A dry ice pellet making machine is a professional industrial piece of equipment that converts liquid CO2 into solid dry ice pellets of uniform size. It is widely used in dry ice cleaning, cold chain transportation, food preservation, industrial cooling and other fields. This dry ice pellet maker adopts a hydraulic drive design, with stable operation and high production efficiency. The produced dry ice pellets have high density and high purity, with a low sublimation rate and a long storage time. YG’s series of products has different output models to choose from, which can meet the needs of different scales of dry ice production. If you are looking for a dry ice pellet machine for sale, please contact the YG team immediately to get a free quote and detailed product specifications.
YG also sells dry ice sand blasters, which can be used in conjunction with dry ice pelletizers.
YG Dry Ice Pellet Making Machine Technical Specifications
| Equipment Model | YG30 | YG50 | YG100 | YG200 |
| Equipment capacity (kg/hour) | ≤30 | ≤50 | ≤100 | ≤170 |
| Motor power (kilowatts) | 3 | 4 | 5.5 | 7.5 |
| Hydraulic oil tank capacity (liters) | 20 | 50 | 80 | 80 |
| Net weight of equipment (kg) | 108 | 185 | 252 | 320 |
| Weight including wooden crate packaging (kg) | 127 | 218 | 305 | 375 |
| Equipment floor space (square meters) | 0.37m² | 0.51m² | 0.74m² | |
| Equipment dimensions (mm) | 780*480*580/1280 | 880*580*1280 | 1080*680*1320 | |
| Packaging box dimensions (mm) | 950*600*760/1450 | 1030*730*1450 | 1230*830*1480 | |
| Packaged volume (CBM) | 0.4 / 0.74 CBM | 1.1 CBM | 1.52 CBM | |
| Voltage requirements | Two-phase 220V / Three-phase 380V | Three-phase 380V AC power | ||
| System pressure | ≤160 Bar | ≤180 Bar | ||
| Granulation range | Default is 16mm (options: 3, 6, 9, 13, 16, 19mm) | |||
| Granulation density | ≤1550kg/m³ | |||
| Carbon dioxide pressure requirements | 12-22 Bar ≥66ppm | |||
| carbon dioxide consumption | ≥75L /hr | ≥125L / hr | ≥250L / hr | ≥420L / hr |
| Power consumption per hour | ≥4 kWh | ≥5 kWh | ≥7 kWh | ≥9 kWh |
| Operating method | 7-inch color touchscreen & PLC programmable operating system & automated production | |||
| Operating Language | customized | |||
How Dry Ice Pellet Making Machines Work
Many users are curious about how this equipment turns liquid CO2 into dry ice pellets. The working principle is very clear:
- First, operators inject liquid carbon dioxide into the machine’s cooling system. Part of the liquid CO2 evaporates and absorbs heat, cooling the rest of the liquid CO2 down to a low temperature.
- Then, the hydraulic system pushes low-temperature liquid CO₂ into the forming cavity and extrudes it into solid dry ice under high pressure.
- Finally, the solid dry ice is extruded through die plates of different apertures and cut into dry ice pellets of uniform length by the cutting device.
- This dry ice pelletizer can adjust the size of dry ice pellets by replacing die plates of different apertures to meet the needs of different use scenarios. The whole production process is fully automatic; no manual operation is required in the middle, and the production efficiency is very high.
What Can You Do With a Dry Ice Pellet Making Machine?
The dry ice pellets produced by the equipment have a wide range of uses, covering almost all industries that need low temperature and cleaning:
- Industrial dry ice cleaning: Dry ice pellets are used for cleaning industrial equipment, molds, engines and other surfaces. The impact of dry ice particles plus the sublimation effect can quickly remove oil, dirt and residue without damaging the surface of the equipment.
- Cold chain transportation and preservation: Transport crews utilize dry ice pellets to ship food, medicine and biological samples via cold chain. These pellets sustain low temperatures for extended periods and leave no liquid residue after sublimating, making them cleaner and more sanitary than regular ice.
- Industrial cooling: Used for cooling in industrial production processes such as chemical industry, electronics and machining, to ensure product quality and production safety.
- Food and beverage industry: Used for food preservation, cold drink making, molecular cuisine and other scenarios, safe and non-toxic.
- Stage and event effect: Used to make stage smoke effect for concerts, weddings and events, with good visual effect and safety.
- This dry ice pellet maker can produce dry ice pellets of different sizes according to your needs, which can meet the use requirements of almost all scenarios. If you need to produce dry ice pellets in large quantities for commercial use or need a dry ice pellet machine for sale for your own factory use, this equipment is the most cost-effective choice.
6 Advantages of YG Dry Ice Pellet Making Machine
- High purity dry ice output: The produced dry ice pellets have high density and high purity, low sublimation rate, longer storage time and better use effect.
- Adjustable pellet size: Operators can swap die plates with varying apertures to manufacture dry ice pellets of different sizes and satisfy demands from diverse application scenarios.
- High production efficiency: Hydraulic drive system, stable output, high production efficiency, which can meet the needs of large-scale dry ice production.
- Fully automatic operation: The whole production line runs fully automatically and features easy operation. Workers can master its operation with only brief training and do not need dedicated professional technicians to operate it.
- Low failure rate: High-quality hydraulic components and wearing parts, long service life, low failure rate, easy daily maintenance.
- Energy saving and environmental protection: The entire production process generates no waste discharge. You can recycle unused CO₂, delivering energy-saving and eco-friendly performance.
Key Factors That Affect Dry Ice Pelletizer Quality
The quality of dry ice pellets directly affects the use effect and cost, and there are three core factors that determine the quality of finished dry ice pellets:
- Hydraulic pressure stability: Stable and continuous pressure can ensure uniform density of each dry ice pellet, reduce the sublimation rate, and extend the storage time by more than 30%. Unstable pressure will lead to different densities of pellets, making them easy to break and fast to sublimate.
- Die plate precision: A high-precision, wear-resistant die plate can ensure uniform size and a smooth surface of dry ice pellets, which is more convenient for storage and transportation. Low-precision die plates will produce pellets with uneven size and many burrs, which are easy to break during transportation.
- Cooling system effect: An efficient cooling system can ensure that liquid CO2 is fully cooled before extrusion, and the produced dry ice pellets have higher density and purity. Poor cooling effect will lead to low density of dry ice, fast sublimation speed and poor use effect.
- Our dry ice pellet-making machine adopts high-precision alloy die plates and a stable constant-pressure hydraulic system, which can ensure the production of high-quality dry ice pellets with uniform size and high density.
