Kees van der Westen

Kees van der Westen is a family-owned business established in 1984, located in the south of the Netherlands. The company designs and produces professional espresso machines, including models such as Speedster, Spiritello, Slim Jim, Idrocompresso, Spirit, and Mirage.

Kees van der Westen designed his first espresso machine in 1984 as a conclusion to his industrial design studies. The company, established in 1984, is a family-owned business located in the south of the Netherlands. It started with one-off machines and evolved into a selection of continuously improving series machines. The company's history includes early models such as the Embezzler (1984) and the Delray Deluxe (1985).

• Speedster

  One group commercial-grade espresso machine providing extreme precision and super smooth pre-infusion with maximum control.

• Spiritello

  One group lever machine that transcends time, offering the classic lever group combined with all essential features of modern-day developments.

• Slim Jim Idrocompresso

  A multiple boiler lever machine, re-developed classic system, available in two and three groups.

• Spirit

  A state of the art multiple boiler espresso machine, developed with the demands of very high output espresso bars in mind, available in two, three and four groups.

• Slim Jim

  A professional multiple boiler machine with a wide range of visual options, available in two and three groups.

• Mirage

  Developed as an update of the well-proven E61 type thermo-syphon system with meticulous temperature stability and beautiful pre-infusion, available in two and three groups.

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