Roasteries large and small grew increasingly full of hot air this year, with multiple innovations emerging from makers of fluid-bed coffee roasting equipment.
Artificial intelligence also continued its unrelenting flood within the coffee machine industry through a range of new analytical tools and intelligent sensors built into and for roasters and roasting equipment.
Meanwhile, tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have disrupted the traditional flow of manufacturing materials in and out of the U.S., challenging companies to alter timelines or abruptly shift market strategies.
Yet even with these obstacles, the forward march of technology kept moving. Here, we pause to admire the wide variety of new equipment for professional roasters and roasteries that debuted in 2025.
Daily Coffee News’ 2025 Year in Review is our annual look back at the people, places and ideas that shaped coffee this year. Read the series here.
Avercasso Launches Smaller Green Coffee Sorter, the CS Lite
Image courtesy of Avercasso
From Taiwan, the Latest Syncfo Pro Analyzes Coffee in Many Forms
From China, the Roma Pro Home Roaster Automates Up to 300 Grams
Created by a Chinese brand called Mago Maga, led by a Beijing parent company called Time100 Inc., the machine comes with five built-in automated roast profiles designed to roast from light to dark, adjustable for batches of 150 or 300 grams… read more
Roest Launches Pre-Orders for the 3-Kilo P3000 Roaster
Priced at €32,900 EUR ($35,486 USD as of this writing), the P3000 will be limited to 100 units in 2025, with 50 of those already claimed. Additional pre-orders will begin shipping in 2026… read more
Photo courtesy of Roest.
DiFluid Clears the Air with Countertop AirWave Purifier for Roasters
Revealed to the public on March 30 at the 2025 Shanghai Coffee Expo, the AirWave aims for energy efficiency, purification performance and a compact countertop footprint. It is designed to be paired with 1-kilo-capacity or smaller roasters… read more
RoastLog is Raising Its Own Profile with Major Update of Roasting Software
The Bay Area-based company just released Version 5 of its core RoastLogger software, representing a comprehensive update to the platform and reflecting continuous feedback from working coffee roasters… read more
Neuhaus Neotec Launches Gourmet Line of Industrial Hot Air Roasters
Photo courtesy of Neuhaus Neotec.
Ikawa Launches Small but Mighty Pro50X Sample Roaster
The latest in the UK company’s Pro X series, the Pro50X follows last year’s launch of the Pro100X, offering smaller capacity and a slightly lower price point with the same advanced set of features, including moisture monitoring and first-crack detection… read more
Roest Launches New Flagship Sample Roaster, The L100 Ultra
The 200-gram-capacity L100 Ultra features a striking new touchscreen interface. Inside, the machine features a new motor that allows the drum to turn in reverse direction, as well as numerous tweaks for improved airflow… read more
Stronghold Launches Mid-Range S8X Roaster, Unveils Home-Friendly S2
The new machine began shipping to customers this month, filling the middle ground between the company’s existing 850-gram-capacity S7 model and its more production-oriented 8-kilo-capacity S9… read more
The Stronghold S8X roaster at the SCA Expo in Houston. Daily Coffee News photo by Howard Bryman.
From South Africa, Air-Motion Roasters Makes Its Move in the US
All the machines feature an open-air gap between the roasting chamber and the upper manifold that allows fresh ambient air into the system, diluting and cooling emissions while also diminishing contaminants such as smoke, according to the company… read more
DiFluid Expands with Real-Time Roast Tool Plus Sibling Brand CoffMeter
Chinese coffee analysis equipment company DiFluid is continuing to roll out new products, including a real-time roast analysis tool called OmniFlux and new meters through a sibling brand called CoffMeter… read more
New products from DiFluid and CoffMeter on display at the 2025 SCA Expo in Houston. Daily Coffee News by Howard Bryman.
Primo Roasting Equipment Releases New ‘Roast Master’ Software
Available through an annual license, the software is used for designing, programming, storing and automating roasts on Primo’s flagship line of Xr commercial roasting machines… read more
The Electric Convection DirectRoaster is Coming Straight From The Netherlands
The machine follows an industry trend towards smaller roasters that don’t require natural gas, yet it differs from most machines in that air is blown through a heating element that is integrated inside the drum. Through this system, heat inside the DirectRoaster is transferred to coffee almost entirely by convection… read more
Photo courtesy of iStill.
Giesen Reinventing Flagship Roaster Lines with Upcoming 6 and 15
Evolving from the 6-kilo-capacity W6A and 15-kilo W15A — Giesen’s two all-time best-selling lines of commercial roasters — the new 6 and 15 models will be grounded in modularity, allowing for a range of features and functions tailored to the needs of users… read more
Acaia and Artisan Collab Results in the Cosmo Scale for Roasters
Both scales are designed to feed data wirelessly and automatically into Artisan roasting software applications. The scales can be used for green or roasted coffee measurement, and include an automatic feature for pre-blending… read more
Photo courtesy of Acaia.
Greek Roaster Maker IRM Goes All In on AI
Greek industrial equipment maker IRM Coffee Roasting Machines took a major step into artificial intelligence with the launch of new roasting profiling and automation software for all its hot-air machines… read more
Roest Unveils a New Generation of Electric Sample Roasters
Norwegian electric sample roaster maker Roest launched the next generation of its product line last week. The new models S200 and L200 Plus join the renamed flagship L200 Ultra… read more
Diedrich Unveils DR-280, its Upgraded Four-Bag Roaster
Manufactured in the United States, the new DR-280 accepts 280 kilograms (617 pounds) of green coffee per batch, with throughput up to 2,156 pounds per hour, according to company materials. The machine is also designed to handle half batches… read more
Photo courtesy of Diedrich Roasters.
Sovda Rolls Out V2 of the Precision Fill Mini Bagging Machine
Roastery equipment maker Sovda this week announced the Precision Fill Mini V2, an upgraded version of its popular bagging machine now in production… read more
