Flake ice production system for direct ammonia refrigeration
Optimize your cooling processes with a highly efficient ice production system designed for seamless integration with ammonia-based refrigeration, ensuring superior hygiene and ecological impact.

The MAJA RVH-NH3 Flake Ice Machine by Marel is tailored for seamless integration into food processing environments, offering reliable ice production for maintaining product quality. Utilizing an ammonia/R717 multi-compressor system, it ensures environmentally friendly and energy-efficient ice creation. This machine excels across various applications including seafood, meat, and poultry processing, enhancing product safety with its sanitary design. Capable of continuous high-speed operations, it features self-cleaning and electronic evaporation pressure regulation for optimal performance. Easily integrated into existing refrigeration systems, it supports diverse industrial needs with accessories like ice transport and storage solutions, ensuring the right quantity of fresh flake ice is consistently available.
Benefits
- Enhances product quality by producing hygienic, food-safe flake ice.
- Lowers environmental impact using natural refrigerant R717 with zero ozone depletion potential.
- Increases operational efficiency with continuous high-speed ice production.
- Reduces maintenance time with an automated self-cleaning system.
- Ensures energy-efficient operations by optimizing refrigerant use and pressure settings.
- Applications
- Bakeries,Seafood,Meat,Food processing,Supermarkets,Ice production,Poultry,Dairy
- End products
- Chicken nuggets,Bread loaves,Pork sausages,Ice flakes for cooling,Cheese blocks,Ready-to-eat meals,Fish fillets,Fresh seafood packs
- Steps before
- Water purification,Refrigerant charging,Pre-cooling,Pump operation setup
- Steps after
- Ice storage,Packaging,Ice transport,Batching
- Input ingredients
- ammonia refrigerant,water
- Output ingredients
- flake ice
- Refrigerant Type
- Ammonia/R717
- Energy Efficiency
- Optimal energy efficiency due to increased power density
- Operating Temperature
- Approximately -30°C
- Pump Pressure
- 2-4 bar
- Automation
- Control Panel Touch with programmable cycles
- Safety System
- Integrated gas detector and automatic cutoff
- Ice Output Control
- Individual control with rotating evaporator units
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Cleaning method
- Automatic self-cleaning system
- Automation level
- Control Panel Touch with programmable cycles
- Cleanability
- Easy access to cleaning parts,automatic water pipe rinsing
- Machine footprint
- Not specified
- Tank shape
- Round plastic tank
- Tank size
- Not specified
- Feed method
- Automatic with control panel
- Discharge method
- Chutes,ice level sensors,ice transport solutions
- Control panel type
- Touch display
- Control panel type
- Touch display
- Integration possibilities
- Compatible with direct ammonia refrigeration systems
- Timer function
- Freely programmable production and cleaning cycles
- Self-cleaning system
- Optional MAJA-SCS self-cleaning system
- Gas detection safety system
- Integrated gas detector for ammonia
- Accessories and options
- Subframes,consoles,chutes,sensors,silos
- Market info
- Marel is known for its advanced food processing equipment, specializing in systems and services for poultry, meat, and fish industries. It is recognized for innovation, quality, and improving processing efficiency and sustainability.