The brand new Anfim Alba business grinder. All pictures courtesy of Anfim.
Italian espresso grinder maker Anfim just lately revealed a brand new machine on the prime of its line of economic machines: The Anfim Alba.
The Alba’s 80-millimeter hardened metal flat burrs are the biggest of any grinder made by 91-year-old Anfim, which since 2012 has been a part of the Hemro Group of corporations.
On a 220-volt 50-Hz energy supply, the burrs are spun at 1,500 RPM by a 520-watt motor, resulting in an output of 5.6 grams of espresso-size grounds per second, based on the corporate. With the aptitude to prove a 22-gram shot’s value of grinds in lower than 4 seconds, the Alba can be Anfim’s quickest grinder.
“Alba, Anfim’s newest flagship in our product lineup, takes the lead with its distinctive velocity and grinding capability,” Hemro Group Head of Innovation and Know-how Arnaldo Rodrigues instructed Every day Espresso Information. “This grinder outpaces the competitors within the business section, providing spectacular efficiency inside a compact footprint.”
The burrs for the Alba are made by fellow Hemro Group firm Mahlkönig at its manufacturing facility in Hamburg, Germany.
The Alba’s efficiency is roughly twice as quick because the 65-millimeter flat-burred Anfim Luna grinder, which launched in January of this yr. Whereas they fluctuate on velocity the Alba and Luna share plenty of options.
The Alba carries forth the Luna’s all steel physique building and normal form. It has the identical 2-kilo-capacity hopper and three.5-inch touchscreen by way of which baristas can retailer and entry as much as three programmable grind-time presets. The Alba weighs about 2 kilograms greater than the Luna, however has solely a touch bigger footprint.
Each machines embrace an adjustable and detachable spout, stepless grind-size adjustment and an inside element format optimized for ease of upkeep. Collectively, their launch marks a turning level for the model, Rodrigues stated.
“The introduction of Luna and Alba marks a major milestone for Anfim, solidifying our perception that we now possess the perfect product portfolio to cater to business necessities globally,” stated Rodridgues. “The revamped Anfim company design, coupled with our newly established manufacturing facility in Italy devoted to Anfim grinder manufacturing, has empowered the model with a strong identification. Our overarching imaginative and prescient is for Anfim to emerge because the premier grinder model within the business section within the instances forward.”
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Howard Bryman
Howard Bryman is the affiliate editor of Every day Espresso Information by Roast Journal. He’s primarily based in Portland, Oregon.
