Ice making machines in the medical industry: key support for low-temperature storage and cold chain management

The medical industry has strict requirements for temperature control, from drug storage to biological sample transportation, and the stability of low-temperature environments directly affects safety and efficacy. As an important equipment for cold chain management, ice makers are providing reliable support for medical scenarios through precise temperature control and flexible deployment.

In the drug storage process, some vaccines and biologics need to maintain a temperature of 2-8 ℃ for a long time. The ice maker can work in conjunction with refrigeration equipment to cope with unexpected situations such as power outages by covering with ice or mixing ice salt, thus extending the low-temperature maintenance time. In the operating room, ice sheets are often used for physical cooling, assisting in controlling patient temperature and reducing intraoperative risks.

In addition, the long-lasting cold storage characteristics of ice blocks are widely used in medical cold chain transportation. For example, filling the transfer boxes of blood and organs with ice blocks can ensure that temperature fluctuations do not exceed the specified range within a few hours, buying time for life rescue. With the increasing demand for medical cold chain, the technological adaptability of ice makers is continuously being optimized, becoming an indispensable infrastructure in the industry.