You coffee roaster must be set up on a concrete floor. 

Typically, a wooden pallet is utilised for the shipping of coffee roasters. After all, it’s a larger machine, and lifting a machine weighing up to two tonnes off a pallet is impossible without the proper tools. As a result, many coffee roasters continue to work while standing on the wooden pallet that they were carried on.

According to The Danish Safety Technology Authority requirements, coffee roasters must be installed on a concrete floor and cannot be installed on non-flammable materials such as wood or linoleum since doing so poses a major fire danger.

Do you need assistance setting up your coffee roaster on the proper surface?
Voltumachine has extensive experience installing coffee roasters effectively, including lowering coffee roasters from wooden pallets and casting the suitable substrate..

Contact us if you need help setting up your coffee roaster on the right surface.

Your coffee roaster’s smoke output requires a heat-insulated chimney.

Smoke from coffee roasting process must be expelled through a thermally insulated chimney for a number of very good reasons.

If the smoke is released through ventilation pipes, there is a higher risk of fire since the smoke from the coffee roasting process can reach temperatures of up to over 1000 degrees. Additionally, it is not a good idea to aim the smoke via the window because it needs to be directed higher up to keep neighbours and onlookers quiet.

The Danish Security Technology Authority specifies that the smoke must be discharged through a heat-insulated chimney to reduce the risk of fire. There are many other rules governing the chimney’s path as well, including how many bends there should be and how any joints should be built. The major objective, although it can be a bit challenging to understand, is to reduce the danger of fire, odour, and other annoyances from the smoke.

Do you need assistance installing a smoke exhaust system properly?
Please get in touch with Voltumachine if you need help building chimneys that comply with Danish law and emit smoke in a safe, environmentally acceptable manner.

It is critical to restrict the number of gas cylinders in the area where coffee is roasted to a minimum, and we recommend storing gas cylinders outside. 

You may choose to build an indoor installation that is permanent and conforms with all applicable gas rules.

The reason for this is that the gas cylinders provide a fire risk while roasting coffee at high temperatures. Safety valves and tight fittings for gas cylinders are also required.

Do you need assistance managing the storage of your gas cylinders?
Please contact us if you seek a reliable and suitable solution for your gas cylinder storage. For example, we may construct an exterior storage room for them.

A dry storage is required for the green beans. 

It’s amazing when a cargo of fresh green beans arrives. But where do you keep them? In fact, there are various standards for storing green coffee beans. For example, the beans must be stored in a dry warehouse.

Green beans should not be stored in basements due to insufficient ventilation. Because of the wetness, the beans may produce dangerous germs. For the same reason, green beans should not be left standing in the production area, which is rather hot from the coffee roasting process.

Do you require assistance in choosing the best plan for your coffee roasting business?
Voltumachine has extensive experience in establishing production flows that are both efficient and legal. We would be delighted to come and assess your coffee roasting facility. Then we write a report outlining ideas for improving production in terms of effectiveness, environmental concerns, and safety.

When you buy a coffee roaster, you must notify the Danish Security Technology Authority (on your own). It has been a legal requirement since 2018.

It’s not because it has been widely publicised, thus you’re unaware of it. However, if you buy a commercial coffee roaster after the Danish Security Technology Authority’s executive order in 2018, you must notify the Danish Security Technology Authority.

It is necessary to be able to demonstrate that your production flow complies with the relevant standards as part of the notification to the Danish Security Technology Authority. You must also give a risk assessment, an operation and maintenance plan, and a pressure loss calculation for your chimney in addition to the calculations.

Although reporting your coffee roasting production may appear hard and bureaucratic with all of the paperwork, it presents an excellent opportunity to ensure that you build up a safe and environmentally friendly coffee roasting process.

Voltumachine helps you to register your coffee roaster!

Many coffee roasters have not yet registered their purchase of a coffee roaster due to their demanding schedules with coffee roasting, sales, and so on. However, in addition to being a law-abiding firm, there are some clear advantages to registering the coffee roasting production, such as learning about which production-related risks and precautions can reduce the risk of fire, explosions, and carbon monoxide poisoning.

We can assist you throughout the entire process. This includes both the development of papers as well as their preparation, risk assessment, and submission of maintenance and operation plans.

You must be able to demonstrate that you regularly maintain and inspect your coffee roaster.

