Today you can buy it
almost anywhere for just pennies per pound. It’s so cheap that at most
self-service drink dispensers you can take as much as you want and no one
cares.
But it wasn’t always so.
Until relatively recently ice was available only at the whim of Mother
Nature. And enjoying it out of season required harvesting in freezing
temperatures then storing in heavily insulated locations and hoping it
would last until cold weather returned. Modern refrigeration technology
has changed all that, of course, making ice so ubiquitous that we don’t
even think much about it.
So now that the
technology is commonplace, who actually embeds it into the products that
create the abundant supplies of ice to chill our drinks, fill our ice
chests, and soothe our sports injuries?
One of the biggest global
players in this market is Ice-O-Matic®, a local company with a 50+ year
history in ice-making technology. Located in Denver, Ice-O-Matic®
manufactures, distributes, and supplies a wide range of ice-related
products including cubers, flakers,
storage bins, dispensers and water filters.
In order to remain
competitive they must be constantly innovating. Recent technological
introductions include AgION™ Antimicrobial Compound in their ICE Series
cube icemakers and their extended waterfilter warranty program, that have
resulted in the creation of products that are more efficient for business
and safer for the environment. With a distribution network that spans the
globe, Ice-O-Matic® products and service support are available throughout
the world.
This month we’re
delighted to have the opportunity to tour their plant and see how metal
and plastic are turned into products good enough to be covered by a 7-year
warranty, the longest in the industry. Please join us for an evening of
enlightenment and networking.
