flagship
industrial
scolari engineering scolari fr series
the fr series is scolari's main industrial drum roaster line, with batch capacities from 30kg to 240kg. these are gas-heated drum machines with fully automated controls, designed for high-throughput facilities where consistency and integration matter more than hands-on profiling. the machines are built to run continuously with minimal operator intervention, which makes them suitable for contract roasters or large operations focused on repeatable production. the fr series can be fitted with scolari's e-roaster hybrid technology for reduced gas use and heat recovery. trade-offs are typical for industrial equipment: you get volume and automation, but not the manual control or small-batch flexibility that smaller roasters offer. these machines assume you're roasting the same profiles repeatedly at scale, not dialing in single-origin microlots.
what it does well
- batch sizes from 30kg to 240kg cover high-volume production needs
- fully automated controls for consistent repeatability across shifts
- can be retrofitted with e-roaster hybrid for 25% energy reduction
- designed to integrate with green intake, grinding, and packaging systems
where it stops short
- industrial scale and cost make them unsuitable for small roasteries
- automation reduces manual profiling flexibility
- requires supporting infrastructure and trained operators
- not built for frequent recipe changes or small-batch experimentation
specs
- control
- fully_automated
- heat source
- drum_gas
- batch kg max
- 240
- batch kg min
- 30
- origin country
- Italy