POWELL & SONS
EARTH CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY

Block Presses---Earth Blenders---Conveyors

The Learning Curve of Design

Why Compressed Earth Block?

Specifications Sheet

Frequently Asked Questions

Tornado Proof Homes?

So What Does Green Really Mean?

The Vertical Block Press vs. The Horizontal Block Press

To Interlock or Not to Interlock

In todays world of rising energy, labor and construction costs the Compressed Earth Block Machine can provide a superior alternative to the environmentally considerate builder in all economic arenas.

We offer an earth construction system that can enable you to economically produce high-quality building components using widely available raw material to build superior, quality buildings.   

The advantages of compressed or rammed earth blocks are many. Since the blocks are machine made they are uniform in size and, with some care, uniform in density. It is common practice to drystack (mortarless) 10" or thicker walls immediately upon ejection from the machine since the blocks are smooth and sharp cornered. This saves on mortar costs as well as handling and damage costs as the blocks are only handled once.

We offer technical support as well as the finest adobe (compressed earth) block machine available. All adobe press machines can be custom made to your specific requirements including: block sizes, power plants, regional parts replacement, dirt type, and additive needs.

We've had a lot of requests for an inexpensive manual block press that will still allow the builder the benefits of dry stacking, i.e.. a horizontal press. 

We are now offering a PGM-150 Manual Compressed Earth Block Machine with a new AR-400 abrasion resistant mold for:

Email us for Specifications and delivery times.

We also have just completed our newest addition to the Earth Blender Line. 

The PEB-4A which is designed to feed the PGA-150-12 up to the PGA-360.

Click Here to see specs

The following are some of the configurations of our Compressed Earth Block and Earth Blending Machines:

(Click on the picture to view each individual machine)

SINGLE PRESSES

QUICK LINKS:

NM CEB Code

Earthquake study

CEB VOL2 design & construction

Earth Blender

Nuevo Adobe

Midwest Earth Builders 

Natural Building Colloquium

Midland Project Construction Pictures

ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE
A Think and Do Tank™

  PGM-150-12

PGA-150-12

 PGA-240-14

PGA-300-12

PGA-360-12

DOUBLE PRESSES

PDA-480-12DP

PDA-600-12DP

PDA-360-14DP

PDA-480-16DP

 PEB-4A Earth Blender

PEB-16A Earth Blender

With over 30 years in the manufacture of compressed earth block machines and compressed earth block homes you can count on us to provide a long life productive machine and the expertise to facilitate your program.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

wc@adobemachine.com

(505) 834-7490

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Last updated February 18 2007