We make one espresso machine. Since 2019.
Hi, it's the two of us at Nove. One of us ran a bar near Porta Palazzo. The other fixed its machines. The one we wanted did not exist, so we drew it on a till roll and built the first ten by hand.
Nove means nine. Espresso needs 9 bar of pressure. Less and the coffee tastes thin, more and it tastes bitter. Every machine we make holds nine, and the gauge on the front shows it.
The body is 2 mm steel and the handles are oiled walnut, so they darken where you hold them. The portafilter is 58 mm, the size cafés use.
A machine should outlast its warranty. Every part has a number, the panels come off with one screwdriver, and we keep parts in Turin for every machine we have sold.