FAEMA

Faema is an Italian company that is engaged in the manufacture and sale of espresso machines and accessories. Faema is an acronym for Fabbrica Apparecchiature Elettro Meccaniche e affinity ( German factory about Electro-Mechanical Devices and relatives). The company was founded in 1945 by Carlo Ernesto Valente in Milan and was established in 1995 by the Gruppo Cimbali - taken over - one of the biggest competitors.

History and Technology

In the 1950s, Faema began with the production of piston engines with horizontal boiler, were typical for that time.

1961 brought FAEMA the E61 on the market, which has been developed by Ernesto equivalents. It was named after the solar eclipse in 1961 (Italian Eclisse 1961). The E61 then brought many innovations and has up to now standards. The E61 set the first time a mechanical rotary vane pump, which provided a water pressure of 9 bar. Since Faema doing a heat exchange tube which passes through the steam boiler and so heats the water einbaute, it was possible to carry cold water through the rotary vane pump. The hot water then passes through a diffusion block in the newly designed brew group, through which flows for temperature control with warm water. The E61 was after it was produced until 1966, replaced by the models E64 and E66.

The great success of E61 led to that all brewing groups are denoted by the same principle as the E61, including those to be built by other manufacturers. In the 1990s, a renaissance of brewing began. For the 40th anniversary in 2001, the Faema E61 was modified again taken as " Jubile E61 " and " E61 Legend" in production and is produced today.

Cycling

How many Italian Faema company has a long history in sponsorship in cycling. So the company sponsored the five -time Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx.