On August 2, the export department received an email from Carlos Tan in Manila. The subject line was one sentence: we want another QT6-15.

Carlos took delivery of his first QT6-15 at Manila Port in March 2026. Commissioning finished in May, and the machine has run at full capacity for three months. The reason for the repeat order is plain. He cannot keep up with incoming orders.

Who the client is

Carlos runs a building materials trading business in Bulacan, north of Manila, mainly supplying local resettlement housing projects. The Philippine Department of Human Settlements launched three resettlement phases in Bulacan this year, and hollow block demand jumped as a result.

Before buying from Dongyue, he ran a locally assembled semi-automatic machine that produced about 8,000 bricks a day. Even on three shifts it could not match the pace of the construction sites. He found Dongyue through Alibaba International in early March and placed his first QT6-15 order that month.

QT6-15 key specifications

The model name tells the story. The 6 means 6 standard bricks per mold, and 15 is the maximum forming pressure of 15 MPa. After delivery, Carlos mainly produces 6-inch and 8-inch hollow blocks and keeps three mold sets in rotation.

● Cycle time 12 seconds, daily output 48,000 standard bricks on an 8-hour shift

● Main motor 37 kW, machine weight 9.6 tons

● Fits 190x190x390 mm hollow blocks, 240x115x53 mm solid bricks, 200x100x60 mm pavers

● Standard PLC with 7-inch touchscreen, independent 350 L hydraulic tank

● Ex-factory price RMB 268,000, CIF Manila approximately RMB 315,000

From first order to repeat in five months

The first order was signed on March 12. Twenty days of production, twelve days of sea freight to Manila, one week of customs clearance, and ten days of installation put the machine into production in early May.

What Carlos likes most is how easy the machine is to maintain. A local electrician can read the drawings. The PLC interface has an English option, and one person swaps a mold in about 20 minutes with a wrench.

Over three months the machine produced roughly 3.8 million bricks. It stopped twice, once from a voltage spike that tripped the PLC protection, and once from a belt tracking off. Both were resolved over a WeChat video call without sending an engineer.

Where the Southeast Asia opportunity sits

The Philippines keeps posting steady infrastructure growth, and new resettlement sites open around Manila every month. Hollow blocks are a staple there because they are light, save cement, and go up fast, which suits multi-story resettlement housing.

Dongyue keeps a local office in Quezon City, Manila, with common spare parts and a set of backup hydraulic seals in stock. Carlos said the local office was a main reason he chose Dongyue. He wanted someone he could call.

The second QT6-15 is scheduled for week three of August and should reach Manila Port by mid-September. Carlos plans to sell his old machine and run both lines on Dongyue equipment.

For the full QT6-15 specification sheet, contact Dongyue's overseas sales team at sales@chinablockmachinery.com.