Browsing the internet, you may find suppliers, offering EPS machines for a very low price.
This may be a solution to start business in certain parts of the world, where the market does not require high quality and high capacity production.
Initial investment for a complete EPS plant, based on western european technology, is much higher, but at the end of the day it is the only solution to work profitable in this industry considering the

- quality of machinery (maintenance and lifetime)
- quality of final product (matching the EU regulations)
- capacity of machinery (in relation to investment and labour cost)
- energy cost (especially where steam is needed)
- labour cost (and cost due to human error)
- floor space (in relation to the output )

Typical block sizes are:

- length 2.0 / 2.5 / 3.0 / 4.0 / 5.0 / 6.0m
- width 1.0 / 1.2m
- height 0.5 / 0.6 / 1.0 / 1.2 / 1.6 / 1.8m

The capacity of an EPS plant is determined by the block size, the cycle time being 16-22 blocks/hour, depending on density.

Example: net block size L 4.0 x W 1.0 x H 1.2m = 4.8m3 x 20 block/h = 96m3/hour

If you want to receive an offer for a complete EPS plant, please indicate block size and/or capacity.