High Capacity / High Quality – State of the Art Portable Ice Plant Available For Purchase December 2008.

High Capacity / High Quality – High Capacity / High Quality – State of the Art Portable Ice Plant State of the Art Portable Ice Plant

Available For PurchaseAvailable For Purchase

December 2008

Key Features Key Features

Self-contained trailer mounted 40ft shipping containers makes it the

first truly mobile ice plant

Able to work with either 380V/50Hz or 480V/60Hz power system

Using environmentally conscious refrigerant R507

Producing standard 300lbs blocks, clear, white and colors

Designed to be used in ambient temperatures up to 97oF

Can be used on any flat surfaces (cement, asphalt and gravel)

Can be used indoor or outdoors

Ice Plant Components Ice Plant Components

One mechanical container housing all the refrigeration equipment

Four half-height containers serving as the brine tanks

Complete sets of overhead steel frames with electrical hoists

Complete sets of flexible hoses, hosing connectors and pumps

Air distribution system for making crystal clear blocks

Water refilling cart

Reverse Osmosis system

Mechanical Container Mechanical Container

Two 40HP Bitzer compressors in operation, plus one new

standby compressor provided

A transformer with output power either 380V/50Hz or

480V/60Hz. Maximum design draw is 135KVA

Air compressor and tank supplying 17CFM at 50PSI

Control cabinet

Evaporative tank

Evaporative condenser

Brine TanksBrine Tanks

Four 40ft x 8ft x 5ft brine tanks with overhead lifting cranes

PU insulated tank walls and cover plates to prevent cold loss

Each tank holds 17 rows, 5 galvanized steel ice cans per row.

Total 340 cans, each holds 40 gallons of water

An agitator mixes and keeps brine circulating, together with

the pump at the back of each tank.

Air Distribution System Air Distribution System

Air compressor to send the air to the manifold for

distribution

Each individual tube has an air flow control valve

Clear blocks are made by gently stirring the water with air

All cover plates have holes for putting in the air tubes

Water Refilling Cart Water Refilling Cart

Five tanks with 1-inch feed line for fast refilling of water

Combined with tip table and harvest ramp

A catch pan at the bottom to minimize spilling

Wheels to move to the different tanks for harvesting

Reverse Osmosis System Reverse Osmosis System

The purity of water is vital to make the quality clear ice.

Daily processing capacity of RO system: 7000 GPD

Three white storage tanks hold 4500 gallons

Production DataProduction Data

Average 96 hours to produce clear ice

Average 72 hours to produce white ice and color ice

Current daily capacity is 30,000lbs

Brine water temperature can be as low as -14 Celsius

Ambient temperatures were between 97 oF and 104 oF

From 9/12/2008 to 10/6/2008, 5009 blocks were produced for an ice show in Texas

Finished Products – Clear Blocks Finished Products – Clear Blocks

Finished Products – Colored BlocksFinished Products – Colored Blocks

Finished Products – White BlocksFinished Products – White Blocks