High-Efficiency 3-Ton Tube Ice Solution for UAE Food Logistics
Market Background: Overcoming Extreme Heat in the Middle East
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) presents one of the most challenging environments for industrial refrigeration. With ambient temperatures frequently exceeding 40°C, maintaining the thermal stability of ice production is critical. For the local food supply chain, particularly in seafood and produce logistics, equipment must be engineered to withstand intense heat while delivering consistent output and meeting stringent food safety regulations.
Client Profile & Application: Last-Mile Cold Chain Integrity
The client is a prominent logistics provider in the UAE, specializing in the distribution of premium aquatic products and perishables. To ensure that expensive seafood remains fresh during the "last-mile" delivery from distribution centers to high-end retailers, they required a reliable source of crystal-clear tube ice. The ice needed to possess high density and slow-melting properties to provide sustained cooling throughout long transit routes in desert conditions.
The Solution: ICEMA Integrated Air-Cooled System
After evaluating the client’s site conditions and their daily requirement of 3,000 kg, the BMT30 Integrated Tube Ice Machine was selected as the optimal solution.
Integrated Air-Cooled Configuration: Given the regional scarcity of freshwater, an air-cooled system was utilized. This design eliminates the need for a cooling tower and water consumption for condensation, significantly lowering operational costs.
Plug-and-Play Design: The integrated framework houses the compressor, condenser, and evaporator in one compact unit, allowing for rapid deployment and minimal on-site assembly.
Sanitary Excellence: To comply with international food safety standards, all components in contact with water or ice—including the evaporator, water tanks, and cutting mechanism—are constructed from high-grade SUS304 stainless steel.
Precision Ice Engineering: The system produces hollow cylindrical ice with an outer diameter of 22mm-35mm. The inner hole (1mm-10mm) is adjustable via the PLC interface, allowing the client to balance cooling surface area with melt resistance.
Technical Specifications Summary
Feature
Specification
Model
BMT30
Daily Output
3,000 kg / 24h
Cooling Mode
Air-Cooled
Refrigerant
R404A / R22
Main Material
Food-grade SUS304 Stainless Steel
Compressor Power
10 kW
Ice Dimensions
Φ22/25/32/38 mm (Customizable)
Result & Impact
Since the commissioning of the BMT30, the client has maintained a steady production rate even during the hottest summer months. The stable deicing temperature of -3°C ensures that every batch of ice is solid and transparent. By utilizing these high-quality hollow tubes, the logistics provider has successfully reduced spoilage rates for high-value seafood, ensuring "ocean-to-table" freshness for their customers. This case highlights ICEMA’s expertise in delivering high-performance refrigeration technology tailored for tropical desert climates.
From May 8th to May 11th, 2024, ICEMA participated in the Indonesia International Cold Chain Expo.
At the exhibition, we concluded multiple orders, including 10-ton salt water block ice machines, 5-ton tube ice machines, 10-ton tube ice machines, 2 units of 8-ton flake ice machines, 3 units of 5-ton granular ice machines and 1 unit of 10-ton granular ice machine, and 1 unit of 10-ton direct cooling block ice machine.
We are truly grateful for the choice and trust of our Indonesian clients. ICEMA will continuously provide high-quality products to the Indonesian market to meet the diverse needs of customers.
ICEMA has always prioritized customer interests. We will continue to uphold the customer-centric philosophy and work hand in hand with all partners to win a better future.
ICEMA 30T / day flake ice machine into the Peruvian market: a number of advantages to help aquatic products preservation
I. Overall situation
ICEMA's flake ice machine with a daily capacity of 30T has successfully entered the Peruvian market. The product protects the golden period of aquatic products' freshness by virtue of the well-known European accessories and 304 stainless steel system. China's intelligent manufacturing solution solves many pain points in the aquatic products cold chain, and its modular parallel units can save 50% of electricity and provide up to 18 months of warranty.
2.Core Advantages
-Military grade reliability
1. Adopting Italy Lefkon 4 parallel compressor system, even if one of the single machine fails, the whole production will not stop.
2. The SUS304 stainless steel full-contact parts of the equipment have a corrosion-resistant life that is 3 times that of ordinary parts (with detailed drawings of stainless steel contact parts).
-Extreme energy efficiency performance
1. 1. Equipped with multi-level capacity control system, the overall power saving can be 30% - 50%.
2. Utilizing Danish Danfoss technology for precise temperature control, the thickness of the ice sheet can be adjusted within the range of ±0.2mm.
-Full-cycle cost advantage
1. Initial cost: the price is at the middle level of the industry and has the triple guarantee of CE, ISO and Ali certifications.
2. Cost of use: Free spare parts are provided, and there are engineers online 24/7 to provide support at any time.
3. Maintenance costs: the warranty period is up to 18 months, which is 1.5 times longer than the industry standard (12 months).
-Certification Assurance System
1. International certification: CE safety certification and ISO9001 quality system certification.
2. Digital trust: as an Ali-certified factory, the failure rate is only 1% (the industry average failure rate is 3.36%).
3. Transparent tracking: with global logistics visualization system and production traceability code.
-Smart Manufacturing Strength Endorsement
1.Product Diversification: Produces many types of ice machines such as flake ice machines, tube ice machines, industrial pellet ice machines, commercial pellet ice machines, and other types of ice machines.
2. Technical precipitation and customer verification: After ten years of technical accumulation, relying on the R&D center in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province and the manufacturing bases in Shanghai and Yangzhou, the products have been verified by customers in more than 130 countries.
3. Personalized customization: it can be personalized for logo, compressor, output, voltage, cooling method and so on
· . Client case (Peru)
-Basic information
1. The country is Peru, and the purpose is to preserve the freshness of aquatic products
-Situations faced by clients
· 1. The customer has no experience in purchasing ice machine.
· 2. Since the customer has his own seafood industry and uses a large amount of ice, he chose ICEMA 30T/day flake ice machine, but he didn't know how to do the factory layout.
-ICEMA Team Solutions
The IceMark team mapped out the plant layout for the client.