Deepchill Slurry Ice Systems
Deepchill® delivers a revolutionary slurry ice machine solution that’s versatile, scalable, and designed for efficiency. Whether you’re looking to chill food products, seafood, or other perishable goods, our advanced ice system adapts to a variety of industrial cooling applications.
Each Deepchill® setup includes three core elements—Slurry Ice Generation, Storage, and Distribution—with auxiliary equipment such as a Brine Control System and Pre-Chillers for enhanced performance.
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Advantages of Deepchill® Slurry Ice Systems
Deepchill® isn’t just another ice chiller machine—it’s a high-efficiency solution that gives you precise temperature control, reliability, and lower operational costs.
Key Benefits:
- High capacity on small footprint
- Deepchill® Slurry ice machines are modular and can be scaled to fit any size operation.
- System modularity enables full redundancy, flexible layout and future expansion
- Accurate metering and ease of distribution through pipelines to any point of use
- Accurate and adjustable ice fractions delivered with constant, steady flow
- Ability to adjust crystal size and Deepchill® composition (through re-crystallization),to suit different applications
- Online pre-emptive monitoring, troubleshooting and system update for reliable operation and reduced maintenance cost
- Various Condensing and Refrigeration options
System configurations
Whether you’re operating a small facility or a large-scale processing plant, Deepchill® offers the right industrial slurry ice system to match your production needs.
Storage silo-based systems
A Deepchill® industrial slurry ice system with passive storage ideal for larger operations.
Mixing storage-based systems
A Deepchill® slurry ice system with active storage/dispenser ideal for smaller installations.
Inline systems – without storage
A once-through compact system that produces and delivers Deepchill® slurry ice inline.
Pre-Assembled and Modular Packages
Deepchill® gives you the flexibility in how your ice chiller machine is delivered and installed—whether you want a ready-to-go unit or modular adaptability.
Fully assembled
These pre-assembled and factory-tested industrial ice machines are pre-configured, piped and wired. Installation at your plant will be as easy as plug-and-play.
Adaptive assembly
To provide a flexible layout that adapts to your space restrictions, standard blocks of our slurry ice making, storage and delivery equipment can be delivered as pre-assembled modules to be installed at site.
Deepchill® Slurry Ice system vs Ice Flakers and Chillers
- Very high cooling rate, up to 3 times of conventional cooling methods
- Doesn’t leave air and heat pockets, ensuring uniform cooling
- Provides rapid cooling for large quantities of product
- Adjustable temperature and consistency, providing optimal cooling
- Medium cooling rate, with limited contact points with product, resulting in lower cooling rates and longer cooling times
- Difficult to achieve even coverage and uniform cooling
- Can cause cold burn.
- Low cooling rate
- Product is cooled by continuous circulation of chilled water, which requires hours to cool the product
- Inefficient for cooling large quantities of product
- DeepChill® suspends and encapsulates product and protects it from cuts, bruising, or any other damages
- Locks in moisture, therefore product does not dry out
- Sharp edged ice pieces can damage fish, causing bruises, deformation and bacteria growth
- Product’s natural skin moisture evaporates over time, resulting in product dryness
- Continuous and intense circulation of RSW may cause damage to seafood products
- Protects from dehydration and airborne contaminants
- Prevents damage during transportation
- Ability to store product at sub-zero temperature – to prolong shelf life
- Doesn’t prevent dehydration
- Requires more quantity of ice due to poor coverage
- Normally maintains product at about 1-2ºC, shortening potential shelf life
- Open to contamination
- Cannot be used as a product storage medium over extended time since product absorbs water
- RSW must be continuously run to maintain the temperature
- Thermos-like DeepChill® passive storage tanks are designed for minimal heat losses (as low as 1.5%)
- DeepChill storage units are highly energy efficient, compact and space efficient
- Stored DeepChill® remains free-flowing without bridging over time
- Completely closed system prevents contamination
- Up to 10% of ice can be lost daily due to meltage
- Requires additional energy to cool the ice storage tank
- Requires valuable storage space in the facility or on a vessel.
