We exhibited at the AARFP trade show in Lethbridge. It was an opportunity to see many of our satisfied clients once more. In fact, these operators are setting the standard for making great ice at a much lower cost! REALice does exactly that: great ice...
Are You Running a Heater in Your Freezer? You are if the ambient air temperature at 50-60°F. Or even warmer!!! That heater in the freezer is costing facilities thousands of dollars per year. The refrigeration system needs to run colder to maintain ice quality and combat the...
Indoor ice rinks in Ontario that are changing their flooding procedure are benefitting from incentives from both Enbridge Gas and SaveONEnergy that are making a big impact on their Return On Investment (ROI). They’re doing so with REALice, a Swedish-made mechanical de-aerator using pressure to treat the water instead of heat,...
REALice is an easy-to-install measure that helps save money, CO2 emissions, AND carbon taxes - without compromising ice quality. Based on pure physics, this high-precision fluid dynamics process to remove micro air bubbles from water is the future of ice-making. And that's what makes the REALice technology even more...
The Township of Uxbridge receives Energy Efficiency Achievement Award from Enbridge Gas for REALice implementation The Township of Uxbridge in Ontario has received an Energy Efficiency Achievement Award from natural gas utility Enbridge Gas for its ice resurfacing upgrade project. The Township implemented REALice technology in 2023 at...
We usually talk about Canadian success stories with reduced energy savings, lower run-time hours, and humidity levels with REALice. But once in a while, we like to feature some news from our US counterparts as well. We don’t like to brag much about the better ice...
It’s common sense that if you’re not heating the floodwater, you’ll save on water heating costs. But did you know that REALice will make a big impact on your electricity spend? Case Study: Uxbridge Arena The Uxbridge Arena is a seasonal twin pad in Ontario. They heat...
"It's unbelievable," writes Tim Morrison, a facility operator at the Uxbridge Arena & Recreation Centre in Uxbridge, ON. I'd just asked him what he thinks about the ice. "Would you believe if I said this was after a Junior hockey game?" That's what Tim texted when...
Join us for a free webinar on making great ice during the summer months on Thursday, June 29th at 2:30 pm EST. We have invited various ice techs sharing their experience and best practices making fantastic ice, even in the midst of summer. Confirmed speakers are: Scott...
You hear the words "cold water flood" and you might be nervous too. You know how bad cold water flooding is for your ice. All that trapped air. All that resulting snow from fragile ice. What a headache! You've been there, done that, and you don't want...