industrial roasters
italian industrial roasting plants and high-capacity roasters.
castelmella, italyfounded 1965visit scolari engineering
scolari engineering has been building industrial-scale roasting systems in castelmella, italy since 1965. they focus on high-capacity drum roasters and complete processing lines for production roasteries, with machines sized in 60-kilo-bag increments from 4 bags up to 10 bags per batch. their equipment handles the full chain: green coffee intake, roasting, cooling, grinding, and packaging. the company's footprint includes installations in starbucks reserve roasteries and large commercial operations across europe, north america, and asia. in 2022 they introduced e-roaster technology, a hybrid electric system that reduces gas consumption by 25% through electric preheating and heat recovery. existing machines can be retrofitted with this setup. scolari systems are built for operators running multiple tons per day who need automation, consistency, and integration with upstream and downstream equipment. the machines use fully automated controls and are designed for facilities where roasting is one step in a larger industrial process rather than a standalone craft operation.
scolari builds industrial drum roasters starting at 30kg batch size and scaling up to 240kg (roughly 4 to 10 sixty-kilo bags per batch). their core lineup is designed for production roasteries processing several tons per day. these aren't machines you'd find in a retail cafe or small roastery. they're meant for facilities where coffee roasting is part of a continuous manufacturing process, often integrated with conveyors, destoners, grinders, and automated packaging lines.
the e-roaster is scolari's electric hybrid technology launched in 2022. it uses electric heat during the preheat phase and includes a heat recovery system that captures exhaust energy to preheat incoming green coffee or feed other building systems like hvac or refrigeration. the company claims this setup cuts total energy demand by 25% without affecting roast quality. most existing scolari installations can be retrofitted with the hybrid system, which makes it an option for operators looking to reduce gas consumption and emissions without replacing their entire roaster.
scolari is a fit for large commercial roasters, contract roasters, or multinationals running centralized production facilities. if you're roasting several tons per day, need full automation, and want integration with upstream green coffee handling or downstream grinding and packaging, scolari builds systems for that workflow. their machines aren't sold as standalone roasters but as components in a larger processing line. smaller roasteries or operators focused on manual profiling and small-batch flexibility will find better options elsewhere. scolari is about volume, repeatability, and system-level efficiency.
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