The mainstream classification of block ice machines revolves around the production capacity requirements, process characteristics, automation level, and other dimensions of industrial ice making scenarios, covering the entire industrial ice demand. The specific classifications are as follows:
1、 Classified by daily production capacity scale
Small Block Ice Machine: With a daily output of 1-5 tons, it is compact in size and easy to install, suitable for small-scale ice use scenarios such as small seafood markets, fresh food stores, and small food processing plants.
Medium sized block ice machine: with a daily production capacity of 10-30 tons, stable production capacity, balancing efficiency and cost, it is mostly used in medium-sized cold chain logistics, aquatic processing, food preservation and other scenarios with moderate ice consumption.
Large industrial block ice machine: capable of producing over 50 tons per day and supporting 24-hour continuous operation, suitable for large-scale ice use scenarios such as bridge engineering concrete cooling, large-scale port aquatic preservation, and large-scale cold chain hubs.
2、 Classified by core ice making process
Direct cooling block ice machine: No need for saline medium, fast ice making speed, pure and impurity free ice cubes, is the mainstream popular category in the current market, and the maintenance convenience is much higher than traditional models.
Saltwater ice making machine: a traditional ice making process model with low equipment procurement costs, suitable for large-scale extensive ice making scenarios with low requirements for ice purity.
3、 Classified by degree of automation
Semi automatic block ice machine: manually assisted in de icing and de icing operations, simple structure, low maintenance threshold, low procurement cost, suitable for small-scale production scenarios with limited budgets.
Fully automatic block ice machine: equipped with a PLC intelligent control system, it automatically completes the entire process of ice making, de icing, and de icing, supports unmanned operation, and is suitable for high-intensity continuous operation in industrial scenarios.
4、 Classified by cooling method
Air cooled block ice machine: No need for a supporting cooling tower, unlimited installation site, simple maintenance, suitable for scenarios with moderate ambient temperature and limited site resources.
Water cooled block ice machine: With higher ice making efficiency and stronger stability in high-temperature environments, it is suitable for industrial scenarios in southern high-temperature areas with high load continuous operation.
5、 Classified by ice usage
Edible grade ice cube maker: The whole machine is made of 304 stainless steel material, and the ice cubes produced meet food grade hygiene standards. It can be directly used in food processing, beverage blending and other scenarios.
Industrial grade block ice machine: mainly made of carbon steel material, focusing on high production capacity and high durability, mostly used in industrial scenarios such as engineering cooling, crude preservation of aquatic products, and non direct contact with food.
