AIS offers two different types of block ice makers. Each type is for relatively low volume applications.
One type freezes 10-lb blocks in specialty designed bags and the other type freezes ultra-clear 275-lb blocks used to make ice carvings.
Fill & Freeze Block Makers
These convenient, hassle-free block makers let you freeze blocks in
specialty-designed plastic bags; this eliminates the need for glycol
solution, circulating pump and freezing cans. To make a block, an
operator simply fills the specialty bag with the designated weight of water,
seals the bag, and places it in the freezing chamber. The B56 model will
harvest 56 eleven-pound-blocks (4” x 8 ¾” x10”) once or twice per day,
depending on condensing unit size. The S60 “Snow-Cone” Model makes
60 ten pound blocks, measuring 5 ½” x 5 ½’ x 11”, per harvest.
Specifications:
Dimensions: 80” L, 40” W, 35 ¾” H
1 ½ or 3 HP Cond Unit, 230V., 1P., 60 Hz
Carving Block Maker
This block maker produces crystal clear blocks of ice measuring
10” x 20” x 40” and weighing approximately 275 Lbs. It will produce two
blocks of ice every three days. Blocks are frozen in a plastic liner and can
be placed inside a cardboard box for storage and delivery.
Specifications:
Dimensions: 80” L, 40” W, 35 ¾” H
1 ½ or 3 HP Cond Unit, 230V., 1P., 60 Hz
Carving Block Tilt Cart
This convenient carving block accessory is designed specifically for use
with the Carving Block Maker. Its convenient roll-around and easy-tilt
design makes the handling and packaging of carving blocks a cinch.
Carving Block Manual Shaver
This device is an inexpensive alternative to the power shaver. In order to
trim the high edges and yield a square-top an operator repeatedly pushes
the shaver over the harvested block while it sets on the tilt cart. Trimming
the top of the block allows producers to package and sell carving blocks
in a box.
Carving Block Power Shaver
This machine makes trimming carving blocks easy. Simply turn on the
unit and push it over the harvested block while it sets on the tilt cart. The
shaver will trim the high edges and yield a perfectly square-top with little
or no impressions left on the block. This machine saves time and yields a
quality product for high volume producers that package and sell carving
blocks in a box.
Carving Block Hoist
This easy to use hoist is designed specifically for use with the Carving
Block Maker and Tilt Cart. Simply roll the base of the hoist between the
support legs of the Carving Block Maker, secure the lifting bar to the
frozen-in lifter plates and lift with minimal effort. The lifted block can then
be transferred to the semi-integrated Tilt Cart for easy packaging.