IceGen Food & Beverages Solutions
By homogeneously freezing perishable food products, IceGen food and beverage has revolutionized the storage and transport process. With transport and shelf life extended Icegen provides way of freezing product without a loss in quality.
The food and beverage industries involve extremely important processes that require rapid and timely cooling care. These industries need to operate in large scale to protect the quality, texture and taste consistency of their products during processing, storage and transportation. IceGen’s technology has provided the necessary solutions that face these industries.
Complete Customized Solutions
Our Equipment Makes Sense
Flow rates for food/production range from 5-200 GPM and a daily output of 20-1000 tons.
Specifications
Refrigeration
Pump Recirculation (ideal), flooded or direct expansion
Power Supply
240-550 Volts, single or 3 phase, 50/60 cycle
Footprint
From 12 sq.ft. to 50 sq.ft.
Controls
Allan Bradley, Siemens or others to suit clients’ needs
Case Study: Drum Freezing
Fruit Juice Producer
Situation
- Major North American Citrus Juice Producer with limited plant freezer capacity
- Costly 3rd party storage rental
- 9-12 days to reach 100% freezing
- Can’t meet volume demands of rest of the facility growth
- Inconsistent temperature control in freezer at times is trying to process and freeze 55 gallon drums of juice
Solution
- Introduction of an IceGen machine at the end of the drum filling line
- Custom control of 25-50 GPM depending on current desired output
- Installed and operating within 8 weeks of order
Benefits
- Freezing time dropped by 70% to 3-4 days
- Avoided constructing new freezer saving $2.1M
- Avoided costly 3rd party freezer surcharges during peak season
- Elimination of aseptic bags/transport
- Capital Investment paid back within 16 month in savings
Contact IceGen
Head Office
Administration & Production
145 Shields Court
Toronto, Ontario, L3R 9T5
1-855-947-1100
US Office
6619 13th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11219
1-855-947-1100