Commercial Coffee Roast Machine Made in Iran: Capacity Sizing Guide from 1kg to 120kg
Complete capacity planning guide for coffee roast machines made in Iran. Batch sizes, hourly production, monthly output, electrical and gas loads, and space requirements from 1kg shop units to 120kg industrial turnkey plants.
Sizing Your Commercial Coffee Roasting Operations
Accurate machinery capacity planning separates thriving specialty roasteries from those paralyzed by production bottlenecks or crushed by excessive overhead. Under-sizing forces roasters into exhausting 16-hour weekend roasting shifts, while over-sizing ties up valuable working capital and forces machines to run inefficient micro-batches below optimal drum load dynamics.
A commercial coffee roast machine made in Iran by RC-Tech is engineered across six calibrated capacity classes. This guide provides exact production calculations, batch turnaround cycles, utility requirements, and facility layout guidelines to match your business model.
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Capacity Matrix & Production Throughput Calculations
The following table calculates realistic production output based on a standard 12-minute specialty roast cycle plus 2-minute cooling and Between Batch Protocol (BBP), yielding 4 batches per hour:
| Machine Model | Rated Batch Capacity | Optimal Batch Range | Hourly Production (4 Batches/h) | Weekly Output (20h Production) | Monthly Output (4 Weeks) | Typical Business Profile | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | [RC ALP-1](/coffee-roasters/alp-1/) | 1.0 kg | 0.2 – 1.2 kg | 4 – 5 kg/h | 80 – 100 kg | 350 – 450 kg | Lab, QC, Micro-Cafe | | [RC CAST-5](/coffee-roasters/cast-5/) | 5.0 kg | 1.5 – 5.5 kg | 18 – 22 kg/h | 360 – 440 kg | 1,400 – 1,800 kg | Specialty Cafe-Roastery | | [RC CAST-15](/coffee-roasters/cast-15/) | 15.0 kg | 5.0 – 16.5 kg | 55 – 65 kg/h | 1,100 – 1,300 kg | 4,500 – 5,500 kg | Wholesale Roastery | | [RC CAST-30](/coffee-roasters/cast-30/) | 30.0 kg | 10.0 – 33.0 kg | 110 – 130 kg/h | 2,200 – 2,600 kg | 9,000 – 11,000 kg | High-Volume Wholesale | | [RC IS-60](/coffee-roasters/is-60/) | 60.0 kg | 20.0 – 65.0 kg | 220 – 260 kg/h | 4,400 – 5,200 kg | 18,000 – 22,000 kg | Commercial Packaging Plant | | [RC IS-120](/coffee-roasters/is-120/) | 120.0 kg | 40.0 – 130.0 kg | 450 – 520 kg/h | 9,000 – 10,500 kg | 36,000 – 42,000 kg | Industrial Manufacturing |
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Detailed Machine Profiles & Facility Requirements
1. RC ALP-1 (1kg) — Precision Laboratory & Boutique Cafe - Recommended Monthly Volume: 50 kg to 500 kg. - Roastery Footprint: $1.2 ext{ m} imes 0.8 ext{ m}$ ($1.0 ext{ m}^2$). - Utility Requirements: Standard 220V 1-phase 10A socket. Gas model uses small LPG cylinder (30 mbar) or natural gas line. 100mm exhaust duct. - Application: Sample profiling, cupping lab sample roasting, and boutique cafes roasting single-origin microlots in front of customers.
2. RC CAST-5 (5kg) — The Retail Specialty Workhorse - Recommended Monthly Volume: 500 kg to 2,500 kg. - Roastery Footprint: $1.8 ext{ m} imes 1.2 ext{ m}$ ($2.2 ext{ m}^2$) plus 1m operating perimeter. - Utility Requirements: 220V 1-phase (16A) or 380V 3-phase. 14 kW premix burner. 150mm exhaust ducting. - Application: Ideal for high-volume retail coffee shops serving 300 to 1,000 cups daily while packaging retail bags for retail shelves and online e-commerce.
3. RC CAST-15 (15kg) — The Standard for Wholesale Roasteries - Recommended Monthly Volume: 2,500 kg to 8,000 kg. - Roastery Footprint: $2.4 ext{ m} imes 1.6 ext{ m}$ ($3.8 ext{ m}^2$). Total recommended room size: $25 ext{ m}^2$. - Utility Requirements: 380V–415V 3-phase (3.2 kW). 38 kW premix burner. Dual 200mm exhaust ducts (drum + cooling). - Application: Supplies 10 to 30 wholesale cafe accounts. Can easily handle 60 kg/h on continuous commercial schedules. Pair with DE-30 Destoner and AFTB-30 Afterburner.
4. RC CAST-30 (30kg) — High-Output Commercial Plant - Recommended Monthly Volume: 8,000 kg to 20,000 kg. - Roastery Footprint: $3.2 ext{ m} imes 2.0 ext{ m}$ ($6.4 ext{ m}^2$). Total recommended room size: $50 ext{ m}^2$. - Utility Requirements: 380V 3-phase (5.8 kW). 72 kW premix burner. Pneumatic green bean loader included. - Application: Large-scale contract roasting, grocery retail co-packing, and regional specialty coffee franchises.
5. RC IS-60 & IS-120 (60kg & 120kg) — Continuous Industrial Turnkey - Recommended Monthly Volume: 20,000 kg to 100,000+ kg. - Roastery Footprint: $6.0 ext{ m} imes 4.5 ext{ m}$ ($27 ext{ m}^2$) with minimum 4.5m ceiling height. - Utility Requirements: 380V–480V 3-phase heavy industrial power. 140 kW / 280 kW modulating burner. Integrated water quench and multi-cyclone spark arrestors. - Application: Centralized industrial food processing facilities, large distribution networks, and instant coffee extraction facilities.
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The 80/20 Capacity Sizing Rule
When investing in a coffee roast machine made in Iran, apply the 80/20 Operational Sizing Rule:
*"Select a machine where your current monthly roasting volume can be accomplished within 15 to 20 operational hours per week (roughly 2 full working days)."*
If you currently roast 1,000 kg per month, do not purchase a 1kg or 2kg roaster that would require 200 hours of continuous roasting. The RC CAST-5 (5kg) will roast 1,000 kg in approximately 50 hours (12 hours/week), leaving ample operational bandwidth to pack, deliver, and acquire new wholesale clients.
Likewise, if your roastery reaches 3,500 kg per month, upgrading to an RC CAST-15 (15kg) reduces roasting labor from 175 hours/month down to just 58 hours/month, cutting labor overhead by 67%.
Use our interactive Find Your Roaster Tool to calculate your exact equipment requirements or explore our Plant Engineering Guide.
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