How To Choose Tube Ice Machine And Cube Ice Machine | Purchase Guide

Tube ice machines and cube ice machines are two common edible ice making equipment. In the field of commercial and industrial refrigeration, tube ice machines and cube ice machines are two mainstream ice making equipment, each with its own unique advantages. This article will deeply analyze the technical characteristics and application scenarios, and provide you with professional purchase suggestions.

Technical Features:

Tube ice machine: Water is evenly distributed to the outer wall of the vertical evaporation tube through the spray system, and the refrigerant evaporates in the tube to absorb heat, causing the water outside the tube to gradually freeze. After the freezing is completed, the ice is defrosted by hot air or mechanically removed to form tubular ice, which is similar to traditional frozen stick ice making. The emphasis is on heat exchange efficiency and ice cube formation speed, as well as the ability to adapt to different environments.

-Cube ice machine: Water is injected into a cube mold, and then frozen layer by layer to form solid ice cubes, which automatically fall off through the defrosting system. This method is similar to ice making in ice trays in refrigerators. Its technical focus is to ensure the uniformity of each ice making process and the rapid release of ice cubes, which is suitable for continuous production.

Ice Cube Shape:

Tube ice machine: The ice produced is hollow or solid cylindrical tube ice, with large surface area, high hardness, good cooling effect, strong resistance to melting, and ice diameter of 22/28/35 mm. The slow melting, suitable for long-term cooling (such as food processing, industrial cooling)

Cube ice machine: The ice produced is square or other regular geometric shapes, hard and transparent. Ice cube size: 22/29 mm.

Application Scenarios:

- Tube ice machine: The tubular structure has a large ice forming area and a high ice production capacity. The evaporating tube is in direct contact with the refrigerant, which has high heat exchange efficiency and low energy consumption. It has efficient ice making capacity and low cost investment. It is widely used in various scenarios that require large-scale of ice cubes, including but not limited to the beverage industry, food processing production lines, and cold chain logistics services.

- Ice cube machine: Solid ice cubes take longer to freeze and consume slightly more energy. However, due to its large ice output and high aesthetics, it meets the needs of fast-moving consumption scenarios, such as bars, restaurants, hotels and other places. It is also the first choice for ice-making equipment in the current popular ice cup production.

Purchase Suggestions

If you are purchasing edible ice making equipment (tube ice machine or cube ice machine), you can consider the following aspects

1. Application requirements: For cup ice, bars, and high-end restaurants that require high-quality, beautiful ice cubes, ice cube machines are more suitable. For industrial or commercial uses that require large quantities and fast ice production, such as beverage cooling and food processing, tube ice machines will be a more efficient choice.

2.Ice production: The ice production of tube ice machine can range from 1 to 100 tons, and small area occupies. The ice production of a cube ice machine is generally recommended to be 3 to 10 tons. Icemedal Refrigeration can customize production according to demand to ensure that the selected equipment can meet your daily average ice demand.

3.Ice cube specifications: Both tube ice machines and cube ice machines can provide ice cubes of specific sizes, but tube ice machines may be more flexible in adjusting the size of ice cubes to suit cooling needs of different volumes.

4.Ice cube specifications: Both tube ice machines and cube ice machines can provide ice cubes of specific sizes, but tube ice machines may be more flexible in adjusting the size of ice cubes to suit cooling needs of different volumes.

To sum up, choosing suitable ice-making equipment according to your specific needs and usage scenarios can better meet production and operation needs.