Product Criteria Paper
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Criteria Paper for Coffee Machines
Contents
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 5
2 Product Definition ................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Product Category ................................................................................................ 6
2.2 Product Types ..................................................................................................... 8
2.2.1 Fully automatic coffee machines .................................................................. 8
2.2.2 Portioned machines for capsules ................................................................. 9
2.2.3 Portioned machines for pads ....................................................................... 9
2.2.4 Semi-automatic portafilter coffee machines ............................................... 10
2.2.5 Features ..................................................................................................... 11
2.2.6 Energy Consumption .................................................................................. 12
2.3 Best Available Technology ............................................................................... 12
2.4 Legislations and Labels .................................................................................... 15
2.4.1 International ............................................................................................... 15
2.4.2 European .................................................................................................... 16
2.5 Test Standards ................................................................................................. 20
2.5.1 Methods to Measure the Energy Consumption of Coffee Machines .......... 21
3 Economic and Market Analysis ........................................................................... 23
3.1 Stock, Sales and Market Trends ....................................................................... 23
3.2 Manufacturers and Distributors ......................................................................... 25
3.2.1 List of Manufacturers .................................................................................. 25
4 Selection Criteria ................................................................................................... 26
4.1 Energy Efficiency Criteria ................................................................................. 26
4.2 Quality related product features ........................................................................ 27
4.3 Recommendation for value setting ................................................................... 27
4.4 Topten product information ............................................................................... 28
5 Additional Considerations ................................................................................... 29
6 Bibliography .......................................................................................................... 31
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