Tube ice is widely used in beverages, food preservation, and other industries due to its transparent, hollow cylindrical shape, slow melting, and excellent cooling performance. Choosing the right capacity tube ice machine helps you match market demand, control investment costs, and achieve faster profitability. Below is a reference guide for different business scales based on daily production capacity.
Suitable for local small communities or individual merchants, mainly using motorcycles or electric tricycles for transportation.
CBFI tube ice machines have a small footprint (host machine minimum only 6㎡, approximately 20-50㎡ for the host and simple operation area), low investment threshold, and total plant area of 50-100㎡ is sufficient (including simple ice storage area).
| Applicable scenarios | Community retail, supermarket preservation, beverage shops’ own use, small-scale fishery preservation. |
| Labor requirements: | 1-2 people, mainly manual packing. |
| Profit tip | In the startup phase, combine with loose tube ice retail for quick return on investment, offering high flexibility. |
Suitable for covering several surrounding communities. Ideal transition from manual to semi-automatic operations, gradually expanding market share..We recommend adding a water treatment system (cartridge filtration for clean water).
| Recommended plant area | 100-150㎡ (including host, packing area, drainage, and ventilation space). Can be equipped with semi-automatic packing machine and small cold storage for packing and storage, improving efficiency. |
| Business expansion | Supply to nearby supermarkets, restaurants, and beverage wholesalers. |
| Labor Requirement | 2-4 people; semi-automatic packing significantly reduces labor intensity, boosting efficiency by 30%-50%. |
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Suitable for regional coverage, ideal for businesses with transport trucks. As production increases, equip with fully automatic packing machine to save labor costs and improve efficiency. We recommend adding an automatic ice delivery system for further labor savings. CBFI tube ice machines perform excellently in this capacity range, with stable operation and low failure rates.
| Recommended plant area | Approximately 200㎡ with host area, packing/office and medium cold storage. |
| Business coverage | Regional wholesale, such as urban delivery, seafood markets, and concrete cooling |
| Labor and efficiency | Fully automatic packing saves over 50% labor, suitable for 3-6 person teams. |
| Investment suggestion | Higher power demand; recommend building in areas with industrial electricity rates. |
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Suitable for supplying large quantities of edible ice to wide regions. Using CBFI tube ice machines achieves excellent production efficiency. Can be equipped with fully automatic production line, including ice crusher, automatic ice storage room, and delivery systems.
To achieve high-quality conditions, we recommend a water filtration system (cartridge pure filtration for deep water purification). We especially recommend the ice cup packing machine to provide convenient and quick edible ice cups for end customers (such as milk tea shops and bars), significantly increasing your ice factory project’s profit margin (ice cup products can boost per-ton profit by 20%-50%).
| Recommended plant area | 300-500㎡ or more (including large cold storage and automatic production line), supporting modular expansion. |
| Business model | Mainly wholesale, supplying chain restaurants, beverage brands, or cross-regional delivery. |
| Profit advantage | Further improve overall profitability through value-added products like ice cups and branded cooperation. |
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All scales require good water sources; electricity is the main operating cost (30%-50%). Recommend sites in low-electricity-rate areas. Return on investment typically 1-3 years, influenced by peak summer demand. Balance seasonality through diversified sales (e.g., ice cups, crushed ice).
| Capacity | Suitable Business Scale | Recommended Plant Area | Main Equipment | Labor Needs | Key Advantages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1~5 Tons | Local community retail | 50-100㎡ | Manual packing, simple storage | 1-2 people | Minimal footprint 6㎡, low threshold |
| 5~10 Tons | Several communities wholesale | 100-150㎡ | Semi-automatic packing, small cold storage | 2-4 people | Semi-auto transition, efficiency boost |
| 10~20 Tons | Regional wholesale | ~200㎡ | Fully automatic packing, medium cold storage | 3-6 people | Significant labor savings, stable run |
| 20+ Tons | Wide region supply | 300-500㎡+ | Full auto line + crusher + ice cup packer | Team-based | Ice cups value-added, high margins |
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