A brick machine manufactures bricks of standard shape and size for use in construction activities. Producers of such equipment offer a range of products for industrial brick making as well as specific projects. It is also possible to fabricate equipment for custom applications. In all cases, the equipment uses compression to compact and mold materials so they will meet standards for size, shape, and consistency. The number of options a machine can produce depend on how it is constructed.
 
Materials suitable for use in a brick machine can include cements, masonry, ceramics, and mud slurries. The operator can configure the size and shape with adjustments to the machine or interchangeable attachments. Material feeds into the brick machine through a hopper and it uses pressure to compress it, forcing it into the mold or a series of molds. The bricks can be hopped out of the moulds and allowed to cure before use.
 
This equipment can be designed for industrial production, where companies need to produce huge volumes of bricks at once for the commercial market. These machines may use a continuous production method, where they never stop operating, and a stream of finished bricks is fed through ovens to cure. Others operate by batch. Batch functionality tends to be slow and is more suitable for custom projects or production on site.