Summer is the best of all seasons! But for us - ice cream people - it is also the time of hard work.

In order not to lose a sense of humor in the daily whirl, we decided to collect some products we helped to manufacture, presenting them in a funny way.

In our “Summer Shorts” video series we recall different ice cream categories and different types of machines produced by us.

Here, in Ice Group, it is very rare that we manufacture equipment for a single product and its mass production. Our machines, usually multi-product and multi-functional, do not leave the changing market needs without an answer. This is our niche and our specialty. We invite the

perfect summer and sunny smile to every ice cream company in 2020!

Watch series at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqEDN-twU8E&list=PL1jLNovzxzosaA6JXKv9XESZQyRykNn2o

The growth of our Clients is of key importance to us. This is why we are very happy to inform about the delivery of a set of machines to our Client in Sweden, who is a producer of super premium, ecologic ice cream in Gotland.

Frosto 600 Automatic continuous in premium version will allow to increase the Client’s production capacity and maintain the superb quality of his ice cream. Master FF 1200 fruit feeder will bring the ice cream composition to a whole new level, which enhanced by the multi point sauce injection unit will give the consumers unforgettable mouthwatering experience.

However, the greatest change comes with Expert CRF 4000 machine, which will allow the Client to fully automatize his cups production and save a lot of work. Equipped with special by-pass valve and enlarged dosing system Expert CRF 4000 machine will help to offer the Clients the most popular 500ml cups (with sealable lid and snap-on lid) and 125ml cups in American style – with large solid pieces and syrups inside and additional dry nuts topping.

During the past couple of months, we have been working even more intensively than usually. Our observations and, at the same time, conclusions, are surely subjective and it would be good to venture to make them objective. This article by our L. Arkadiusz Geratowski, published in parts on Linked-In in June 2020, is an attempt to launch a discussion regarding changes in relation to industrial ice cream market and to consumer habits. Which changes in your opinion are just temporary and which ones can turn out to be permanent?

Expert CRF 2 – automatic rotary, cup and standard cone filling machine

We are proud to inform about our next delivery to one of our main Customers in Saudi Arabia, who is cooperating with us continuously from years. Now, he will be working on a very interesting and well equipped machine i.e. Expert CRF 2 with airless chocolate sprays, special dosing heads  enabling filling with inclusions and sauce ribbons inside the ice cream, as well as wet and dry topping. The machine is capable of producing cups and cones on two wide.

Products:

Sleeved cones about 120ml
Plastic cups closed with plastic lids

Capacity:

max. 6000 pcs./h of cones on two wide
max. 6000 pcs./h of cups on two wide

Features:

• servomotor for working table drive
• mechanical dosing column
• servomotor for main shaft drive for mechanical dosing, cups/cones dispensing, lid dispensing, centering, closing, crimping and ejection mechanisms
• airless chocolate sprays and heated jacketed tank parallel to the machine
• dosing system based on two (2) special time-lap dozers with enlarged product ducts for one or two ice cream colors and multi-point sauce injection unit
• topping dozers
• vibration dosing station of loose products
• Allen Bradley control system with 10’ touch screen panel
• CE-certification with appropriate CE-standard security screens

We are happy to inform about delivery of two very interesting and well equipped machines to our regular Customer in Iraq. We appreciate the trust the Customer placed in us and continuous cooperation between our companies.

Expert CRF 2 – automatic rotary, tubs filling machine

Compact and very well equipped machine, capable of producing three types of tubs with special dozers enabling filling with inclusions and sauce ribbons inside the outside the ice cream with additional tub decoration by means of rosette decoration or dry topping.

Products:

Round plastic tub ~500ml
Round plastic tub ~1000ml
Rectangular plastic tubs ~1000ml

 Capacity:

1600 pcs/hours on single wide production

Features:

• servomotor for working table drive
• mechanical dosing column
• servomotor for main shaft drive for mechanical dosing, cups/cones dispensing, lid dispensing, centering, closing, crimping and ejection mechanisms
• airless chocolate sprays and heated jacketed tank parallel to the machine
• dosing system based on two (2) special time-lap dozer with enlarged product ducts for one or two ice cream colours and multi-point sauce injection unit for sauce ribbons inside the ice cream with additional one (1)Star 1000 outlet nozzle
• rosette decoration head on product circuit for rectangular plastic tubs
• vibration dosing station of loose products
• Allen Bradley control system with 10’ touch screen panel
• Ethernet modem for distance-independent communication
• CE-certification with appropriate CE-standard security screens

