Issue link: https://read.dmtmag.com/i/961821
12 STiR coffee and tea / Issue 2, 2018 (April / May) Equipment NEWS ENCOTECC Inc. USA +1 239 443 5074 Canada +1 514 800 2473 Europe +49 211 7311 5151 info@encotecc.com Solar Powered Tea Garden The Peria Karamalai Tea Estate near Madurai, in Tamil Nadu, India recently flipped the switch on a 3-megawatt solar park that provides 100% of the garden's power needs. It is the seventh major project in the region managed by IBC Solar, a German firm that worked with LNB Renewable Energy locally. The solar park replaces a 20-year-old wind power plant. India offers free right of access to power lines to transport electricity for private investors generating alternative power. Peria Karamalai, founded in 1913, is a 6,000-acre garden producing black tea. It IBC Solar park powers tea garden Photo courtesy IBC Solar SV1820MR vertical bagger Café beverage solution Loring Nighthawk Roaster Loring unveiled a new smaller capacity roaster to meet the growing demand for coffee shop and retail roasters. The S7 Nighthawk is a seven kilo capacity machine that fits into 21.5 square feet (2 square meters). Gordon Tredger, newly named president of Loring Smart Roast, said "the Loring S7 Nighthawk makes the advantages of our Loring roasters available to a new segment of the coffee roasting market." The machine offers the same precise control and energy efficiency that are valued by Loring customers around the world "in a new, compact form factor." The S7 will micro-roast quantities as small as 1.4 kilos with lower emissions and the ability to accurately repeated across batch sizes, and even from one sized roaster to another, empowering businesses as they scale. According to a release, the roaster's touchscreen and software that can be used for manual roasting, or to run roast profiles that automatically control temperature, charging the roast chamber, and discharge to the cooler tray. No details were provided on price and availability, but the S7 will be on display at the Specialty Coffee Association event in April. Learn more: www.loring.com/roasters/s7-nighthawk Compact Vertical Bagger The SV1820 MR vertical bagger by Bosch Packaging is a cost-effective solution ideal for fractioned coffee in pack sizes up to 7 inches (180 mm) due to the extreme small format tube pitch (260mm). Output is the highest per square meter as the machine occupies only 36.6 square feet, the space of one bagger and one fill/ auger. This bagger features a short product drop for speed and to preserve product condition by saving coffee's unique aroma. Separately driven vacuum draw off belts ensure accurate and consistent bag length. The Bosch Rexroth touchscreen and pneumat- ics technology guarantee reliable production. Learn more: www.bosch.com Commercial Café Brewer Coffee machine manufacturer EVOCA SpA and Keurig Green Mountain announced a partnership to produce the Keurig K4000 Café System, a new cafe beverage solution in the away from home (AFH) channel. The machine uses K-Cup pods and milk powder to create hundreds of indulgent beverage possibilities – from vanilla cappuccinos and pumpkin spice lattes to chai and earl gray tea cappuccinos. The machines are designed for use in workplaces, hospital, hospitality, and other high- traffic locations. "More than two-thirds of away from home beverage consumption occurs in the afternoon, when people are looking for the more varied and indulgent pick-me-up beverage options," said Michael Pengue, svp and general manager of Keurig's AFH Division. "The K4000 Café System will allow us to uniquely address the needs of consumers in the workplace and other commercial settings, especially those who prefer more specialty and gourmet coffee beverage options over traditional hot coffee." The machines will be manufactured in Gaggio Montano, Italy and distributed throughout the US and Canada by Keurig. Learn more: https://commercial.keurig.com/ is in the Annamalai Hills of the Western Ghats at an elevation of 1,650 meters. Production is 500,000 kilos per year. It is one of several gardens owned by the LN Bangur Group that has converted to solar power.