobstructed, and a hydraulic system controls the discharge of finished products. Discharge is uniform, ranging from 3 to 64 mm. This ensures consistent particle size and quality.
- Simple structure design with hydraulic discharge adjustment, overload protection, and smart control. The upgraded wear-resistant parts reduce wear, ease maintenance, and ensure quick, low-failure repairs.
4. Mobile cone crusher
In addition to the stationary or the fixed cone crushers, many cone crusher models are also available as the mobile or portable cone crusher.
This type of cone crusher can be combined with the jaw crusher, vibrating screen, and other equipment to form a mobile crushing station. The crushing station has two types: crawler (tracked) type and tire (wheel) type. Learn More about the Mobile Crushing Station.
The mobile cone crusher is not restricted by the site. It can be easily and flexibly moved to the crushing site. This kind of rock crushing equipment is commonly used in the recycling of construction and demolition waste (c&d waste).
More advantages you may like:
- Large capacity: The output ranges from 10 to 650 tons per hour.
- Fulfills various crushing needs: Used for coarse, medium, fine crushing or sand making of hard rocks and minerals. You can equipment it with the jaw crusher, vibrating screen, or sand making machines.
- Offers multiple power systems: Full hydraulic, D-type hybrid, and E-type external power supply. Select what you want.
- Low costs: Directly moves to the crushing sites make it reduce the costs of material transportation, labor, and maintenance.
FTM Machinery cone crusher for sale
A variety of new and used cone crushers are available on the market. Compared with the used cone crushers, new cone crusher machines have longer lifespans and quality assurance.
As one of the leading cone crusher manufacturers, FTM Machinery offers various cone crushers, which are affordable and engineered for multiple crushing stages of all rock types. Interested? Contact our engineers NOW!
