Ice Packing Machine
—— From Ice Harvester to Sealed Bag: Sterile, Precise, and High-Speed Automated Solutions
In the modern commercial ice and industrial cooling sectors, packaging is the ultimate bottleneck that dictates food safety, logistics efficiency, and profit margins. Manual bagging is not only labor-intensive and slow, but it also presents high risks of microbial cross-contamination and costly weight inconsistencies.
Drawing on over 20 years of expertise in industrial refrigeration and automation, Guangzhou Icesource (CBFI®) has engineered two premier automatic packaging lines: our Fully Automatic Ice Packaging Machines and our Integrated Ice Crushing and Packaging Machines. Engineered to integrate seamlessly with our cube, tube, and flake ice plants, these systems transition your operations from manual labo
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Core Product Categories: Tailored for Every Ice Type
To match varied business models and ice applications, CBFI® categorizes its packaging technologies into two distinct, high-performance product lines:
1. VAP Series Fully Automatic Ice Packaging Machine
Primary Application: High-speed, sterile packaging of standardized commercial ice (Cube Ice & Tube Ice)
Product Link Reference: Ice Packaging Machine
The VAP Series is the flagship choice for commercial edible ice plants. Integrated with high-precision computerized multi-head combination weighers, it automates the entire sequence of pulling roll film, forming bags, weighing, filling, sealing, and cutting.
100% Touch-Free Sanitary Workflow: From the bulk storage bin to the sealed bag, the ice is never touched by human hands, fully complying with strict HACCP and FDA food safety standards.
Dual-Servo Drive Precision: Utilizing advanced dual-servo motor systems, the machine maintains stable film pulling, exact bag length control, and pristine, airtight thermal sealing.
Microcomputer Multi-Head Weighing: High-frequency vibration feeder pans and strain-gauge load cells control portion weights to a precision of ±2g, eliminating product giveaway and weight disputes.
High-Output Speed: Reaches packaging speeds of 15 to 25 bags/min (depending on the target weight), easily managing the continuous daily output of 5-ton to 20-ton ice plants.
2. CBFI® Ice Crushing and Packaging Machine
Primary Application: Dual-action crushing and quantitative bagging for flake and block ice (Seafood, Logistics, and Industrial Cooling)
Product Link Reference: CBFI Ice Crushing and Packaging Machine
In seafood preservation, ocean fisheries, and chemical cooling, irregular crushed ice (from block ice or clustered flake ice) is highly sought after. However, irregular ice frequently suffers from bridging, clumping, and clogging during mechanical transport.
CBFI® solved this by engineering an integrated unit that combines heavy-duty mechanical crushing with pneumatic-assisted packing:
Heavy-Duty Crushing Assembly: Featuring an industrial-grade rotary claw crusher, it instantly grinds large ice blocks or aggregated flake ice into uniform, loose, sub-cooled crushed ice without generating excessive slush or water.
Anti-Clumping Chute & Pneumatic Dosing: Specially designed with high-frequency vibrating walls and an expanded, smooth-bore discharge chute to ensure irregular ice flows freely without clumping or bottlenecking.
Robust SUS304 Construction: Every component in direct contact with the ice—including the crushing blades, hopper, and feed screw—is forged from reinforced SUS304 stainless steel to withstand continuous mechanical impact and wet, corrosive environments.
Space-Saving All-in-One Design: Consolidates crushing, weighing, filling, and sealing into a singular, compact vertical footprint, drastically reducing floor space requirements.
CBFI® Ice Packaging Systems: Comparison & Specifications
| Performance Feature | VAP Series Automated Ice Packaging Machine | Industrial Ice Crushing & Packaging Machine |
| Compatible Ice Types | Cube Ice, Tube Ice | Flake Ice, Block Ice (processed via built-in crusher) |
| Bag Weight Range | 1 kg to 5 kg / 5 kg to 10 kg (Customizable) | 2 kg to 10 kg / 10 kg to 25 kg (Heavy-Duty) |
| Packaging Velocity | 15 to 25 bags/min (depending on bag size) | 8 to 15 bags/min (depending on ice flowability) |
| Max Film Roll Width | Up to 720 mm (Up to 920 mm for jumbo bags) | Up to 1,100 mm (for heavy-duty PE film) |
| Bag Dimension Limits | L: 150–480 mm, W: 150–350 mm | Customizable based on woven or heavy PE bag specs |
| Material Build | 100% Food-Grade SUS304 Stainless Steel | Ice-contact parts: SUS304; Frame: Stainless/Carbon steel |
| PLC Control Architecture | Siemens (Germany) / Omron (Japan) | Siemens PLC with intelligent HMI touchscreen |
Why Choose CBFI® Packaging Systems? Three Core Advantages
Waterproof & Anti-Condensation Electrical Architecture
Standard packaging machines operating in freezing, high-humidity environments frequently fail due to circuit board condensation or rust. CBFI® packaging systems are equipped with IP65-rated waterproof electrical enclosures. Pneumatic lines and high-voltage circuits are isolated in separate sealed chambers, and all bearings are moisture-sealed for long-term reliability in wet, sub-zero conditions.
Patented "Anti-Bridging" Hoppers and Agitators
Ice naturally welds together under pressure inside hoppers, forming structural "bridges" that block gravity feeds. Our buffer bins feature patented pneumatic vibrators and low-speed mechanical agitators that break up ice clusters, keeping the cubes separated and flowing smoothly into the scale buckets.
High-Flexibility Integration
Whether your packaging lines utilize single-layer PE roll film, multi-layer laminated film, or pre-made woven bags, and whether your factory has low ceilings or high-density racking, CBFI®'s engineering team can design a custom 3D factory layout. We synchronize the packaging speed with upstream ice-making and downstream cold storage to create a highly efficient, continuous flow.
Turnkey Automated Ice Plant Layout
To transition your ice plant to a fully hands-free, high-yield operation, we recommend integrating our packaging machines with the following automated line layout:
[Pure Water (RO System)] ──> [CBFI® Ice Machine] ──> [Bucket Elevator / Screw Conveyor] │ ▼ [Cold Storage Ingress] <── [Metal Detection] <── [CBFI® Packaging Machine] <── [Anti-Bridging Buffer Bin]
Inclined Bucket Elevator: Seamlessly lifts finished ice cubes or tube ice from the ice machine harvester into the elevated buffer hopper without breaking the ice structures.
In-Line Metal Detector (Optional): Checks sealed bags for microscopic metallic foreign objects prior to storage, safeguarding your brand reputation and compliance.
Bag Deflator & Output Conveyor: Compresses excess air out of the sealed bags and transports them flat, allowing for neat palletizing and compact cold room stacking.
ICESOURCE is the most professional and largest ice packing machine manufacturer in China. All ice packing machine equipments offered in our factory come in high quality, high precision and good performance. Please be free to buy our quality products with competitive price and enjoy our good service.
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