Equipment News-q2-09

Brazil

Pinhalense recently launched a line of machines developed specially for the requirements of small growers and small central mills. Based on the ecoflex concept – wet milling machines combined according to clients’ needs – the new machines are small and combine on the same structure all components needed by small growers. Driven by a single electric motor or stationary engine, the new ecoflex machines are delivered fully assembled and ready to operate.

The most basic compact ecoflex wet milling set is designed for a capacity of 500 to 1,000kg/hr of fresh coffee cherries and has only a double-cylinder vertical pulper with a rotary screen parchment separator. The most complete compact set is equipped with a screen pulper (green cherry separator), a vertical double-cycling pulper, a rotary screen parchment separator and a mucilage remover. All intermediate configurations are supplied, always according to the users’ needs and always delivered fully assembled. Addition or removal of components can be done by users themselves because pieces are interconnected with the help of bolts and nuts. The ecoflex compact mill is also available as a mobile set. With Pinhalense’s new mobile compact mill – Ecoflexam - you can take the wet mill to the field. Assembled on a heavy-duty two-wheel cart, the ecoflexam mobile wet mill has the capacity for up to one ton of cherries/hr and water consumption of only one liter/kg of parchment.

Although the small compact ecoflex wet mills were developed specifically for small processors, they are strongly built, able to work for long daily journeys and expected to last for 10 to 15 years. They are compact machines with the same high technology and superb performance incorporated into the larger Pinhalense equipment.

US

The Modern Process Equipment Corporation (MPE) GPX.WCI integrates a closed-loop, self-contained water system, requiring no external water supply, with MPE’s best-selling disc-style grinder design, the GPX. This water system uniformly cools the coffee within the grinding chamber, thereby ensuring accurate grinding and heat dissipation from the grinding burrs, even under heavy loads.

As an added benefit, the GPX.WCI is an eco-friendly equipment choice. It recycles its own cooling water, thereby saving water and simplifying installation.

Another added benefit is that the integrated, single-enclosure reservoir, pump and fan-cooled heat exchanger require no additional floor space. So for those of you whose coffee facilities are spatially-limited, the GPX.WCI is a smart solution.

As always, MPE offers readily-available replacement parts service, thereby minimizing downtime and keeping your grinder up and running efficiently and effectively.

US

Urnex Brands, Inc./Puro Caff Group have announced the introduction of Full Circle coffee equipment wash. The coffee wash powder is the first of what will be a full portfolio of environmentally responsible products formulated from renewable, sustainable, and naturally occurring ingredients.

The Full Circle brand is the result of years of innovation from the Urnex technical and marketing teams.

"Taking the standard of environmental consciousness to a higher level has been a focus of our organization for many years.," said president Joshua Dick. "We are proud and excited to build upon the standards of cleaning excellence set by our Cafiza and Puro Caff brand products. We believe that this product portfolio raises the bar of performance while also considering the world around us."

The Full Circle brand portfolio will include powder and tablet products for both espresso and filter coffee machines. In addition, Full Circle milk wash will be available for use on steam wands, milk systems, and dispensers. Each product label - printed digitally to reduce carbon emissions - will disclose every ingredient, its source, and often a reference to where it can be found in food. The product and all ingredients are both phosphate-free and petroleum-free.