In some applications, the use of liquid ice is more appropriate than other types of ice and enables rapid cooling of the product.
Geneglace has developed a liquid ice machine based on the famous vertical fix cylinder. After production, the ice is stored in a bin and can be pumped for distribution to various points.
The company Pesquera Agromar Ltda, located on Chiloe Island, Chile, chose this Geneglace liquid ice machine. The company processes ‘choritos’ (Chilean mussels) and uses liquid ice for cooling the mussels during the process and for glazing them.
Pesquera Agromar Ltda said that several advantages helped the company chose this machine. First, the machine can be operated with seawater. As the company is based by the sea, it has no problem with water supply. Second, the liquid ice can be pumped, which allows ice distribution to various points of the processing plant. The ice plant is installed outside and ice is delivered through tubes. The final advantage is the ice temperature which assures rapid cooling of the product.
This machine has been developed with the Geneglace distributor in Chile, Profrio Ingenieria en Refrigeracion, and a well-known contractor installed in the area of Puerto Montt, Chile, Calaf Frio Alimentos S.A.
By making this complete installation in a 20' container, Calaf made this unit very compact and easy to install. All systems for storage, pumping and distribution of the ice are included in the supply.
This Chilean area is very famous for salmon fish farming and the liquid ice machine will complete the range of Geneglace flake ice machines used. The company says that even though liquid ice presents its advantages, flake ice also remains an excellent way of preserving products.
Geneglace offers a complete range of flake ice machines for production from 350kg to 50 tonnes and can now also propose inland seawater flake ice machines for production of 2,700, 5,500 and 10,000 kg/24 hours.
