BUUS to produce Sabroe machines
Buus's Klaus Poulsen with the range of V and VD iceflakers
At BUUS Ice A/S in Denmark, last autumn was much busier than usual, due to the fact that Sabroe ice flake machines have been produced at BUUS, instead of previous company York, since July 2006.
“Having the V and VD type iceflakers in our programme is a huge boost to BUUS”, says manager Frank Olesen. “The agreement between York/Johnson Controls and us enables us to supply York with the ice flakers that they sell under the Sabroe brand. But it also makes it possible for us to promote the machines in our own name and brand. We have been looking for iceflakers with larger capacities for quite a while. Having the V and VD machines enables us to offer machines up to 60 metric tons per unit.”
The ice machines are made exactly as they were made at York. The only difference is the name Sabroe and BUUS in front of the model description. All the equipment necessary to make iceflakers was part of the deal, so that the high quality was ensured from day one.
The physical size of the V and VD iceflakers is a lot bigger than what the Danish company has been used to so far. The drum on the biggest machine is no less than 800mm in diameter and 2.5m tall. The total weight of a 60ton/24h machine is 4,400kg.
In the fishing industry the typical use of the V and VD machines is either onboard trawlers or on top of ice silos. The ice produced by the vertical iceflakers is approximately 2mm and is dry and sub cooled.
So what does the future bring? “Of course we have some ideas how to improve the machines”, Frank Olesen says. “But as for now we will take our time to 'look and learn' before we make any changes to the well proven construction. We have already lowered the delivery time by several weeks. In 2007 we will offer a number of packaged solutions with all the refrigeration equipment included.”
V and VD iceflakers are versatile when it comes to refrigerants: They can use R22, R507, R404a, ammonia and even CO2.
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