FHA Show Daily Day 3 — April 26, 2018 | Page 23

FHA2018 SHOWDAILY 26 A pri l 2 0 18 A masterpiece in coffee-making THERE are coffee machines galore at FHA2018. And then there is the Black&White4 compact from Thermoplan, the Swiss-quality coffee equipment maker. Black&White4 compact boasts impres- sive advantages such as functionality on a minimal footprint, a patented milk system that creates the fine milk foam, built-in modularity, an intuitive operating inter- face, and an integrated telemetry system. All these and more combine to deliver a masterpiece in coffee-making. Sven Schilliger, Thermoplan’s chief ser- vice officer, explains what the perfect milk foam should be like: creamy and smooth, fine-pored and stable. And Black&White4 compact delivers this at the touch of a button. The innovative milk technology is the result of decades of R&D at Thermoplan, which pioneered the manufacturing of milk foamers for professional use, according to Schilliger. The highly modular design of the Black&White4 compact is an important feature. It allows for quick and easy removal and replacement of the machine’s indi- vidual modules such as the brewing module, hydraulic module, steam module, the hot milk component and separate compart- ments for chocolate and flavoured syrups. With modular assembly, maintenance can be carried out quickly — in as short as three minutes, and that means minimal machine downtime. Another feature contributing to busi- ness efficiency is the telemetry system, which keeps the user up-to-date about the performance of his Thermoplan cof- fee machine at any time. “The telemetry system for T