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03 Optimizing Working Process

To make the process of roasting and brewing faster
Acaia brought to life its new Acaia Orion Machine: after
you set the right amount of (green) beans, the machine
will automatically doze it for you without mistakes. It can
save a lot of time during a busy day. Also the automatic
bean dozer has a great minimalistic design in cosmic black
color and soft curves. The machine is available in the US,
South Korea, Japan and Australia and is being welcomed
by these markets as this bean dozer is something that ev-
erybody has been looking for.
Bubble Lab from China presented their auto-
matic dripper that can be easily hidden in a table
making working space bigger. The dripper goes from
the table and by itself looks for coffee to brew, as it is
programmed to look for round shape with coffee or
tea inside as the machine recognizes it automatically.
If there is not anything like this on the table, machine
will keep looking and then just go back into the table.
Bubble Lab created a machine that optimizes working
surface and barista’s time.

04 Minimalism as an Appreciation of Space.

Japanese design has always been something special. This special
design might be the result of the country’s need for everything compact
and highly convenient, without any useless additions. Its minimalistic
and clean lines has been always praised by fashion designers and ar-
chitects. Kitchenware and coffee equipment is no exception here. SCAJ
gathered a lot of brands to show their masterpieces. One of them was
definitely standing out, American Press, even though it is not fully
Japanese, as the designer is from San Francisco, it will suit Japanese
lifestyle perfectly. The new press makes you re-think your good old
French Press. The invention was created for coffee shops as well as
home users, this equipment is very easy to use and clean. Unlike a French press, with an American Press grounds
remain contained in a patented reusable pod before, after and during brewing for easy cleanup, and you’re ac-
tively brewing as you press, not just straining out grounds as you would with a French press. The materials are
high quality and eco-friendly.
05 It Takes Time to Win

Taka Ishitani is a freelance barista that has been
competing for the title of the Japan Barista Champion for
12 (!) years. And as Stephen King once said: what separates
the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of
hard work. And it was 12 years of hard work for Taka
Ishitani and finally he won it! So now he is getting ready
for the finals in 2018 in Amsterdam. We wish best of luck
to him and can’t wait to see him performing during
WBC2018!

See you next year, Tokyo!

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