Watch the 5 Ton Tube Ice Machine running and review its 5 Tons / 24H, Solid Ice Cylinder / Hollow Ice, Flooded refrigeration configuration before requesting a project quote.
This running video shows the 5 Ton Tube Ice Machine during factory testing or operation. The featured product is configured with model MIMT-5T, a rated capacity of 5 Tons / 24H, Solid Ice Cylinder / Hollow Ice, Flooded refrigeration. Use the product data beside the video to compare the machine with your site requirements.
| Model | MIMT-5T |
| Capacity | 5 Tons / 24H |
| Ice type | Solid Ice Cylinder / Hollow Ice |
| Cooling | Flooded refrigeration |
| Standard working condition | 30°C ambient temp. +20°C RO water |
Mid-size tube ice machine for beverage, retail ice and food cooling applications. It produces clean transparent cylinder ice and can be customized for voltage, refrigerant, condenser type, ice diameter and plant layout.
Compact tube ice maker for hotels, bars and small packaged ice businesses. It produces clean transparent cylinder ice and can be customized for voltage, refrigerant, condenser type, ice diameter and plant layout.
Best-selling industrial tube ice machine with flooded refrigeration and water-cooled condenser. It produces clean transparent cylinder ice and can be customized for voltage, refrigerant, condenser type, ice diameter and plant layout.
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WatchUpfront pricing depends on your refrigeration components, condenser type, electrical specs, and auxiliary storage, conveying, or packing equipment. Daily operating costs cover electricity, water, filtration consumables, labor, and routine upkeep. Our ice machine cost guide helps you separate the initial purchase price from installation expenses and ongoing running costs.
The MIMT-5T is rated for 5,000 kg per 24 hours at a 30°C ambient temperature and 20°C inlet water temperature. Warmer tropical air or feed water increases the cooling load and lowers daily yield, while condenser efficiency, water quality, and operating hours also impact actual output. The 5,000 kg rating reflects standard test conditions rather than guaranteed output across all tropical sites.
Size your usable bin capacity around your largest single dispatch, ongoing ice production during loading, and the off-peak hours available to refill the bin. Plants that load most trucks in one morning rush need a larger buffer than sites with steady all-day pickups, and room layout plus discharge conveyors also dictate how much stored ice you can actually extract. Use our peak demand sizing guide to calculate your required storage volume.
Not necessarily; match your packing setup to your busiest packing window, target bags per hour, bag weights, labor costs, and dispatch deadlines rather than daily tonnage alone. In a semi-automatic setup, an operator loads pre-made bags while the machine handles weighing and filling, whereas a fully automatic line forms, fills, seals, and conveys bags continuously.
Routine upkeep covers inspecting water distributors, filters, drains, pumps, valves, and sensors, alongside sanitizing ice-contact surfaces and cleaning the condenser. Tracking daily output, cycle times, and power draw helps spot early performance drops, as detailed in our tube ice maintenance guide. Build your spare parts inventory around the machine's final parts list by separating commissioning spares, routine wear items, and long-lead components.
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