One defect can cost you a wholesale customer you spent months earning.
The Pearl Mini scans every bean with dual 4K cameras, giving 500+ inspections per second. Our roasters average a 2% rejection rate. Industry standard? Closer to 20.
Every Bean, Inspected. Every Bag, Exactly What You Intended.
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We're proud to announce that the Precision Fill Mini V2 has been named Best New Product, Open Class, at World of Coffee San Diego 2026 by the Specialty Coffee Association.
Built to bring unmatched accuracy, consistency, and control to every dose, the Precision Fill Mini V2 represents what happens when engineering meets the real demands of modern coffee roasters.
Thank you to the SCA and the judges for recognizing our team and innovation in coffee.
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“Hire great people and you won’t need systems.” Sounds nice, but does it work? Talent is important, but only Systems create consistency. The best roasteries run the same...no matter who’s on shift. Read more about how Lean Roasting cares for all of your employees by giving them a structure to succeed. See the bio for our blog.
#leanroasting How often does your team ask questions that should already have answers?
“Did you roast that Ethiopian yet?”
“Is that ready for packing?”
Seems small, but every interruption slows the floor.
This is a visual management problem.
If production status isn’t visible, it lives in someone’s head and your team has to ask.
Now anyone can see what’s happening—no interruptions. Start simple with one board, and one marker, Then watch the questions disappear.
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World of Coffee 2026 is off to an incredible start.
Grateful for everyone who's stopped by, asked questions, and taken the time to see what we're building. Better coffee starts with better design and it's been incredible sharing that in person.
We'll be here all day today and tomorrow. Come find us, see the machines in action, and let's talk coffee!
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Pointing the figure at your team for inefficiencies in your roastery is easy.
Fixing your process is harder and way more effective.
If good people skip steps, your system is broken. Make the right way the easy way.
You sorted the floor. You built the habits. You got the process out of your head and onto the wall. And then life got busy. One missed floor walk. One new starter who never got shown the standards. One piece of equipment that never got a home. That's how five weeks of work quietly disappears. Step 5 of 5S is Sustain — the step that makes everything else permanent. Not through discipline. Through design.
Five minutes a week. That's all it takes to keep the whole system alive.
That's Lean Roasting.
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World of Coffee 2026 brings the specialty coffee industry to San Diego.
If you are going to be there, make sure Booth #1447 is on your list.
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Cleaning on a schedule changes what your team sees.
Not because they're looking harder. Because they're looking regularly. That's when a loose screw gets caught before it becomes a stoppage. A worn seal before it becomes a lost batch. Consistency isn't just good practice. It turns your floor into an early-warning system.
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Your roastery shouldn't depend on any one person to run well. But most do. Not because the team is bad, but because the process only exists in someone's head.
The moment they're out, things drift back. Step 4 of 5S is Standardize. A photo of how the packing station should look. A setup guide laminated at the roaster. Simple things that mean anyone can do the job right, not just the person who's been there longest.
One question: if your best person left tomorrow, could someone pick this up from what's on the wall?
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Set new Standards with the SOVDA Pearl Mini.
Designed to scan each bean and remove the defects that compromise your consistency, the Pearl Mini gives you the control to hold every bean to your roastery's standards.
Because great coffee isn't just dependent on how well you roast- it's built by the system that supports it.
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