Featuring an integrated stainless steel frame and a smart PLC touch-control cabinet, the tube ice machine for sale combines the complete systems for refrigeration, ice making, harvesting, and delivery into a single unit. It eliminates the need for complex on-site assembly of separate components, allowing for immediate operation upon connection to water and power supplies. The resulting ice is clear, clean, and dense, with high resistance to clumping and melting. It is widely suitable for a wide range of commercial and small-to-medium industrial applications, such as seafood preservation, central kitchens for restaurant chains, and beverage preparation in cafes.
Branded Compressor Unit:The core refrigeration component utilizes a Danfoss compressor, characterized by high manufacturing precision and integrated hardware protections against overload, high pressure, and low pressure, forming the foundation for reliable, long-term cooling performance.
Cylindrical Solid Tube Ice: The tube ice making machine produces standard hollow cylindrical ice with uniform wall thickness. The ice is free of fine fragments or porous, honeycomb-like structures and boasts high purity. Specifications for the inner diameter and length of the tube ice can be fine-tuned to meet specific application requirements.
Intelligent Electronic Control System: With an LCD touchscreen and physical emergency buttons, the tube ice maker allows for real-time monitoring of operational data such as ice-making duration and refrigerant status. The control module features a sealed, dust-proof, and moisture-resistant design, making it suitable for the humid environments typical of ice-making facilities.
Closed-Loop Water Cooling:The refrigeration circuit utilizes a water-cooling system to dissipate heat generated by the compressor. Featuring a sealed circulation design for the cooling lines, the system operates independently of ambient dust or high air temperatures, ensuring stable heat dissipation performance.
High Ice-Making Efficiency:Under standard workshop conditions (30°C ambient temperature), the tube ice machine consistently produces 80kg of tube ice per hour. This allows for rapid ice replenishment during peak dining hours or busy seafood shipping seasons, preventing operational disruptions caused by ice shortages.
Uniform Ice Quality:The uniform, cylindrical tube ice looks neat and attractive when displayed at seafood counters or beverage bars. This enhances the visual appeal for customers, indirectly boosting purchase intent and transaction efficiency.
Slow Melting Rate: Hollow tube ice melts evenly and slowly. When used in cold coffee beverages, it maintains the drink’s optimal taste for up to 30 minutes, extending the period of peak palatability by 15 minutes compared to conventional flake ice.
Improved Utilization:Regularly shaped cylindrical tube ice stacks with minimal gaps, offering superior packing density compared to flake ice or irregular crushed ice. This reduces the frequency of ice production and transport, thereby saving time and labor costs associated with manual handling.
Q 1: Is the size of the tube ice produced by the tube ice machine fixed?
Standard tube ice diameter is 22–30 mm, the default factory specification. We can also adjust the ice cylinder structure to customize tube ice with different inner diameters according to requirements.
Q 2: How long does it take for the commercial tube ice machine to produce a batch of ice?
It utilizes an optimized dual-spiral ice-conveying structure, producing the first batch of formed tube ice in just 12 minutes. This allows for rapid ice replenishment during peak demand periods.
Q 3: Does the tube ice produced by the ice maker tube melt quickly?
The hollow cylindrical structure allows for gradual ice melting, avoiding the sudden release of large amounts of water associated with crushed or flake ice. This significantly reduces the risk of fresh produce and meat becoming waterlogged and spoiling during storage.
Q 4: In which industries is this tubular ice maker suitable for use?
It is suitable for display and preservation in seafood markets, cooling raw materials in aquatic product processing plants, central kitchens for restaurant chains, and cold drink preparation in coffee shops and bars.
Leveraging years of expertise in the R&D and manufacturing of industrial ice-making equipment, we offer a comprehensive product lineup. In addition to the tube ice machines featured here, our factory mass-produces a full range of equipment, including block ice machines, flake ice machines, nugget/cubelet ice machines, and edible cube ice machines. With a wide range of capacities and specifications, our products cater to both small-to-medium commercial sectors, such as retail stores, supermarkets, food service, and fresh produce markets. It is also suitable large-scale industrial applications, including deep-sea fishing, large cold chain facilities, chemical process cooling, and port-side seafood processing. We welcome inquiries from overseas clients and invite you to visit our factory for on-site inspections and business discussions.
