e61 group heads are an espresso machine group head design that have been around since 1961. It’s a design that is very tried and true and is one that is used on many of our prosumer grade espresso machines and even some commercial machines like the Faema Legend and the Faema Jubile. What does E61 … Read more
e61 commercial style espresso machines allow you to recreate cafe quality espresso coffee at home , by offering the same commercial quality features you would see in an espresso machine at your local cafe. just in a more compact package. What does E61 mean on an espresso machine? To give credit where credit is due, … Read more
e61 commercial style espresso machines allow you to recreate cafe quality espresso coffee at home , by offering the same commercial quality features you would see in an espresso machine at your local cafe. just in a more compact package. What does E61 mean on an espresso machine? To give credit where credit is due, … Read more
To give credit where credit is due, the inventor of the E61 design was a man by the name of Ernesto Valente. He put the original design on an espresso machine called the faema e61. Ernesto named the grouphead design E61 because there was a solar eclipse in 1961, so E61 is short for Eclipse … Read more
Since, the E61 is now off patent, there are several manufactures of this brew head to include Gruppo Cimbali (cimbali group) who now own the the Faema brand and VBM (Vibiemme) who used to own the Faema brand in there early 1970s. What is E61 group head? E61 group heads are an espresso machine group … Read more
The flow control device for e61 group breaks any barrier between your coffee machine and coffee beans you are using Designed for giving you full control of pressure and flow profiling during the extraction, with a “true pressure” gauge. Fits most of the e61 group head machines including: ECM. Profitec. How does E61 flow control … Read more
Historical Side Note: Ernesto Valente invented the e61 group (shown attached to an Isomac domestic machine in banner image) and it is known as such because it first appeared on the faema e61 espresso machine. Incidentally, the name E61 signifies the total solar eclipse that occurred in 1961, the year of its invention What is … Read more
Information on Gaskets: e61 group head gaskets come in two thickness’s, 8mm and 8.5mm Some manufacturers use both sizes and some have changed from one size to another. What does E61 mean on a coffee machine? E61 is the first machine to use a volumetric pump to give the water the ideal 9-atmosphere pressure and … Read more