ROASTING EQUIPMENT
Neuhaus Neotec
Plans coming together NEUHAUS NEOTEC PREVIEWS MANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE COFFEE INDUSTRY IN 2022, INCLUDING THE RELEASE OF THE GERMAN MANUFACTURER’S NEW DRUM ROASTER, THE MAESTRO.
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Neuhaus Neotec is launching the drum roaster Maestro 3000.
OVID-19 has provided much uncertainty and volatility for the global coffee industry over the past two years, but for Germanic manufacturer Neuhaus Neotec, the pandemic provided a chance to prepare for the future. “We delivered many plans last year, and this year is the year of commissionings,” says Lars Henkel, Sales Manager for Neuhaus Neotec. “The virus is still out there, in very high numbers, but most people are vaccinated and feeling more comfortable. At the start, nobody knew how to manage the situation and we had to fi nd new solutions how to manage communication and meeting each other. Now, everybody knows what and how to do business.” Neuhaus Neotec is seeing increasing demand around the world, but particularly in Asia and the United States, where large companies are embracing the unique hot air roasting technology the manufacturer has to offer. “As part of our successful international business, we sold many roasters to Vietnam within the last two years and have become the number one supporter for the Vietnamese industry,” Henkel says. “This year, we take into operation a large instant coffee roasting plant and are talking with other customers about the extension of existing plants, so this market is still growing and we hold very good relationships with our customers.” Another focus for Neuhaus Neotec in 2022 will be launching several new developments to the wider coffee industry, starting with the Maestro drum roaster in March. “Neuhaus Neotec is synonymous with hot air roasting technology, but our CTR range of drum roasters has been quite successful with certain customers. There is still a strong demand for drum roasters, so with the Maestro we have strengthened our efforts in that market,” Henkel says. “We see Maestro as an opportunity to take our knowledge and expertise from hot air roasting and apply it in the drum roasting space. But RFB is understood as an advanced technology, where
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Siemens TIA control generation is being rolled out across the RG series.
the customer can see the advantages and value of the system. For drum roasting technology, which has been established for more than 100 years, the price point is set on a lower level, so we had to find a balance in how much technology we could offer while still being accessible to roasting customers.” The Maestro is based on the successful CTR series, however, Neuhaus Neotec has implemented a modular design into the new system. This simplifies the technology and its production while maintaining its quality levels, keeping the model at an attractive price point. While Neuhaus Neotec offers a range of equipment targeted towards larger coffee companies, Henkel sees the three-tonne-perhour capacity Maestro as the perfect investment for smaller companies that want one roasting unit they can rely on for their operation. “The Maestro is a good fit for the type of customer for who the roaster is not ‘just another’ investment into their production plant, but an investment for life,” Henkel says.
