SCA Expo took place this past weekend in Houston, Texas. It was the last Expo before the World of Coffee rebrand, and it was a fitting send-off, a coffeepallooza, a sprotacular, and a geargasm of epic proportions. Tens of thousands of attendees descended upon the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston over the course of the three-day event to witness all the latest and greatest in coffee tech.
Sprudge covered it all in real time via Instagram, documenting our favorite booths and cultural moments of the event. But what about the gear? There were over 600 exhibitors this year showcasing their newest additions to the coffee canon, and more than any other year, the 2025 Expo had a strong presence of consumer-focused products. And our round-up of the noteworthy and cool gear reflects that. Some are brand-spanking new, others are new to us, and some have yet to be released. These are the nine things that caught our attention at the 2025 SCA Expo.
Acaia Umbra Lunar
Making its world premier is the latest precision scale from Acaia, the Umbra Lunar. Having a similar footprint as the Lunar, the Umbra Lunar operates a little differently. The most noticeable difference (other than significantly reduced price tag) is that the latest scale lacks a display. Instead it can pair via Bluetooth to a compatible Pearl scale to utilize its display or to the Acaia app. But the Umbra Lunar shines most brightly when used alongside a Pearl. You could, for instance, use the Pearl to measure the coffee dosed into the portafilter and let the Umbra Lunar weigh the espresso out, all read from the display of the Pearl for a streamlined workflow. The Umbra Lunar is out now via Acaia’s website.
DiFluid AirWave
DiFluid is in the business of making precision roasting and analysis tools look as good as they operate. And their latest release, the AirWave, continues that trend. Intended to be used alongside smaller-scale roasters, like a sample roaster or home roaster even, the AirWave is an air purifier that removes the smoke caused by roasting. It features airflow control, silver skin collection to reduce smoke, as well as an automatic adjustment mode that “dynamically adjusts airflow and power based on real-time roasting stages.” The AirWave is not yet available for purchase, but will head to market in the coming weeks.
Hario V60 Suiren
The Hario V60 is an iconic manual coffee brewer, belonging on the Mount Rushmore of pour-over devices alongside the Chemex, AeroPress, and Kalita Wave. Save for color and material options, the V60 has gone mostly unchanged since it was first introduced two decades ago. Enter the Suiren. The new addition to the V60 family takes a radical approach to the design, stripping the brewer back to its most fundamental parts. Where there were once spirals on the interior of the brewer, now there are only ribs. This not only gives the V60 a stunning flower-like appearance, but it allows only the filter and the grounds to control the flow of the water through the coffee bed. The modular design means you can custom arrange your own Suiren flower to your preference. The V60 Suiren is currently available via Hario’s website.
La Nez Du Cafe (2025 Edition)
La Nez du Cafe has always been one of the more deeply nerdy coffee items on the market. It’s a box of smells. That’s it. But for those looking to take their palate training to the next level, the ability to pick up and identify notes in a coffee is a true necessity. And as coffee has advanced so too has La Nez. The 2025 edition of their coffee-specific scent library has increased to a whopping 60 different aromas, 24 more than the previous version. Along with the vials, each scent comes with an information card describing it as well as facts about the chemistry behind it as well as related smells. The 2025 La Nez du Cafe will be available for purchase online in July.
La San Marco Leva Luxury
I’ll admit I’m a sucker for show-stopping espresso machines—I love it when espresso gear doesn’t try to blend in. And that’s the situation here with this techno-futurist eye-catching La San Marco Leva Luxury. I mean, just look at this thing. The tempered glass body with multi-color LEDs. The multiple boilers, one for each grouphead and one for the steamwand. The lever-ness of it all. It’s half concept car and half espresso machine. Does it make consistent espresso? Could you actually run a coffee bar with it? Both fair questions to which I do not have an answer. But it was sure cool looking.
Muvna Mach M8
There is a manual revolution happening in the espresso world right now. Multiple products have come to market in the last few years offering up human-powered espresso—many of which offer an on-the-go bent—but countertop manual espresso machines are also seeing increasing popularity. The Muvna Mach M8 falls into the latter category. This beefy crank-powered espresso machine allows users to control the amount of pressure when pulling a shot, both up and down. Crank one way and the pressure increases, but crank it the other and the pressure will go down. It’s sturdily constructed and precision engineered so it works like a dream. It’s one of the most fun ways to make an espresso at home. The Mach M8 is currently available via the Muvna website.
Pietro Hand Grinder
There were a little over one million hand grinders on the Expo floor this year. I know, I counted. But if I’m being completely honest, all of them—save the Comandante—looked the exact same. Steel tube, normally black, probably with a matte finish, with a metal arm on the top. But there was one hand grinder that really stood out, and it has nothing to do with its unique silhouette. The Pietro is the only hand grinder on the market that uses flat burrs (58mm burrs to be exact) that come in a variety of options depending on your intended use. First debuting in 2023, this is a hand grinder I’ve had my eye on for a few years and so I was excited to actually get my hands on one. And while it’s maybe a little too bulky (and pricey) to be everyone’s travel grinder, the performance and the flat burrs set the Pietro apart in the sea of hand grinders on the market. The Pietro is available for purchase via the Fiorenzato website.
STC Turkish Coffee
Not everything that caught my eye at Expo was new (or new to me), but this was the only thing that actually compelled me to pull out my wallet. I’ve written about STC (Specialty Turkish Coffee) products in the past—and even included them on a gift guide. So even knowing full well who they are and what their products were all about, I was still struck by them. Feeling the weight of the cezve/ibrik, the balance, and getting to really see the hand-hammered copper, it just feels like a timeless piece of coffee equipment and a necessary edition to anyone’s coffee maker collection. The STC Pro is available via the STC website.
TwisTamper
WDT tools are all the rage on the competition circuit right now, but the level of primping and preening found on the barista stage may not necessarily translate to the cafe, especially during a rush. But the TwisTamper looks to streamline the puck prep process. Created by Taiwanese company Shan, the TwisTamper combine a tamper and a WDT tool, all in one automated process. It allows you to select the pin depth as well as the overall spin time of the WDT tool. All the barista has to do is dose the coffee grounds into the portafilter and the TwisTamper will do the rest. The result is a clump-free, evenly distributed and tamped coffee bed, each and every time.
Zac Cadwalader is the managing editor at Sprudge Media Network and a staff writer based in Dallas. Read more Zac Cadwalader on Sprudge.
