Industrial drum roaster for coffee beans
Achieve precise flavor profiles and consistent roasting quality with a flexible drum roaster designed for diverse coffee roasting needs, offering variable roasting conditions and energy-efficient operations.
Roasts and Cools Coffee Beans Efficiently
The Neptune 1500/3000 Drum Roaster from PROBAT SE is a robust solution tailored for industrial coffee roasters and specialty coffee manufacturers. It features a horizontally rotating drum with a variable-speed rotary drive that ensures uniform heat distribution and optimal bean mixing. This equipment operates within a roasting time of 8 to 20 minutes, delivering a roasting capacity of up to 3,000 kg/h while ensuring consistent quality across various roast profiles from light to dark.
Designed for coffee beans, espresso blends, and specialty coffees, the NEPTUNE uses a dual-method heat application system, combining conduction from the drum and convection from circulating hot air for effective flavor development. The equipment incorporates advanced energy recovery systems, reducing consumption by utilizing thermal energy in the roasting process. An optional hydrogen-powered version and a retrofit kit for alternative energy sources further enhance its environmental adaptability.
Automation is facilitated through the PILOT 2020 ROASTER control system, a web-based interface allowing comprehensive roasting parameter management and remote operation capabilities. The roaster’s construction includes options for natural gas, propane, or hydrogen heating and features an integrated cooling mechanism that preserves bean integrity and flavor. With safety at the forefront, the system includes online CO monitoring and thermal cleaning technologies, ensuring safe and efficient operations for high-scale coffee production. Custom configurations are available to meet diverse operational needs, backed by PROBAT’s engineering support.
Benefits
- Ensures consistent and precise roasting for a wide range of coffee profiles, enhancing flavor quality.
- Reduces energy costs through efficient thermal energy recovery systems.
- Minimizes labor with fully automatic operation and intuitive control interface.
- Flexible power options, supporting natural gas, propane, and hydrogen, align with sustainability goals.
- Enhances safety and reliability with robust monitoring and cleaning mechanisms.
- Applications
- Special coffees, Espresso beans, Coffee beans
- End products
- Light roast specialty coffee, Single-origin espresso, Roasted robusta coffee, Dark roast espresso, Espresso coffee blends, Roasted arabica coffee, Single-origin specialty coffee, Blended specialty coffee
- Steps before
- Green Coffee Sorting, Green Coffee Cleaning, Batch Weighing, Moisture Testing
- Steps after
- Cooling, Packaging, Grinding, Storage
- Input ingredients
- green coffee beans, thermal energy
- Output ingredients
- roasted coffee beans, roasting exhaust air, emissions
- Market info
- Probat is renowned for its expertise in manufacturing coffee processing equipment, particularly coffee roasters. The company has a strong reputation for engineering solutions in industrial coffee roasting, blending, and grinding technology.
- Roasting Capacity
- 1, 500–3, 000 kg/h
- Batch Size
- 240–640 kg
- Roasting Time
- 8–20 min
- Heating Type
- Natural Gas, Propane, Hydrogen
- Burner Temperature Control
- Infinitely Variable
- Control System
- PILOT 2020 ROASTER
- Cooling Method
- Effective Cooling
- Energy Efficiency
- Reduced Energy Consumption
- Shovel Mechanism
- Optimal Blending
- Roaster Type
- Drum Roaster
- Roasting time range
- 8–20 minutes
- Roasting capacity
- 1, 500–3, 000 kg/h
- Heat transfer method
- Convection and Conduction
- Roasting drum type
- Horizontal rotating drum
- Energy source
- Natural gas, Propane, Hydrogen
- Cooling method
- Effective cooling with shovel mechanism
- Emptying speed
- Variable
- Roasting profile influence
- Multiple methods available
- Automation level
- Fully automatic with PILOT 2020 ROASTER
- Batch size
- 240–640 kg
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Large industrial scale
- Drum size
- Capacity varies, supports 240-640 kg batch size
- Drum configuration
- Horizontally lying with rotary drive
- Discharge method
- Variable emptying speed
- Control panel type
- Web-based PILOT 2020 ROASTER
- Cooling system
- Rapid, effective cooling mechanism
- Control system type
- PILOT 2020 ROASTER control system
- HMI type
- Touch-optimized, web-based application
- Heating options
- Natural gas, propane, hydrogen
- Cooling method
- Effective cooling with controlled airflow
- Energy source options
- Hydrogen-powered version
- Operation flexibility
- Variable emptying speed, shovel mechanism
- Flavor customization
- Customizable roasting profiles
- Batch size options
- NEPTUNE 1500 (240–320 kg), NEPTUNE 3000 (480–640 kg)