ROKK RFE 1500E PLC ‘Ex Demo’ Ice Cream Continuous Freezer (Year 2025)

Description

This is an ex-demo ROKK RFE 1500E PLC Continuous Ice Cream Freezer, manufactured in 2025 by ROKK Processing Ltd.

Thie fully automatic 2025 model ROKK RFE 1500E Continuous Freezer is a highly versatile system featuring a 9-inch Siemens S PLC. It is engineered for the continuous freezing, mixing, and whipping of ice cream mix with air to produce consistent, high-quality ice cream.

It delivers a finished product capacity ranging from 350 to 1500 litres (92–396 gallons) per hour for standard ice cream at 100% overrun. The machine can be easily adapted for a variety of applications, including ice cream, water ice products, and other scraped surface heat exchanger processes, supporting overruns of up to 150% depending on the recipe.

Overall, the ROKK RFE 1500E Continuous Freezer provides an excellent balance of flexibility, efficiency, and reliable performance in ice cream manufacturing.

Summary of overall benefits

• Robust, precision-engineered construction – Built for consistent, reliable performance using high-quality components designed for long service life.
• Advanced PLC automation – Featuring a 9-inch Siemens S7 touchscreen PLC, providing fully automated control of start-up, production, standby/resume, end-of-cycle, CIP cleaning, and recipe management.
• Operator-friendly interface – Intuitive controls allow operators to easily fine-tune overrun, viscosity, texture, and production parameters while maintaining complete process control.
• Premium product quality – Equipped with a Bitzer semi-hermetic refrigeration compressor for precise temperature control, producing high-quality ice cream, gelato, sorbet, and frozen desserts with excellent body, texture, and stability.
• Complete process control – Variable Frequency Drive (VFD/Inverter) on the Bitzer compressor to provide precise control of refrigeration capacity, mix flow, dasher speed, and product discharge. The inverter-driven compressor can reduce energy consumption by up to 60% during lower production rates.
• Exceptional production flexibility – Suitable for standard ice cream, premium low-overrun gelato, sorbets, water ice, and products containing inclusions such as chocolate, fruit, nuts, or seeds. A Bronkhorst Mass Flow Air Meter ensures precise overrun control, while the Endress+Hauser Flow Meter accurately monitors mix throughput.
• Low-maintenance refrigeration system – Water-cooled shell-and-tube condenser offers greater reliability, is less susceptible to fouling than plate heat exchangers, and simplifies maintenance while reducing downtime.
• Reduced product loss – Engineered to minimise start-up and end-of-production wastage, with rapid response to operator adjustments for maximum yield, lower operating costs, and consistently high-quality production.

Features

• Manufacturer: ROKK Processing Ltd
• Model: RFE 1500E PLC
• Function: Continuous ice cream freezer
• Serial number: 0085/13
• Year of manufacture: 2025 (Ex Demo)
• Capacity: 
• Minimum: 350 Litres/Hour (@ 100% overrun)
• Maximum: 1500 Litres/Hour (@100% overrun)
• Overrun capability up to 150% (recipe dependent)
• Refrigeration: R449A (Quantity: 6 KG)
• Total installed power: 30 kW
• 9" Siemens S7 PLC touchscreen HMI with intuitive graphical interface
• System alarm diagnostics and Hold function
• Recipe management system with recipe storage, editing and recall
• Digital monitoring of viscosity, temperature, overrun, pressure and refrigeration capacity
• Operating hours and production totals displayed on HMI
• Bronkhorst Mass Flow Air Meter for automatic precise, repeatable overrun control
• VFD-controlled rotary inlet and discharge pumps for superior production flexibility
• Endress+Hauser flow meter for accurate mix flow measurement
• Water Cooled Bitzer compressor with Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) for energy-efficient capacity control
• Water-cooled shell-and-tube condenser
• Up to 60% energy savings at lower production rates through inverter-controlled compressor
• Hot gas injection and automatic defrost system
• Automatic Danfoss water control valve for reduced water consumption
• CIP cleaning
• Stainless steel vertical open-style dasher with four rows of scraper blades
• Instruction manual supplied
• Voltage: 400V/50Hz/3 Phase

Dimensions

• Length: 2100 mm
• Width: 870 mm
• Height: 1720 cmm
• Weight: 1200 kgs