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Greek coffee roasting equipment manufacturer I.P. Cad Constructions (IPCC) is pushing its new iRm series machines that literally provide a boost at the end of a roast.

The steel machines feature hydraulic lifts at the base that raise and tilt the entire unit forward to hasten discharge into the cooling tray. This combines with the drum geometry, drum rotation speeds and airflow management to shorten the cooling process, with the broader goal of target temperature precision in finished roasts.

“When the [roasting] process is complete, the machine is lifted, the exit drum door is opened and cold air from the back of the drum helps to quickly extract the coffee into the cooling tray,” Ioannis Papadopoulos, owner and 3D mechanical designer of IPCC, told Daily Coffee News. “The result is that the coffee immediately stops the roasting process, is extracted from the drum in just 4-5 seconds and cools in 2.5-3 minutes.”

The five models of iRm machines range in price and capacity, from US$36,000 for a 10-kilogram machine up to $170,000 for 70 kilograms, the latter with loading equipment and destoner included.

Exterior panels on iRm machines are fastened together rather than welded, for ease of maintenance. The machines are also built entirely out of stainless steel.