water while deflecting Ice and re-circulates it back into the sump. The sump will typically use a float valve to fill as needed during production. Flake machines have a tendency to form an ice ring inside the bottom of the drum. Electric heaters are in wells at the very bottom to prevent this accumulation of ice where the crusher does not reach. Some machines use scrapers to assist this. This system utilizes a low-temperature condensing unit; like all ice machines. Most manufactures also utilize an E.P.R.V. (Evaporator pressure regulating valve.) Applications Sea water flake ice machine can make ice directly from the seawater. This ice can be used in the fast cooling of fish and other sea products. The fishing industry is the largest user of flake ice machines. Flake ice can lower the temperature of cleaning water and sea products, therefore it resists the growth of bacteria and keeps the seafood fresh. Because of its large contact and less damage with refrigerated materials, it is also applied in vegetable, fruit, and meat storing and transporting. In baking, during the mixing of flour and milk, flake ice can be added to prevent the flour from self-raising. In most cases of biosynthesis and chemosynthesis, flake ice is used to control the reaction rate and maintain the liveness. Flake ice is sanitary, clean with a rapid temperature reduction effect. Flake ice is used as the direct source of water in the concrete cooling process, more than 80% in weight. Concrete will not crack if has been mixed and poured at a constant and low temperature. Flake ice is also used for artificial snowing, so it is widely applied in ski resorts and entertainment parks. Cube icemaker Cube ice machines are classified as small ice machines, in contrast to tube ice machines, flake ice machines, or other ice machines. Common capacities range from to . Since the emergence of cube ice machines in the 1970s, they have evolved into a diverse family of ice machines. Cube ice machines are commonly seen as vertical modular devices. The upper part is an evaporator, and the lower part is an ice bin. The refrigerant circulates inside pipes of a self-contained evaporator, where it conducts the heat exchange with water, and freezes the water into ice cubes. When the water is thoroughly frozen into ice, it is automatically released, and falls into the ice bin. Ice machines