China's ice machine industry standards are not perfect

The ice machine industry has been developing in China for many years. Due to various factors, the current market size is still limited, but its market prospects that cannot be ignored have attracted more and more attention. 'Yang Yifan, deputy secretary general of the Chinese Society of Refrigeration and secretary general of the National Refrigeration Standardization Technical Committee, said.

The 'First National Industry Development Forum' initiated by the Beijing Institute of Refrigeration and co-sponsored by the China Institute of Refrigeration and the National Refrigeration Standardization Technical Committee was held in Beijing on September 8, 2009. The conference attracted more than 20 ice machine manufacturers from Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Tianjin, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian and other provinces and cities to participate. More than that, the reporter of 'Electric Appliances' noticed that there were also compressor companies such as Emerson and Embraco and some ice machine parts companies.

'Ice machines can be divided into household ice machines, commercial ice machines and industrial ice machines according to their purpose. There are more than 100 ice machine manufacturers in China, and we have not yet grasped the production and sales of ice machines. Specific statistics on export volume.” At the meeting, Yang Yifan introduced in detail the current production status and existing problems of China's ice machine industry.

Sun Zhiqiang, marketing manager of Manitowa (China) Refrigeration Co., Ltd., introduced to the reporter of Electric Appliances that the annual sales of commercial ice machines are only 50,000 units, and the annual sales of household ice machines are far less than this number. Because the number is too small, there is no exact statistics yet, 'there are only a dozen companies in China's ice machine industry.' According to an analysis by a participant, the reason why the domestic ice machine market capacity in China is so small is mainly caused by the differences in eating habits and consumer cultures between China and foreign countries. 'Ice machines have always been a symbol of'petty bourgeoisie' and'high consumption' in China. Except for high-consumption places such as hotels, cafes and clubs, ordinary families rarely have the opportunity to contact.' Sun Zhiqiang also said: 'Currently high-end refrigerators Usually it has an ice-making function, which also grabs a lot of'cheese' in the home ice machine market.'

Yang Yifan said that the development prospects of China's ice machine industry are still very broad. Ice machines can not only meet the consumption requirements of red wine and other beverages, but also have a wide range of uses in daily life and production, such as treating wounds, Laboratory equipment cooling, food preservation and storage, etc. At the same time, he emphasized that there are still many problems that need to be solved urgently in China's ice machine industry, such as the relatively weak research force and the incomplete ice machine standard system.

According to reports, at present, China has promulgated and implemented relevant standards for ice making machines including SB/T 10413-2007 'Snowflake \r
7222-1994 'Large Ammonia Ice Making Equipment'. GB 4706.13-2008 'Safety refrigeration appliances for household and similar electrical appliances
Special Requirements for Ice Cream Machines and Ice Makers' was released on December 13, 2008 and will be implemented on April 1, 2010. In addition, the industry standards to be promulgated and implemented include 'Plate Ice MakerThe national standards that have not yet approved the project are 'Commercial ' and 'Industrial '. In addition, household ice machines have started to implement CCC in 2007
Certification, the category is 'domestic refrigerator
Special Requirements for Ice Cream Machines and Ice Makers'. There is currently no clear regulation on whether commercial ice machines need CCC certification. However, the commercial ice machine is currently listed in the national supervision and spot check catalog, and the current implementation standard is also GB
4706.13-2004 'Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, Refrigeration Appliances, Special Requirements for Ice Cream Machines and Ice Makers'.

Yang Yifan said that since the ice maker industry involves food safety, the above-mentioned standards and certifications are far from enough, and national standards for product performance are especially lacking at present. An enterprise person privately told the reporter of 'Electrical Appliances' that most of the ice machines are custom-made. Because there is no clear national standard for product performance, the ice production of many enterprise products does not reach the nominal value. 'General ice production For a 1,000 kg ice maker, the actual ice production volume is only 800 kg.'
The sponsor of this forum, the Beijing Institute of Refrigeration, called on relevant design and scientific research units, colleges and universities to actively participate in the research of ice machine technology and provide technical backing for the innovation and development of the industry; at the same time, it is hoped that ice machine companies and scientific research Cooperate widely with design units, colleges and universities, and actively participate in the formulation of relevant standards and the development of new products.

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