What are the types of ice machines, and what industries are they used in?

What are the types of ice machines, and what industries are they used in?Summary: Ice machines are machines that make ice cubes, but ice cubes are divided into flake ice, block ice, tube ice, and granular ice. According to the shape of ice cubes produced by ice makers, they can be divided into: flake ice machines, block ice machines, tube ice machines, granular ice machines, snowflake machines, plate ice machines, and the latest ball ice machines.

Ice machines use a refrigeration system and water as a carrier. After passing through a certain device under power-on, they produce ice. Simply put, it is a machine that turns liquid water into solid ice. According to the principle of the evaporator and the different consumption methods, the shape of the generated ice cubes is also different.

According to different places of use, they can be divided into: edible ice machines, commercial ice machines, and industrial ice machines.

According to different condensation methods, they can be divided into: air-cooled ice machines and water-cooled ice machines.

Flake ice machine produces irregular flake ice with a thickness of 1.5-2.2mm and an ice temperature of about -5 degrees. The flake ice is dry and not easy to agglomerate, has good fluidity, has a large contact area with fresh products, fast cooling speed, good effect, and fast characteristics. It is suitable for industrial processing and transportation and cooling of perishable goods. It is widely used in supermarkets, buffets, hot pot restaurants, and fresh food counters in hotels for display of seafood and meat, aquatic product processing, food processing, poultry meat processing, vegetable distribution and preservation, fishery concrete mixing and cooling, chemical dye cooling, pharmaceutical industry, artificial snowmaking, etc.

The ice produced by the block ice machine is the largest in size among all types of ice. According to the different types of evaporators, it can be divided into direct cooling block ice machine and brine pool block ice machine. Block ice has a small contact area with the outside world and is not easy to melt. It can be crushed into ice of various shapes according to the requirements of different industries. Application scope: ice factories at ports and docks, food processing, long-distance transportation of vegetables, fruits and aquatic products for preservation and cooling, preservation of aquatic products and food, cooling in special areas, and the use of ice sculpture appreciation. Block ice can be divided into transparent ice and milky white ice. Adding some pigment can make colored ice.

According to the ice making method, the granulated ice machine is divided into spray type, running water type and immersion type. It is mainly used for food. The granulated ice machine is widely used in milk tea shops, hotels, bars, KTVs, western restaurants, food factories, convenience stores and cold drink shops, etc., to meet the needs of every customer who needs granulated ice. The granulated ice made by the granulated ice machine is crystal clear, clean and hygienic; the machine is efficient, safe, energy-saving, durable and environmentally friendly, and easy to install, so it is the first choice for customers to eat ice.

The ice of the snowflake ice machine is relatively moist, with a water content of generally between 15% and 25%, a temperature slightly below zero, good plasticity, easy to use and accumulate, and the ice made is amorphous small particles. The snowflake-shaped crushed ice can penetrate into narrow gaps, has a fast cooling speed, and a good ice bath effect. It is specially designed for laboratories and is particularly suitable for use in laboratories such as food and life sciences, medicine, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, inspection and quarantine.

Keywords：
ice machines、ice cubes、flake ice machines, block ice machines, tube ice machines, granular ice machines, snowflake machines