Your coffee roaster must be maintained in accordance with the legislation, and you must employ an operation and maintenance plan to document the maintenance for the Danish Security Technology Authority.

It’s possible that you’re new to the field and are having difficulty adjusting. As a result, maintaining your coffee roaster may be low on your priority list or appear far away.

However, there are various advantages to routinely maintaining your coffee roaster:

• Regular maintenance will help your coffee roaster last longer.
• Another advantage is energy conservation.
• Regular maintenance on your coffee roaster ensures good quality.
• Coffee beans roasted on a machine that is not properly set or cleaned on a regular basis will not be as high-quality as coffee beans roasted on a well-oiled equipment.

Voltumachine’s service agreement guarantees frequent maintenance.

If you have a Voltumachine service contract, your coffee roaster will be inspected and adjusted every six months. In the event of a breakdown, you are also guaranteed a prompt repair, allowing you to continue production as soon as possible.

By signing a service agreement with Voltumachine, you can meet the legal requirement to include a supplier in your operation and maintenance plan.

You should not use ventilation pipes to emit smoke from your coffee roasting process.

The smoke, on the other hand, should be discharged through a heat-insulated chimney and only through concrete or fireproof boards.

If your chimney is routed through mdf or normal plasterboard, there is a substantial risk of fire. Because the temperature of the smoke from coffee roasting, which is released through the larger coffee roasters, can reach over 1000 degrees, it is critical that smoke is discharged through a heat-insulated chimney rather than the ventilation shaft.

Do you need help designing a safe solution to your coffee roaster’s smoke emission?

Voltumachine has been granted licence by the Danish Security Technology Authority to develop and build legal chimneys.

You must follow Danish law if you own a gas-powered coffee roaster in Denmark.

The fact that the EU’s gas industry has unique standards while so much else is uniform may appear to be paradoxical. However, in the gas sector, compliance with Danish law, specifically the Executive Order from 2018, is required by law.

Simply complying to EU legislation is insufficient because it differs greatly from Danish law. While obeying EU legislation is sufficient in the domain of electricity, the law of the various countries must be observed in the domain of gas.

We can assist you in making your coffee roast compliant in Denmark.

Voltumachine can help you assess your installations and make any necessary changes to bring your coffee roasting business into compliance with Danish law.

Yes, you can precisely monitor the CO2 emissions from your coffee roaster.

There is a lot of debate about CO2 and, if possible, even more debate about the methodology used to estimate CO2 emissions.

If you want to know your CO2 emissions and be able to verify them, you must have measured the amount of CO2 released during the roasting of your coffee beans.

Voltumachine can help with this.

Do you want to know more about your carbon footprint and how you may reduce emissions from your coffee roaster?

Voltumachine’s measurement technique allows you to properly measure the CO2 emissions from your coffee roaster. This is performed by having us come to your location, collect the necessary measurements, and then prepare a report explaining the CO2 emissions.

We can also help you in the future if you want to reduce your carbon footprint. Erhvervshusene (Denmark) has recognised us as CO2 emissions experts, and we are aware of a number of funds from which you may request full or partial compensation for your investment in a green coffee roasting operation.

Cleaning your coffee roaster and chimney on a regular basis ensures consistent and great quality.

The circular economy is often regarded as the most recent advancement in sustainability. Circular economy entails incorporating recycling or upcycling into your manufacturing process. Instead of thinking in terms of a linear production where there is an input to production and then an output, loops are linked via the production such that the output contributes to the input.

In the case of coffee roasting, the coffee dregs from the roasting process, in the form of a dry oil concentration, can be recycled as an ingredient in food production as well as personal care products.

Cleaning your coffee roaster on a regular basis ensures the following:

• The greasy coffee residues on the chimney and drum walls have no effect on the flavour and aroma of the coffee you’re roasting.
• The coffee residue does not obstruct the air passage.
• Because the cooling system is working properly, there is no danger of the coffee beans becoming overheated.

Do you want to incorporate your coffee roasting business into the circular economy?

Voltumachine offers to clean your coffee roaster as part of the service visit to your coffee roaster. We then ensure that the coffee concentrate from the coffee roaster is used in the production of personal care products as well as other commodities. You may assist in the circular economy while also cleaning your coffee roaster by doing so.