Dalla Corte Commercial Espresso Machines / Coffee Machines

Introduction:

Dalla Corte Espresso Machines / Coffee Machines - The story of the Dalla Corte brand is one where a rich heritage in coffee machine production meets a relentless pursuit of technological advancement.

Although the firm of Dalla Corte only began in 2001, the company has espresso coffee manufacturing roots that date back to 1947, when Bruno Dalla Corte used to work for the reputable La Faema Group, which today owns brands such as Faema, La Cimbali, and Slayer.

Though somewhat young, the Dalla Corte brand has come up with some truly fascinating espresso coffee machine technologies that do not just make for a better coffee machine. Their technologies break new ground in terms of enhancing and improving the workflow behind coffee making operations found in specialty coffee shops, cafes, restaurants, and many more.

What is Dalla Corte Famous For:

On the surface, Dalla Corte coffee and espresso machines look like what you might expect from any premium coffee machine manufacturer. Sleek, modern, and high quality, with a blend of old school form and modern digital displays.

However, there is much more to Dalla Corte technology that meets the eye. In many ways, the firm’s claim to fame could be its flow profiling system, which allows the user to customise flow rates on each individual group head.

While Nuova Simonelli and Victoria Arduino also boast similar group head customisation details where you can customise the group head temperature, Dalla Corte brings it one step further by allowing flow rate customisation and control.

To our knowledge, we don’t know of another coffee machine that is capable of group head customisation down to the flow rate. To be clear - this isn’t the same as flow rate timers as seen on the Synesso range of espresso machines.

Another rather novel concept that Dalla Corte has brought to the table, is its DC system, which is a telemetric system that has the ability to digital connect multiple coffee machines to a back end dashboard, including the grinder and milk frothing systems - a first of its kind.

So in theory, you could use a connected device to grind coffee beans to the right size, put it through your desired flow rate, and froth the milk automatically. While this technology does not physically improve the coffee machine per se, it dives into the realm of improving workflow and useability, which is needed in a world that is seeking to reduce its reliance on manpower.

It's all still a little gimmicky at the moment, but I could see how a restaurant operator might adopt something like this to reduce the amount of time spent having to train an ever-changing lineup of part timers and new staff. The brains of the operation are already sorted, and one just has to put the machine through its paces.

Perhaps this could be the perfect blend of process automation, while still keeping the traditional look and feel of a barista-made coffee - something that consumers seem to crave and believe is more premium than machine made coffee (as in the case of a fully automatic coffee machine).

Notable Coffee Machines from Dalla Corte

The flagship Dalla Corte Zero Barista is the big one with all the bells and whistles including its flow profiling system. If however, you don’t require such detail in your coffee making process, The Zero, the XT, and the Evo2 also have classic versions which feature all the quality of a Dalla Corte, but without certain pieces of technology.

However, as good as these machines are, they don’t really revolutionise the coffee business from a process standpoint. For that, we look to the Dalla Corte Smart Bar system which comprises the Dalla Corte Mina Single Group Espresso Machine and the Dalla Corte Max Grinder.

The beauty of this system is that you can run any number of machines or grinders in series, all under the custom configurations with the DC telemetric system. The main draw is that a larger restaurant operation might derive more versatility from multiple Mina / Max pairings located around the area, than from 1 large 3 group machine for example.

Last but not least, Dalla Corte has also taken the liberty to account for discerning home and office users with the Dalla Corte Studio, a simple, slightly watered down version of their big machines, but with all the same build quality, and a stylish, small footprint.

In the world of good looking single group espresso machines suitable for home use, I’d admit there are many good options, but perhaps at the moment, the sexiest looking ones that appeal to me would be the Sanremo Cube and the Dalla Corte Studio.

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