The Franke A600 Bean to Cup Coffee Machine
The Franke A600 is a state of the art commercial coffee machine. Designed to quickly and easily deliver the full spectrum of hot beverages and flavoured coffees, the A600 excels in creating coffee products with quality, authenticity and precision. The eight-inch colour touch screen with crystal clear resolution is the perfect interface for both staffed and self-service areas. Intuitive menu prompts result in straightforward, efficient operation. The selection of beverages can be set individually and adapted to your exact requirements.
Boiler Fed Steam:
"Boiler systems in bean to cup machines give the following two benefits over flash boiler/heating block systems, these are:
Faster Milk/Hotter Milk
100+ Cups Per Day
Real milk option
Whipping system
Boiler-fed steam
Number of specialty coffee selections
Maximum Drink Size
Touch Screen
Does Hot Chocolate
HACCP etc. Self-Service Suitable
Automatic Cleaning Cycle
Large Bean Hopper
White & Dark Hot Chocolate
2 Milk Coffee Capability
Energy Saving System
Bean to Cup FAQ
No, most commercial bean to cup coffee machines use more coffee than a traditional machine per cup, typically 25% or more. It is, therefore, more expensive to produce a cup of coffee with a bean to cup machine. However, bean to cup machines make some savings in terms of milk usage, but this will vary from machine to machine.
Typically, a bean to cup coffee machine producing over 200 cups per day requires 20 Amps electrical supply or more. Also, some machines with a self-service certification require plumbed in waste as they will flush a lot of water through the machine to keep the milk system sterile.
Most commercial bean to cup machines can produce decaf as well as a regular coffee. But, companies usually quote prices without the ability to use two different beans at the same time, so the prices appear lower.
If you want the ability to produce two cups of coffee at the same time, you need two bean hoppers, two grinders and two motors so unfortunately, prices go up. Some machines have decaf slots that allow you to avoid the extra costs.
Speak to us if you want to ensure you only pay for what you need.
Surprisingly, it can be difficult to find out how many cups of coffee a bean to cup machine can make. A lot of brochures and websites mislead customers as they are inaccurately translated from Swiss and German. The problem is that in some countries, coffee is served in an 8oz cup, and this is half the size of what many UK coffee shops serve. Also, many machines are quoted using an espresso as the measurement for a cup, which is useless in the UK as espresso sales rarely make up even 5% of revenue.
Bean to cup commercial coffee machines vary in capacity, but the fastest can make a 12 oz cappuccino every 40 seconds.
Warning: Warranties terminate if you go over the recommended capacity don’t take any risks and make sure your machine is fit for your purpose
It is not advised, as we know of no commercial coffee machine manufacturer that covers vibration damage. It simply can’t be prevented, and vibrations can cause pipes to unscrew or fittings to come loose on your coffee machine. If possible, we would advise you to use a traditional machine. If using a traditional machine is not possible then we can advise you as to how you can minimise the risk and still use a bean to cup machine to produce coffee inside a moving vehicle. As these situations are different from the standard approach, we recommend having a quick chat with one of our experts who can give you a straight and honest answer.
Put simply, bean to cup machines are not necessarily faster, this is a common misconception. A good barista can make around 4 coffees in a minute, whereas the fastest bean to cup machine can produce 2, but only if its the same drink.
Commercial bean to cup machines are faster in the following situations:
Self-service, untrained staff environments, high staff turnover environments and anywhere there is a need to have an identical standard across different parts of your business. If you have any doubts, call us for a chat we can help you to cover all the angles.
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Franke A600 Features
- Crystal clear, intuitively operated display
- Large sized bean hoppers that are easy to access
- Brewing unit can be easily exchanged (patented system)
- Maximum energy efficiency
- Direct access to the coarseness settings in the ceramic grinder – and all without the use of any tools
- 3 different brewing modes (43 mm brewing unit, 50 mm brewing unit and patented needle filter)
- Hot and cold milk options
- Syrup dispensing station
- 8-inch colour touch screen
- Intuitive menu
- Long-life ceramic grinders
- Automated cleaning schedule
Franke A600 FOAMMASTER
The A600 is available with Franke’s unique Foammaster milk foaming system. The Foammaster reperesents a premium class of coffee machines capable of serving more than 100 different types of espresso based drinks – from Cappuccinos to lattes, flavoured or foamed, hot or iced. The Foammaster’s straightforward operation makes the bean to cup machine an instant hit.
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Choosing the right espresso machine for your setup is essential to producing great coffee. The A600’s ability to consistently deliver a high quality espresso is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of brewing the perfect drink.
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Howel Jones –
Very Happy with our machine!
Michael Campbell –
Great experience with a highly professional and efficient team – we’re thrilled with our Franke and any issues we have had were sorted quickly.
Andrew Gardner –
We have 2 Franke A600s in our office in Newcastle and they’re honetly brilliant. When our clients visit the office nearly every one mentions how nice the coffee is and I’ve no doubt all of the staff feel the same way too!
The milk foam that you get off these machines is pretty much identical to a very good coffee shop coffee and the drinks they produce is on par with some of the best I have had.
The service from Beanmachines was spotless and the engineer who fitted the machines was very friendly. We now have a maintenance agreement with Beanmachines so have complete piece of mind.
Andrew Gardner –
I was recommended Beanmachines after a bad experience with another company and I wasn’t disappointed. They were extremely professional and helpful throughout. Amazing machine and experience. Thanks guys.
Claire Powell –
We run a busy cafe and were unsure whether to get a bean to cup machine or the hand-operated barista style machine. We have quite a high turnover of staff and didn’t want to go through the pain of training new staff all of the time. After talking through our options with Liam he invited me into their showroom to show me some of the machines they had on show and discuss options further.
After trying a coffee from this machine that was all I needed and knew it would be perfect for us. The coffee as another review has said is on par with the best they have had and I would agree – the coffee is fantastic.
The machine practically cleans itself and up until now it’s been a delight. Very happy we chose the Franke from Beanmachines. Thank you to Liam and all of the team.
Terry Neilson –
Short review for the Franke A600 Coffee Machine
Absolutely brilliant machine with brilliant features. The machine is capable of producing a huge range of drinks and we are still impressed by all of the variations and how good they taste. We had ours with the flavour syrup station however dodn’t use this as much as we perhaps should. It’s very good just not hugely to our taste.
I would definately recommend this coffee machine for anyone looking for a medium to high daily output of coffees.
Shark Ninja –
We absolutely love our new coffee machines. Easy to use with great tasting coffee and chocolate. Simple to clean with step by step on screen instructions.