Finamac

General Doubts

• Does Turbo 8 really produce 200 popsicles per hour using only 4 molds?
• The number of molds is an important aspect to consider in a pospsicle machine. Too many molds don't mean necessarily a good production performance. We recommend the maximum production time of 20 minutes, no matter how many molds are used. Turbo 8 fits only 4 molds, but the production cycle is completed in less than 20 minutes, which garantees a fast freezing of the popsicles mixing, avoinding ice crystals formation (which cause an unpleasant "sandiness" taste).
• What does the "energy-saving system" on batch freezers mean?
• The power required to start a motor or a compressor is about five times greater than the power consumption during their operation. With the energy-saving system the machine is started only one time and motors/compressors work continuously, reducing energy consumption and extending components durability.
• What does "automatic pasteurization cycle" mean?
• It means that the operator doesn't need to manually start and stop all steps of a complete pasteurization cycle. He can simply set heating/cooling temperatues and desired time for the aging step, so he can return when the mixture is ready to be transferred to the ice cream freezer.
• What is the difference between fruit pulp incorporator and syrup injector?
• Fruit pulps and syrups aggregate important value to ice cream produced with continuous frezers. Many companies offer syrup injectors, however these machines are not prepared to work with fruit pulps, which contain pieces of fruits. Finamac Fruit Pulp Incorporator is the only machine in the market which allows the introduction of fruit pieces in the ice cream.
• What's the advantage of buying a machine with water cooling tower?
• Water cooling systems have a superior capacity to maintain the condensing temperature inside high production ice cream machines, mostly in very hot regions. For smaller equipment a simple air cooling system is enough, in order to reduce costs.
• What's the benefit to control machine's production using ice cream temperature instead of beating time?
• Setting the ice cream extraction temperature garantees final products with the same consistency and air incorporation. The control by beating time becomes quite ineffective because the ice cream comes out with no regularity.
• What's the minimum initial investment to start an ice cream business?
• The popsicle machine is the cheapest one. We also offer ice cream production kit at competitive prices.
• What's the necessary investment to build a small popsicle factory?
• The size of a popsicle factory depends on the desired daily production. For entry level clients we suggest the popsicle production kit.
• Why, in ice cream batch freezers, plastic made frontal lid is better than stainless steel lid?
• The temperature difference between the production environment and the machine interior (production cylinder) requires a material that prevents formation of water droplets on the cylinder's lid, that may fall inside the ice cream during extraction and create ice crystals during storage. That's why we use plastic lids instead of stainless steel lids, which are not a thermal insulating at all.
• Why, in popsicle machines, the freezing fluid agitation is more efficient than pump systems?
• A stronger freezing fluid agitation guarantees a more efficient heat exchange, which quicly freezes the popsicles mixture, avoids ice crystals formation and solid components decantation.
  Freezing fluid circulation through centrifugal pump presents a series of disadvantages. The premature rotor pump corrosion is the most important. Also, due to umidity absorption, the fluid density increases during long production periods, which strongly decreases the pump flow capacity.