- Ice easily bridges to blocks and usually requires complicated rake systems with expensive maintenance
- Possibility of contamination
- RSW systems cannot store the cooling energy in water
- DeepChill is easily pumped and applied anywhere, streamlining operations and reducing manual labour
- Provides quality consistency due to automation and precise control over distribution
- Provides a buffer storage for food products —increasing the processing window without compromising quality
- Ice transportation and distribution involves labour intensive work
- Can lead to quality inconsistencies due to manual nature of ice distribution, layering and mixing
- Slower cooling process could cause bottle necks in the operation
- Requires expansive conveyer or blower system — difficult to arrange multiple delivery locations
- Systems are automated and easy to operate
- Pumpable over large distance, but require large piping size
- Can only be used for storage of seafood for short periods of time – cannot maintain quality over extended time
- Very energy-efficient generators and storage units
- Low to medium energy efficiency
- Typically energy-efficient, but are required to run the entire time.
Cooling Efficiency
- Very high cooling rate, up to 3 times of conventional cooling methods
- Doesn’t leave air and heat pockets, ensuring uniform cooling
- Provides rapid cooling for large quantities of product
- Adjustable temperature and consistency, providing optimal cooling
Product Protection
- DeepChill® slurry ice suspends and encapsulates product and protects it from cuts, bruising, or any other damages
- Locks in moisture, therefore product does not dry out
Product Storage in the Cooling Medium
- DeepChill® Protects from dehydration and airborne contaminants
- Prevents damage during transportation
- Ability to store product at sub-zero temperature – to prolong shelf life
Efficiency of Cooling Medium’s Storage
- Thermos-like DeepChill® passive storage tanks are designed for minimal heat losses (as low as 1.5%)
- DeepChill® storage units are highly energy efficient, compact and space efficient
- Stored DeepChill® fluid ice remains free-flowing without bridging over time
- Completely closed system prevents contamination
Operational Efficiency
- DeepChill is easily pumped and applied anywhere, streamlining operations and reducing manual labour
- Provides quality consistency due to automation and precise control over distribution
- Provides a buffer storage for food products —increasing the processing window without compromising quality
Energy Efficiency
- Very energy-efficient generators and storage units
Cooling Efficiency
- Medium cooling rate, with limited contact points with product, resulting in lower cooling rates and longer cooling times
- Difficult to achieve even coverage and uniform cooling
- Can cause cold burn
Product Protection
- Sharp edged ice pieces can damage fish, causing bruises, deformation and bacteria growth
- Product’s natural skin moisture evaporates over time, resulting in product dryness
Product Storage in the Cooling Medium
- Doesn’t prevent dehydration
- Requires more quantity of ice due to poor coverage
- Normally maintains product at about 1- 2ºC, shortening potential shelf life
- Open to contamination
Efficiency of Cooling Medium’s Storage
- Up to 10% of ice can be lost daily due to meltage
- Requires additional energy to cool the ice storage tank
- Requires valuable storage space in the facility or on a vessel
- Ice easily bridges to blocks and usually requires complicated rake systems with expensive maintenance
- Possibility of contamination
Operational Efficiency
- Ice transportation and distribution involves labour intensive work
- Can lead to quality inconsistencies due to manual nature of ice distribution, layering and mixing
- Slower cooling process could cause bottle necks in the operation
- Requires expansive conveyer or blower system — difficult to arrange multiple delivery locations
Energy Efficiency
- Low to medium energy efficiency
Cooling Efficiency
- Low cooling rate
- Product is cooled by continuous circulation of chilled water, which requires hours to cool the product
- Inefficient for cooling large quantities of product
Product Protection
- Continuous and intense circulation of RSW may cause damage to seafood products
Product Storage in the Cooling Medium
- Cannot be used as a product storage medium over extended time since product absorbs water
- RSW must be continuously run to maintain the temperature
Efficiency of Cooling Medium’s Storage
- RSW systems cannot store the cooling energy in water
Operational Efficiency
- Systems are automated and easy to operate
- Pumpable over large distance, but require large piping size
- Can only be used for storage of seafood for short periods of time – cannot maintain quality over extended time
Energy Efficiency
- Typically energy-efficient, but are required to run the entire time.