A block producer in Aksu, Xinjiang, has moved into the installation stage of a self-insulating block line upgrade. The project is not a greenfield factory. It begins with an existing line, a known production history and a specific list of bottlenecks that the customer wants to remove.
The original process used square moulds and a reciprocating saw. Over time, the customer found that cutting speed, dimensional control, manual handling and the overall production rhythm were limiting future output and product consistency.
Upgrading the process instead of replacing one machine
The documented upgrade proposal changes the mould and cutting logic together. The line is being converted from square moulds to a longer-mould process, with related changes to tracks, transfer equipment, demoulding, surface removal and vertical cutting.
That system view matters. Installing a faster cutter alone would not solve a slow mould cycle or an awkward transfer path. Likewise, increasing the formed volume would create another bottleneck if cutting and handling could not accept the larger block body at the correct time.
The practical design therefore focuses on how the mould box, ferry car, demoulding equipment, surface remover, vertical cutter and conveyors work as one sequence.
What is happening at the Aksu site
Equipment has arrived and the service team is working through track installation, ferry-car positioning, mould-box installation, mixer connections, demoulding equipment, surface-removal equipment and cutting-system alignment.
The team is also checking the existing factory dimensions and foundations against the new movement path. Upgrade projects need this extra verification because the new equipment has to work around structures and utilities that were designed for an older process.
Once mechanical installation is complete, the next steps will be equipment alignment, dry running, linked testing, operator training and product trials. Stable output should only be evaluated after those stages are completed.
Video record: shipment and installation
These two public videos show consecutive milestones in the Aksu upgrade:
Why this project is useful to other factories
An existing line does not always need to be discarded. If the mixer, building, raw-material system or other sections remain usable, a targeted upgrade can focus investment on the real constraint. The correct scope depends on measured cycle times, current product quality, factory clearances, mould condition, cutting performance and the customer’s output target.
Factories considering a similar project should document the present line with dimensions, production records, block photos and videos of the bottleneck before requesting a proposal. the documented project record’s guide to upgrading a manual lightweight block line explains the information needed for an initial review.
For a project-specific assessment, send the existing layout, current process, target product and the problem that is limiting production through the line-upgrade enquiry form.
## Existing Ghana shipment page update
The public Ghana shipment page will be updated with a short, factual timeline rather than another duplicate article:
Suggested introduction: “The two videos below record different stages of the same Ghana project. The first shows the agreement milestone; the second shows the lightweight wall-panel line leaving the factory. Shipment is not presented as installation or stable production.”
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## Source notes
- Recent company-news facts and dates: public articles on
gzhd7777.com/news/1/. - SNI status and bibliographic details: BSN official catalogue, checked 6 August 2026.
- AAC/CLC and density-range context: Indonesia Ministry of Public Works, 2025 construction-standards article.
- Certification-process context and scope caveat: IAPMO Indonesia product-certification page and 2025 SNI 8640:2018 certification scheme.
- YouTube availability and titles: verified through YouTube’s public oEmbed endpoint on 6 August 2026.
Project video record
The video below supports the stated project milestone. Agreement, shipment, installation and stable production are treated as separate stages.