Jumbo Robot 6 – robotized ice cream dosing systems

Robotized ice cream dosing system enabling filling scooping tubs in artisanal way. The machines is equipped with automatic destacking station, modular conveyor for partial automation, ethernet modem for remote diagnosis

Products:

5 litre scooping tubs

Features:

• modular belt conveyor facilitating Jumbo Robot partial automation
• automatic destacking station for tubs
• industrial Mitsubishi 6-axes robot
• STAR 4000 dozer with enlarged product ducts and outlet nozzle for one or two ice cream colours (in irregular division) with streaks of syrup on the outer surface with possibility of dosing solid pieces of max. 15x15 mm size
• Ethernet modem for distance-independent communication
• teaching box

We invite you to personal visits in Ice Group!
Starting from 18th May, it’s possible to visit our company again, of course while maintaining all required personal safety measures.
We will be happy to see you, whether you require a presentation or wish to participate in FAT. The visits are possible after setting an individual date and accepting the rules of the visit in Ice Group.

Приглашаем Вас посетить компанию Ice Group!
Начиная с 18 мая снова появилась возможность посетить нашу компанию, конечно, с соблюдением всех необходимых мер личной безопасности.
Мы будем рады видеть Вас, независимо от цели визита: презентация оборудования или желание присутствовать при тестировании машины.
Посещения возможны только после установления индивидуальной даты и принятия правил посещения в Ice Group.

 ¡Os invitamos a visitas personales en Ice Group!
A partir del 18 de mayo, nos pueden a visitar de nuevo manteniendo , por supuesto,  todas las medidas de seguridad personal requeridas.
Estaremos encantados de veros, tanto si necesitan una presentación como si desean participar en FAT. Las visitas son posibles después de establecer una fecha individual y aceptar las reglas de la visita en Ice Group.

Delivery of two Master FF 2000 fruit and ingredient feeders to Russia

In the first days after Easter, we shipped to our two Russian customers their new Master FF machines. Both machines were built on Siemens components, with various individual augers and an additional pump for feeding fruit sauce. Along with the machine sent in the end of March to the Czech Republic, these are three Master FF series machines shipped within 15 working days, evidencing the continued production in our company. We are grateful for the trust laid in our company and confirmation of the stable position of our ingredient feeders.

Shipment of a complete line for cones production for a Client in India

The complete line for cones production includes the following elements:

1. Frosto 1200 Automatic – continuous frezer
2. Master FF 2000 - ingredient feeder
3. Expert LVF 6 – max. capacity 16.000 pcs/hour automatic cone in-line filling machine for three different sizes of cones with automatic transfer in vertical position to the hardening tray tunnel Iglo Line 12000/16000, individual lane control (no cone – no spray – no wet topping – no dry topping – no lid)
4. Iglo Line 12000/16000 (NH3 ammonia  operated) - tray tunnel for cones hardening with automatic unloading station from trays to the outfeed conveyor, layout adjusted to Client’s space limitations

Expert LCF 4 – high speed cones filling machine

Products:

• sleeved cones about 120 ml

Capacity:

• max.12.000 cones per hour

Features:

• servo engine drive for basic machine slatted conveyor
• servomotor for main shaft drive for mechanical dosing, cones dispensing, lids dispensing, ejection mechanism
• airless chocolate sprays and heated jacketed tank parallel to the machine
• time-lap dozers for one ice cream flavor
• topping dozers
• Allen Bradley control system with 10’ touch screen panel
• Security screens

In February 2020 we supplied a high capacity Iglo Line 18 000 extrusion and hardening tunnel for stick products equipped with multi dip (liquid nitrogen for “solero’’ and “double coated’’ type products) “Dip-In-Place” extraction tower to one of the biggest ice cream producers in the Ukraine.
The line is equipped with additional accessories, like two special spiral mixers and syrup pumps for jam. Different shapes of extruders enable production of a large range of products referring to design and volume.
Finally the products are transferred with the use of two pocketed conveyors into two independent automatic wrapping machines Rapid 9000.
Due to the space limits in the existing factory together with Customer’s staff we designed a highliest compact construction, individually adjusted to the available free space.