Lots of people wonder what are the best block shave ice machines on the market. Hands down it would be either the Fujimarca or Swan shavers. Both of these companies have been in the shave ice machine business for well over 50 years. The Swan machine is made from Ikenaga Iron Works with their top model being the Swan Si-150. Swan is located in Osaka Japan and aside from making shave ice machines, they also make various iron ware for domestic markets. Fujimarca is made from Jyu Pherng Machinery in Tai Chung, Taiwan. They been making Fujimarcas since the early 70s. Aside from shave ice machines, they also make other food machines such as meat grinders, juicers, sugar cane makers, just to name a few.