Sivetz Roasting Machines Merges with Peachey, Expanding Electric Fluid-Bed Lineup

Oregon-based Sivetz Roasting Machines and Kansas-based Peachey Roasters unified operations under the Sivetz brand earlier this week, adding two electric fluid-bed machines to the lineup: a 4-kilogram model and a 9-kilogram model, set to make their public debut at the World of Coffee San Diego trade show April 10-12.

The addition closes a roughly 40-year gap in the brand's own product history. Michael Sivetz, the inventor behind the original fluid-bed design, produced 8- and 12-pound electric models through the 1970s and 1980s alongside larger gas-heat machines before the lineup eventually narrowed to gas-only production equipment. Sivetz passed away in 2012. Hood River entrepreneur Michael Barthmus relaunched the brand in 2022 with the SRM15, a gas-fired fluid-bed roaster featuring PID temperature control, variable fan speed, and profiling software connectivity. The Peachey partnership now restores electric heat to a lineup synonymous with convective air roasting.

For cafes and micro-roasters, the 4- and 9-kilogram range targets operations where gas infrastructure is limited or absent. Electric fluid-bed roasters sidestep both the gas hookup requirements and the venting demands that complicate installation in urban retail or mixed-use buildings. Sivetz's convective design already reduces chaff handling and visible smoke relative to most drum roasters, making the electric models viable for shop-floor production setups where permitting and landlord restrictions are real constraints.

Peachey, based in Moundridge, Kansas, brought fabrication depth in electric roaster design to the deal. Consolidating manufacturing, service, and sales under the Sivetz name addresses a historically thin piece of the fluid-bed market: U.S.-based after-sales support and domestic lead times. Roasters shopping in this category should confirm electrical service requirements before purchasing, since commercial electric fluid-bed machines draw significant amperage; they should also verify that the 4- and 9-kilogram batch ceilings align with projected production volume, and press the combined entity specifically on service territory and parts availability post-merger.

Financial terms were not disclosed. The unified lineup makes its trade-show debut at World of Coffee San Diego, where buyers will get their first hands-on look at what a Sivetz machine running on a wall outlet, rather than a gas line, actually delivers.