Manitowoc IRT1900A 1895 lb Indigo NXT Regular Cube Modular Ice Machine Head, Air-Cooled, EasyTouch Display

The Manitowoc IRT1900A is the banquet-scale regular cube head in the Indigo NXT line, a 48 in. wide air-cooled machine for hotels, stadiums, and institutions that measure ice demand in tons per week. It produces up to 1,895 lb of regular cubes in 24 hours at 70°F air and 50°F water and holds 1,407 lb at the 90°F air and 70°F water rating, enough to refill an 882 lb D970 bin from empty in roughly half a day even in a hot back room. Energy use runs 4.65 kWh per 100 lb of ice at the hot rating. It is a head only, matched to the 48 in. D970 bin sold separately, and it is more machine than most single restaurants need; the 30 in. iT0900 heads cover demand under roughly 800 lb a day. Plan the install around a 208-230V circuit in single or three phase, a 3/8 in. water line, a 1/2 in. drain, and 12 in. of top clearance with 8 in. at the sides.

Regular Cubes Sized for Slow Melt in the Glass

This head produces Manitowoc's regular cube, a 1 1/8 in. x 1 1/8 in. x 7/8 in. block that melts slower than smaller dice in a glass, a display bed, or a banquet cooler, and packs cleanly for bagging. Production is rated at 1,895 lb per 24 hours at 70°F air and 50°F water and 1,407 lb at 90°F air and 70°F water, so you can size the machine from the hot-kitchen number instead of the best-case number. The same Indigo NXT platform also builds dice and half dice cubes in sibling models, so the whole ice program can standardize on one control scheme.

EasyTouch Display With Programmable Ice Production

An icon-based easyTouch touchscreen on the front panel runs daily operation in any of 13 languages, with a date and time stamp, reminder and alert icons, one-touch asset information, and automatic detection of accessories. Programmable ice production lets you idle the machine during expensive daytime electric rates, cap output by daily volume, or schedule night production so the bin is full before the first shift arrives.

Acoustical Ice Sensing Probe With Intelligent Diagnostics

Manitowoc's patented acoustical ice sensing probe keeps harvests reliable in challenging water conditions and environments, and Active Sense software works with the probe to hold consistent harvests as conditions swing. Intelligent diagnostics run 24 hour preventative maintenance and diagnostic feedback in the background, so problems surface as alerts on the display before they become down days waiting on a service call.

DuraTech Exterior With an AlphaSan-Protected Food Zone

The DuraTech exterior pairs corrosion resistance beyond stainless steel with a clear-coat that resists fingerprints and dirt between wipe-downs. For cleaning, the easy-access front panel lifts away and the removable water trough, distribution tube, curtain, and sensing probes come out for fast, thorough food zone work, with select components made from AlphaSan antimicrobial material. The optional LuminIce II inhibitor controls viruses, bacteria, mold, and yeast inside the food zone and reports its status through a sanitation icon on the display.

Modular Head Matched to Manitowoc Storage Bins

As a modular head, it sits on a Manitowoc storage bin sold separately: D970 (882 lb). Combined height runs 79.50 in. on D970 with bin legs set at 6 in. Supporting accessories round out the program: Arctic Pure Plus filtration cuts sediment and chlorine contaminants down to .5 microns ahead of the machine, the iAuCS accessory schedules and performs routine cleanings automatically, and an external scoop holder keeps the scoop clean and off the bin floor.