In business almost since 1969, Summit, founded by Felix Storch, makes a wide variety of personal appliance and foodservice products, including washers/dryers, beer and wine coolers, refrigerators and freezers, and, of course, Summit Ice Makers. Located primarily in the Bronx, NY, Summit also operates in a multitude of factories, but the company has remained family-owned throughout its long history, having no outside investors, allowing them to see their own visions to fruition with no special interest influence to mar the production of their quality products, meaning a more satisfying experience for their customers.

The ice maker line from Summit offers three separate models to choose from: the Summit BIM40OS, the Summit BIM44, and the Summit BIM44AL. All these ice machines are excellent choices for installing in your home and are NSF certified for commercial use. These ice makers have mid-range daily ice capacities--about 44 pounds each--and will provide your residence or office with plenty of clean, clear ice. These ice makers are sized to fit under a standard countertop, or stand free, but whichever way you choose, a permanent water hose must be installed, and drain access is recommended, though not required. The Summit BIM40OS Ice Maker is the heaviest of the bunch at 136 pounds, while the Summit BIM44 and Summit BIM44AL weigh in at 116 pounds. All these ice makers have stainless steel doors, but only the Summit BIM40OS Ice Maker has a fully encased stainless steel body, which accounts for the extra twenty pounds. The stainless steel design is complimentary to any kitchen, office or wet bar, and the door can easily be reversed should limited space permit you to open it to the left or right

These ice machines are, thankfully, simpler to install than comparable ice makers from other manufacturers, as they do not require hardwiring, and can be plugged into a standard 115V outlet, akin to a garbage disposal. The Summit BIM40OS Ice Maker, Summit BIM44 Ice Maker, and Summit BIM44AL Ice Maker have a better storage-to-output ratio as well. Many of their competitors' ice machines only store about 25% of the ice cubes it actually produces, meaning more time spent transferring the extra ice to the freezer to allow the new ice to be stored. Summit wants its ice makers to be as convenient and user-friendly as possible, and made sure that the BIM40OS Ice Maker, BIM44 Ice Maker, and BIM44AL Ice Maker can store more than half of what they can fully produce in one day. That's 25 pounds of ice storage! The ice formed in Summit's "BIM" ice maker line is clear and clean, appropriate for restaurant standards, and come fully equipped with ice scoops and insulated ice storage, keeping your ice chilled and frozen.

Summit Ice Makers are excellent, top-quality ice machines from an excellent, top-quality manufacturer. We are proud to feature their products on Portable Cubes, so be sure to include Summit when considering the purchase of our fine ice maker products.