A Probat GT 300.3 grinder on show at HostMilano final October in Italy. Every day Espresso Information picture by Nick Brown.
German espresso roaster producer Probat launched a brand new line of economic curler mill grinders referred to as the GT Sequence.
Obtainable in 4 fashions with totally different fineness ranges and output capacities, the GT roll grinders can obtain throughputs of as much as 1,800 kilograms per hour within the filter vary and use both two or three pairs of grinding rolls with Probat’s proprietary corrugation.
Extra compact and energy-efficient than some earlier Probat industrial grinding options, the brand new mills are designed for precision and consistency in customary functions, whereas additionally aiming to deliver Probat roll grinding to smaller operations, based on the corporate.
“The GT Sequence will type the brand new customary of Probat grinders and capabilities because the entry to the Probat grinding portfolio,” Probat Product Supervisor Julian Jansen advised Every day Espresso Information. “It’s a high quality but no-fuss machine.”
Every day Espresso Information picture by Nick Brown.
In Probat’s portfolio, the GT line joins the UW Sequence, which launched in 2011. Within the lineup shift, GT 600 fashions change the UW 500 sequence, whereas UW 300 grinders stay out there for fineness ranges the GT line doesn’t cowl, based on the corporate. Probat additionally says the GT300.3 is 15% shorter than the UW300.3 and requires 25% much less flooring house.
For upkeep and operation, a single belt drives all rolls in GT machines, simplifying servicing in comparison with individually pushed rolls in UW machines. Probat additionally factors to a brand new dosing mechanism that eliminates the necessity for a slide gate whereas regulating espresso circulate by the mill.
“The [GT Series] is designed for normal industrial functions, assembly buyer calls for however not exceeding them,” mentioned Jansen. “The UW Sequence has individually pushed rolls that give operators extra variables to play with to attain the specified particle distribution. Most prospects don’t want this, and by combining all of the drives into one belt drivetrain, we simplify upkeep and scale back power consumption.”
Probat publicly confirmed off its GT Sequence machines for the primary time on the HostMilano commerce present in Italy final October.
Every day Espresso Information picture by Nick Brown.
Past espresso and grinding, Probat’s broader food-processing growth has included consolidating its U.S. operations right into a Dallas headquarters anchored by AC Horn Manufacturing, which Probat acquired in early 2024. Extra lately, Probat introduced it has built-in MacIntyre Chocolate Methods into its company model portfolio as a part of its “One Probat” technique.
“As we continue to grow throughout all meals segments underneath a unified identification as One Probat, we maintain an open ear to our prospects and our markets to ship improvements the place our companions want them,” Jansen mentioned.
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Howard Bryman
Howard Bryman is the affiliate editor of Every day Espresso Information by Roast Journal. He’s primarily based in Portland, Oregon.
