A survey of over 100 ammonia refrigeration systems operating in food manufacturing facilities in the UK found that under 20% met legislation covering dangerous and explosive materials. The survey by consultant Stephen Gill Associates revealed that 30% of sites had either no risk assessment or inadequate ones for their ammonia refrigeration systems. Principal Stephen Gill said: “Unfortunately, lack of understanding of the requirements is no excuse for lack of action in the eyes of the HSE, and indeed the insurance companies.” The ATEX 137 Directive on explosive substances requires that all companies operating with areas, (including those containing ammonia refrigeration plant), classified as ‘Hazardous’ classify their production areas into zones and assess the risks both to their employees and their plant assets. While the majority of the sites in the survey had DSEAR (Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulations) assessment […]

It’s that familiar clinking sound in your favorite beverage. It’s the fresh, crystal-clear ice that tumbles into glasses at restaurants, bars and convenience stores around the world, cooling the drink while preserving the flavor. Our widely popular cube ice never goes out of style and is perfect for any application or occasion. Long-lasting cube ice is the right choice for a wide variety of uses. Whether you’re considering our cubers, Focusun cube ice machines, our commitment is, and always has been, to provide you with the most simple, reliable and easy-to-use commercial ice machines in the industry. In addition Focusun ice machines are backed by a world-class support network and industries. You’ll find the results of our single-minded focus on top-quality ice machines in our ice. Focusun manufactures a full range of modular and self-contained cube ice machines designed for extremely simple operation and maintenance, with a commitment […]

    Friends in Tropics and Subtropics want to experience the romance of winter snow falling or want to feel snow in the summer? Focusun introduced the latest technology snow making machine, without the ambient temperature limit, can produce the snow in the spring, summer, autumn and winter. White snowflakes itself has special romantic scene. Accompanied with large-scale events, whether it is snowing spa, animal venues, snow theme bars, cafes, snow falling cabin or other artistic landscape, the artificial snow machines will present a snow white romantic feast.       Focusunn snow machine – snowmaking machine features: Focusun snow machine can work in any season without being affected by ambient temperature and humidity; Controllable quantity of snow, it can be adjusted at any time by the remote control freely; Obvious snow falling scene: intermittent falling, instant large amount of snow, etc. Snow making m […]

Speaking of ice, the first thing emerging from the mind is the little square ice, pure and transparent. In the summer, put two ice cubes in the beverage, beer, extremely cool. But during the party, people are often full of enthusiasm about chatting instead of drinking, and thus the ice melted, diluted into the beverage so that the taste is influenced. For businesses, the customer experience is essential. The quality of the ice determines the taste of drinks and ice cream, of course, also determines the attractiveness to buyers. Focusun, as the ice machine manufacturer, is the specialist of ice production, aims to solve this problem. We attempt to use orange juice and mulberry juice as inlet water and leads to bright and colorful ice with rich flavor In addition to make food tastes more delicious, the fruit juice ice has the greater advantage that you can conserve fresh juice longer. Low temperature makes longterm preservation of fresh j […]

Innovation is the fundamental driving force for the development of an enterprise. The technological innovation and product generation are essential for sustainable business. Following the hot sale of first generation direct system block ice machine, Focusun refrigeration made persistent efforts to launch the second generation of direct cooling block ice machine. It not only inherits the advantages of the first generation model, but also makes significant improvement in the practical range, daily production and power consumption. In 2002, we conceived and designed the first generation of direct cooling block ice machine, the original design idea is safe, convenient and simple to operate, without salt tank, manual work, using freon refrigeration. Because of its high safety performance, simple operation, labor-saving, and the block ice produced by this kind of machine is in line with food hygiene requirements, the direct system block ice m […]

Focusun is dedicated in improving technology in refrigeration industry. For better serving all the clients and meeting their requirements, we here officially announce that slurry ice machine is among our products’ catalog. Characteristics of Slurry ice – Millons of Tiny Ice Crystals Slurry ice is “liquid” and provides rapid and efficient cooling by having full contact with seafood, meat and poultry products. Focusun Slurry Ice Machine maker slush, smooth ice that chills faster with no damage that could be cause by other types of ice. Slurry ice is natural and leaves no residue on products. The weight and quality is preserved and lose no market value. Operation of Focusun Slurry Ice Machine Slurry ice machine owns a big advantage that the liquid ice produced can be easily pumped where it is need, when it is needed. In the food processing industry, folklifts, totes and shovels are needed to stage ice. While for slurry ice machine, a […]

Rapid cooling equipment (vacuum cooling machine, vacuum cooler) manufactured by Focusun refrigeration corporation has equipped with the main components of the finest imported European compressors and refrigeration units. The prudent and strict chose and test of components ensure the high efficiency with the reasonable price. The vacuum cooling machine is equipped with international advanced control module. The temperature inside can reach 0℃ to 40℃ (adjustable), PLC electronically controlled, with constant temperature and pressure touch screen and items temperature, vacuum chamber temperature, running time, vacuum pressure shown on LCD, and also with the function of chilling-proof, splash-proof, alarm indication and more, which leads to a simple operation for users. There are enough security devices such as phase-lack protection, overcurrent protection and more. The refrigeration system uses energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly […]

Persistence Market Research Released New Market Report on “Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Market – Global Industry Analysis and Forecast to 2020” in the category “Consumer Goods”. Introduction of commercial refrigeration equipment First of all, what is commercial refrigeration equipment? What’s the purpose of them? Refrigeration is a process of moving heat from one location to another. Refrigeration process consists of various application including household refrigerators, industrial freezers, cryogenics, and air conditioning. Refrigeration equipments are made up of four key components: evaporator, condenser, compressor and throttle valve. All the four components unites together to complete the refrigeration process. Commercial refrigeration equipments (CRE) are majorly used for refrigeration processes in food and beverage industry. Commercial refrigeration equipments are used for food storage and merchandising pur […]

Ammonia is one of the most efficient applications out there, with the application range from high to low temperatures. With the ever increasing focus on energy consumption, ammonia systems are a safe and sustainable choice for the future. Typically a flooded ammonia system would be 15-20 % more efficient than a  R404A counterpart. The Ammonia System Helps Michigan Tech Reduce Carbon Footprint Michigan Tech’s new ice-making system at the John J. MacInnes Student Ice Arena can make both ice and heat and reduce MichiganTechnologicalUniversity’s carbon footprint while doing so. The ammonia brine-based system not only makes ice for the hockey rink, it heats the rink’s sub-floor, preventing frost from forming under the insulated concrete slab. Heat generated as the ammonia is compressed to be used as a refrigerant heats 100 percent of the hot water used in the arena and maintains a comfortable water temperature for the nearby swimming pool an […]

Thanks to recent breakthroughs, the insides of our refrigerators could work very differently in the coming years. Scientists at GE are perfecting a method of transferring heat that uses magnets to achieve temperatures cold enough to freeze water. The method is based off the magnetocaloric effect, which originated in the 1880s when German physicist Emil Warburg observed that certain metals have special properties in the presence of a magnetic field. In this case, metal alloys that become hot in the presence of a magnet and cold when removed are used to create a heat pump. This pump then moves heat from the colder environment of a refrigerator to a warmer environment, like your kitchen. This is similar to current refrigeration technology that uses a compressor to move heat, but using magnets could make refrigeration 20 percent more energy efficient. In GE’s prototype a thin tube of metal alloys, which allows the liquid that removes […]