Roasted whole beans
Bühler roasting technology let you set your own flavor signature and achieve outstanding blend appearance with whole beans for the supreme discipline of coffee markets.
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From green bean to roast and ground coffee
With more than 50 years of engineering competence we are your global partner for complete integrated coffee processing solutions. From green bean through to roast and ground coffee in small, medium or large-scale operations – our customized solutions are designed to your needs.
From green bean to roast and ground coffee
With more than 50 years of engineering competence we are your global partner for complete integrated coffee processing solutions. From green bean through to roast and ground coffee in small, medium or large-scale operations – our customized solutions are designed to your needs.
Whether you produce espresso or filter coffee, capsules or artisan coffee blends, our advanced technology is designed to providing better control over flavor and physical bean properties.
Our customized solutions, from green bean intake, through cleaning, sorting, handling, roasting and grinding to final packaged product, can enhance your operational efficiency, ensure quality consistency and reduce energy costs and carbon footprint.
Superb coffee products
Efficient in every step of production
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Green beans
Intake
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Customized green coffee intake
We offer customized intake solutions for various formats, from jute bags, burlap sacks, bigbags, supersacs, containers to tankers. Our wind sifter seperates strings and fibers. Our automated sampling systems assure traceability and quality.
Cleaning
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Removing defects and foreign materials
Top coffee products require removal of coffee bean defects and foreign materials. Dust aspiration systems assure a clean and safe operation. Based on the largest portfolio of proprietary cleaning equipment Bühler provides complete and integrated cleaning solutions designed to your needs.
Sorting
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Optical-electronic sorting
Bean defects can ruin the flavor of your coffee. Our optical-electronic sorting solutions remove all coffee bean defects, even those that cannot be removed in mechanical cleaning steps. With a Sortex machine you achieve highest degrees of purity.
Handling
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Automated sampling systems
Traceability and food safety are essential for quality assurance. Buhler coffee handling comprise integrated weighing, moisture measurement and automated sampling solutions including data management.
Conveying
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Green coffee conveying systems
Bühler offers the widest portfolio of proprietary mechanical or pneumatic conveying solutions. Let our engineers design the optimal conveying system for your processing application.
Storage
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Stored safely
Green bean storage silos provide the necessary operational buffer between the coffee supply chain and roasting operations. Our silo solutions provide an ideal, clean and safe storage environment to protect your coffee. They keep the individual coffee origins ready and available for blending.
Blending
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Rapid and consistent blending
Accurate, rapid and consistent dosing of blend components is required in blending operations. Our dosing valves and blending scales assure high performance and consistency in blending.
Roasting
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Create your roast flavor signature
Roasting is the heart of coffee processing, bringing flavor sensations to life. Bühler coffee roasting technology empowers you in creating traditional and non-conventional roasting profiles for perfect flavor generation.
Conveying
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Gentle roasted bean conveying
Roasted coffee beans require gentle conveying to avoid bean-breakage. Our tubular push conveyor TUBO sets new standards in terms of flexibility and gentle mechanical conveying. Pneumatic pulsed dense-phase conveying is another option.
Storage
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Roasted bean tempering silos
Freshly roasted beans require a short tempering time before passing on into subsequent unit operations. Our roasted bean silos are designed according to your operational requirements.
Grinding
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Particle size distributions
Each coffee product requires its specific particle size distribution. The advanced Bühler grinding technology achieves consistent high-precision particle size distributions for all ambitious grinding applications.
Degassing
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Release gas while preserving flavor
Most coffee processing applications require a degas step of the roast and ground coffee prior to packaging. We offer customized degas solutions for full control of residual gas and flavor protection.
Ground coffee
Advanced Solution fully automatic production
Process control you can trust
- Complete plant control at every operating panel
- Intuitive graphical user interface
- Full traceability
- Clear process visualization
- Integration of recipe parameters
- Simple connection to ERP systems
- 24/7 access to KPIs
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Our advantages for the industry
More precise flavor control, every batch
Next to the degree of roast and the roasting time, the temperature evolution and the air-to-bean ratio also influence your flavor profile. Our advanced Infinity Profile Control empowers you in capturing the full flavor potential.
Operational excellence
Reliability, quality consistency, energy-efficiency, safety, easy maintenance, cutting-edge process control and user-friendly HMI are at the heart of all our coffee processing solutions.
Customized plant solutions from a global partner
Be it for small-, medium- or large-scale coffee operations, we are your global partner for integrated customized processing solutions that meet your individual needs. Our experienced and passionate engineers design plants that set new performance standards in the industry.
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Services and training
Our services and training are designed to keep you up to date on products and technologies, giving you the confidence and experience you need.
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Gupfenstrasse 5
Uzwil
9240
Switzerland
