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Pure Dependability
Founded in 1920 in Dayton, Ohio, the company originally manufactured domestic water pumps. In 1926, the founders purchased the company, Uniflow Mfg. and moved it to its present location in Erie, Pennsylvania.
The 70,000 square-foot headquarters is also the hub of Kold-Draft's operation
It was from this location that the reputation for innovation and Pure Dependability began. Beginning with electric water coolers, its famous Kold-Draft circulating ice water draft beer systems debuted in 1936. This was the beginning of the Kold-Draft brand name and several lines of equipment including walk-in coolers and freezers, bottled beverage coolers and later tray type ice cube makers.
The Kold-Draft Horizontal Ice Machine is Born
Vintage Kold-Draft Evaporator
In 1955, Kold-Draft began producing automatic ice cube machines. Using a unique evaporator and water plate system, Kold-Draft's design produced perfect, pure, clean, clear, hard ice cubes - every time.
The horizontal ice making system was the key. It was, and still is, the system used by Kold-Draft's ice machines, producing pure ice "upside-down". Water is pumped "up" into the cells and freezes from the outside-in - washing out minerals and foreign substances before the water forms into cubes producing pure ice while elimintating the need, in most instances, for expensive water filter systems.
Fresh Approach
Kold-Draft has new ownership with an experienced management team delivering the longest lasting and most reliable ice machines. Through countinutous improvement, new products and waste-free flow manufacturing you can profit from the Pure Dependability of Kold-Draft, worldwide.
