Innovation is always the theme of enterprise development. There are no sunset industries, only sunset products. Innovation and transformation will enable traditional industries to be reborn and make a strong comeback.

Concrete block has a history of over 100 years and was once the main wall material in China. As China’s building structures have shifted mainly to mid- and high-rise, concrete blocks can no longer meet requirements for unit weight, drying shrinkage, and energy efficiency, and will gradually exit mainstream wall applications.

In recent years, many wall-material companies have launched composite self-insulating blocks, for example: 1) inserting EPS boards into small concrete hollow blocks to replace the exterior wall insulation layer, forming a self-insulation system; 2) using foamed cement or other insulation materials as thermal insulation to inject foaming slurry (density 80–120 kg/m3) into the cores of small concrete hollow blocks, forming a self-insulation system; 3) using rice husks, stalks, and other plant fibers directly in the raw materials to produce lightweight self-insulating blocks…

Many products face challenges in secondary compounding, foam stability, and forming processes, making it difficult to achieve industrialization and economies of scale.

Fujian Honcha Environmental Protection Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. is a national high-tech enterprise that integrates complete equipment and new-material R&D, production, and sales. The core business records annual sales revenue of over RMB 200 million with taxes exceeding RMB 20 million. “Honcha – Honcha Block Machine” is recognized as a “China Well-known Trademark” by the Supreme People’s Court and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and has been awarded titles such as “National Exempt-from-Inspection Product” and “Quanzhou, Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Demonstration Unit.” In 2008, Honcha was recognized as a “Provincial Enterprise Technology Center” and selected among the “Top 100 China Industry Demonstration Enterprises.” The company holds more than 90 non-appearance patents and 13 invention patents, and has received a Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, the Huaxia Science and Technology Progress Award, three Ministry of Construction technology promotion projects, and two provincial technology promotion projects. As a member of the National Building Materials Machinery Standardization Committee, Honcha has participated in compiling nine national and industry standards, including “Concrete Bricks.” In 2008, Honcha was appointed as the chair unit of the “Wall Material Innovation Working Committee of the China Association of Resource Comprehensive Utilization.” As a leading domestic manufacturer of new building materials equipment, our products are exported to 128 countries and regions.

　　产品的主要核心技术:

　　1.Thin-wall Forming Equipment and Technology:

　　Using patented multi-source synchronous vibration technology on the mold table reduces the water–cement ratio from the usual 14–17% down to 9–12%. The drier mix solves the feeding bottleneck for thin-wall blocks; the higher-density products reduce water absorption, lower shrinkage, and control wall cracking and leakage;

　　This product primarily uses lightweight insulating materials—expanded perlite, EPS beads, rock wool, rice husk, stalk fibers, etc.—directly mixed into the concrete for forming. Because lightweight materials rebound after compression, they can damage products, slow forming, and raise defect rates, making industrialization difficult. Honcha’s patented technologies in mold structure, feeding system, vibration, and forming process overcome these challenges, encapsulating lightweight materials with concrete rather than compressing them into clumps, thereby achieving lightweight and high strength;

　　3.Core Interface Agent Formula:

　　Many lightweight materials are incompatible with concrete, and even with water. After modification with the interface-agent formula, the product achieves four outcomes: (1) all materials become mutually compatible and integrate as one; (2) the product gains plasticity, improving flexural strength, and the wall can be nailed and drilled; (3) significantly improved waterproof performance, effectively controlling cracking and leakage after installation; (4) after 28 days, strength increases by 5–10% when exposed to water.

　　This product has been tested by national certification bodies; all performance indicators meet or exceed national standards. With several building projects already completed, it has now entered full-scale promotion.

　　1) Honcha provides equipment, processes, and formulas, and recruits distributors nationwide. Distributors primarily find manufacturing enterprises and operate the interface agent; approximately RMB 40 of interface agent is needed per cubic meter of product, with profits shared between Honcha and the distributor. Distributors may develop their own sub-distributors as needed;

　　2) For regions needing large quantities in a short time, Honcha can provide mobile equipment to organize on-site production for users, carry out processing on their behalf, and charge processing service fees. Distributors may undertake projects independently or jointly with Honcha;

　　3) While focusing on the wall-materials business, distributors may also undertake other Honcha core products, such as large hydraulic engineering blocks and high-quality permeable paving bricks. Honcha’s mobile equipment can be sold, rented, or used for contract manufacturing;

　　Traditional foamed concrete blocks have been promoted in our country for decades. Their shortcomings—cracking, leakage, and strength grades insufficient to meet various finishing requirements—were tolerated by the market in the absence of better alternatives!

　　At the same 5.0 MPa compressive strength, the lightweight, high-strength self-insulating concrete block, with a void ratio over 50%, has a block material strength already reaching C20. Integration of building and energy efficiency—and energy-saving performance with the same service life as the building—are the main features of this new product.

　　Raw materials are widely available and costs are controllable. Compared with traditional foamed concrete blocks, both the one-time investment and operating costs have considerable advantages; at the same market selling price, there is more profit margin. Moreover, foamed concrete blocks still require external wall insulation.

　　The performance and cost advantages of self-insulating blocks are gaining wide recognition in the industry. It is time to strongly return to the mainstay of wall materials; this is also a new industrial revolution. Honcha will share technology and market opportunities with like-minded partners, working together for our country’s building energy-saving cause and pursuing development together.