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This is ICEGUARD
Here you will find four videos that provide more information of different ice maintenance methods. From here you also learn more about the latest iteration of ICEGUARD robots and their technical specs. The latest models were built firstly as a pair - Timo and Lena. In life and on ice we all need a partner to reach our best.
Ice Resurfacing Machine
equipped with an edger
Maintaining the ice rink edge areas with an edger mounted on IRM. A copied system wich spreads the edge area errors, for example damages formed in front of the players bench, to the whole ice area. The thickness of the ice grows in the corner areas because the cutting depth is standardized.
Traditional edger and the
Ice Resurfacing Machine
In Middle Europe the mainstream way is to use an edger with IRM. This system is based on human eye-hand coordination. The edger extends the damages in ice in front of the bench. After that the IRM copies these defects in the longitunal direction and spreads them in width direction.
Laser controlled Ice
Resurfacing Machines
ICEGUARD created this system in 2001 and afterwards there has been many international copies. Laser controlled Ice Resurfacing Machines are most common in North America.
This method relies partly to the use of traditional edger so the edge areas are still only under human eye-hand coordination. The system aims to spread water film that equals to the amount of the snow shaved on the same run. The cutting depth varies throughout the rink as does the quality of it below the surface.
ICEGUARD
The Simplifier -method
The ICEGUARD robot creates a precise level with the help of a laser. This level is then copied with the traditional IRM throughout the whole ice level. Due to completely even ice level the IRM is able to plain the ice evenly throughout the rink and the newly spread water is able to freeze completely to the old, cleanly planed down ice forming excellent quality ice.
Technical data
| Length | 1,900 mm |
|---|---|
| Width | 800 mm |
| Height | 900 mm |
| Weight | 250 kg |
| Operating voltage | 24 DC |
| Battery charging | Automatic charger |
| Blade motor | Brushless AC motor |
| Blade motor power | 2,4 kW |
| Rotation speed | 1,800 rpm |
| Traction motors with planetary gear | |
| Blade cutting depth control | Automated, laser controlled |
| Blade horizontal tilt | Automated |
| Blade lifting and lowering | Automated |
| Blade diameter | 550 mm |
| Blade cutting height | 33 mm |
| Blade sharpening angle | Cutting |
| Blade material | Carbide |
| Blade attachement | Screw fastening |
| Remote controller charging port | USB mini-B |
| Remote controller radio frequency | 434 MHz standard, also possible to use 868 MHz |