Iranian Crushing and Screening Equipment Enters the Russian Market: First Operational Results
As part of the “Real MINING” conference, Alexey Ivanov, Development Director at Rock Crusher, presented an Iranian line of crushing and screening equipment (CSE) that is already being supplied to the Russian market. According to him, Iranian engineers have managed to establish a full-cycle manufacturing process under sanctions-related constraints.
Just three years ago, the presence of Iranian crushers at Russian mining enterprises was considered an unlikely scenario. Today, the equipment is operating under Russian climatic and production conditions, and potential customers can evaluate its performance at Rock Crusher’s quarry in the Moscow Region.
According to Alexey Ivanov, the key engineering challenge was to create equipment comparable in efficiency to European counterparts while maintaining ease of maintenance at the level of mass-produced tractor machinery. The absence of grant support and external technological partners, along with harsh natural and climatic conditions, shaped strict requirements for reliability and fault tolerance.
The Iranian holding, founded in 1993, develops full-cycle manufacturing without outsourcing or the involvement of contractors. Its product range includes screens, crushers, hydrocyclones, sand washers, dewatering units, and asphalt mixing plants.
The equipment supplied to Russia undergoes additional adaptation for local operating conditions. In particular, the electronics are designed to operate at temperatures down to minus 45 °C, hydraulic systems have been upgraded, and load-bearing structures have been reinforced with the involvement of a design bureau based in Russia.
The Russian distributor has established a sales and service infrastructure, including spare parts warehouses in key regions and Russian-language technical support. Equipment delivery by road via Azerbaijan takes an average of up to 10 days; in addition, rail routes are being launched and port infrastructure is being developed, which is expected to improve logistics predictability.
Special attention in the presentation was given to the criteria for selecting crushing and screening equipment for production facilities. “Any crushing and screening equipment is not just a piece of metal; it is a matter of survival mathematics: tons per hour, kilowatts per ton, downtime, and how many nerves the chief mechanic has left by the end of the shift,” Alexey Ivanov noted.
From Rock Crusher’s perspective, when selecting equipment it is advisable to focus on proven performance under specific mining and geological conditions, the availability of components within Russia, and the actual need for complex digital and robotic solutions. For quarries, maintainability and technological simplicity remain the key priorities.
According to the company representative, Iranian crushing and screening equipment meets these criteria and is positioned as a cost-effective yet efficient alternative to European equipment, which remains more expensive and subject to logistical constraints. Thanks to the lower cost of the equipment complex, customers can reallocate their investment budgets, including purchasing additional loading machinery at the initial stage of a project.