Micro-Batch Equipment Specifications & Cost of Components


By Curtis Vreeland, Vreeland & Associates | Aug, 2015

Micro-Batch Equipment Specifications & Cost of Components

Available Components

ID no

Equipment

Cocoatown

Cacao Cucina

JAF-INOX

 

Country of Manufacture

India & USA

USA

Brazil

1

Mechanical Bean Cleaner & Sorter

 

Available

Available

2

Roaster

Available

1 temperature sensor (product)

2 temperature probes

3

Bean Breaker/Cracker

Available

Included with winnower

Included with winnower

4

Winnower

In development

Available

Available

5

Particle reduction

Stone mill melanger

Hammer mill grinder

Ball mill grinder

Batch knife mill

3 or 5 roll refiner conch

6

Chocolate sifter

 

 

 

7

Tempering

3rd party available batch

Batch

Continous

8

Cocoa Butter press

 

Available

Available

9

Moulding

 

 

Available

10

Cooling Tunnel

 

 

Available

 
 

Equipment Costs

Manufacture line or Brand

Entry Level

Mid Level

Capacity

Equip ID

Cost

Capacity

Equip ID

Cost

Cocoatown

5 KG or 10 LB per Batch

2,3 & 5

$2,050

50 KG or 100 LB per Batch

2,3 & 5

$23,000

Cacao Cusina

56 KG or 125 LB per Week

2,3,4,5,6 &7

$108,000

226 KG or 500 LB per Week

2,3,4,5,6 &7

$184,000

JAF-INOX

20 KG per Conch Batch

2,3,4,5,6 &7

$199,000

200 KG per Conch Batch

2,3,4,5,6 &7

$300,000

 

Original article: Micro-Batch Cost Tables

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