How to Make the Diatomite Mat

Diatomite mats that are made from diatomaceous earth have become popular recently. Not many people understand that way to make these.

Here is a look at how it’s done:

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The Production Process of Diatomite Board

The Production Process of Finished Diatomite Mat

The Production Process of Diatomite Board

First step:

Put the diatomaceous earth, quartz sand, and plant fiber into the filling barrel respectively and stir.

Second step:

Made using the flow slurry method. Layers of material are stacked about 20 layers thick and pressed into a board form. 5000 tons of forging.

Third step:

Cut to a rectangular shape of 1.22×2.44m.

Fourth step:

Put in an autoclave. It gets hot in there; about 200 degrees Temperature and 10 standard atmospheres of pressure. Bake for 48 hours.

Fifth step:

Bake in the drying line for 30 minutes.

Sixth step:

With a sand machine on the front and the back of the board, make it clean and textured. The number of meshes sanded would be 80 meshes the front and 80 meshes on the back.

Seventh step: The finished product at this time is produced.

Length and width: 2.44×1.22m

Thickness: about 9mm (Tolerance ±0.5mm)

Weight: about 38kg

The Production Process of Finished Diatomite Mat

First step: Cut

This board is held together by the air density of the board, which makes it easy to cut. They have an automatic cutter which is controlled by a computer setting program where they cut the board into whatever size the customer wants.

The size of the cutting machine can be fine-tuned, for example, the size of 600×390mm can cut 12 pieces (4 rows and 3 columns), and the cutting distance: 3~4mm.

Cutting standard: All four sides need to be smooth,

Cutting process: through high-speed rotation (the screwdriver rotates thousands of times per minute)

The front and back sides of the newly cut diatomite board are very rough, and need to be polished and sanded to make it smooth and beautiful.

Problems with cutting:

A: Sawtooth shape (due to the dry humidity of the large board will cause this, but it will not affect the use)

The conventional sizes of the foot mats are as follows：

800×500×9 mm
600×390×9 mm
550×400×9 mm
450×350×9 mm
400×300×9 mm

Second step: Engraving (Customized according to customer requirements)

The regular size 600×390mm bath mat, the three-head cutting machine can cut 1200 pieces in 8 hours.

The quotation is calculated based on the length of the path.

Third step: Polished

The periphery of the diatomite mat can be smoothed by manual polishing.

Then use an air gun to blow off the dust on the surface. (However, due to mass production, there is still a little dust on the surface when it leaves the factory. Wipe it dry with a damp cloth when it is used for the first time, and it will not affect the use.)

Fourth step: Printing (Customized according to customer requirements)

Use a UV laser printer for printing, the pattern can be customized, about 48 pieces of printing an hour. The quotation is calculated according to the area.

Fifth step: Test

There are three inspections in total, waiting for the first inspection, waiting for the second inspection, and waiting for the third inspection (manual).

Check according to customer requirements.

Seventh step: Package (Customized according to customer requirements)

Our standard packaging: