21.05.2025

THE GOAT OF AUTOMATION

The world champion - created by Thermoplan

It came, saw and won. The Black&White4 Competizione was the first fully automatic coffee machine ever to conquer the stage of the World Latte Art Championships, making history in the process.

At the beginning of 2024, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) made the groundbreaking decision: Thermoplan's Black&White4 Competizione was chosen as the official world championship machine for the World Latte Art Championships 2024 - 2027.

With uncompromising quality, impressive consistency and a sophisticated design that delivers top performance every second, it won over the jury. Since then, it has been at the side of the world's best latte artists during the World Championships and is now bringing this level of excellence to everyday catering: for all those who want to offer their guests and staff more than just coffee.

Kaffeevollautomat mit Pokal und Tasse mit Latte Art

Black&White4 Competizione

Crowned World Champion – and for good reason

Not prestige, but measurable excellence convinced the SCA during the selection process – and in every relevant discipline: 

  • Consistent temperature – cup after cup 
  • Reliable pressure: for perfect extraction 
  • Extraction consistency: 10 espressos all within 18–22% 
  • Grinding precision: doses within ±0.3 g 
  • Stable steam pressure and temperature, even under heavy use 

These results spoke for themselves: the Black&White4 Competizione didn’t just receive the title, it earned it. A symbol of precision, reliability, and barista craftsmanship at a world-class level. 

Performance that inspires

A tool for top performance

The Black&White4 Competizione was designed for businesses and baristas who refuse to compromise – on quality or efficiency. 

At the heart of this innovative machine is its intelligent steam wand, combining two powerful functions that take milk frothing to the next level: 

  • AirSteam®: The secret weapon for perfect milk foam. At the push of a button, milk is fully automated to the desired texture. Various consistency and temperature settings can be preprogrammed and saved. 
  • AutoSteam: Manual frothing for experienced baristas who want full control. During the rolling and steaming phases, they can customize the milk texture in the pitcher to their exact preferences. 

Additional features include: 

  • ISQ Technology (Intelligent Shot Quality): ensures consistently high coffee quality, regardless of operator or time of day 
  • Dual-System: brew coffee and steam milk simultaneously without losing performance 
  • Integrierte Reinigung: fully automatic and efficient for maximum hygiene with minimal effort 

Whether you’re an expert barista or a beginner, the Black&White4 Competizione brings out the best in everyone – in any environment. 

Barista schäumt Milch im Pitcher am Kaffeevollautomat
Kaffeevollautomat mit drei diversen Bügeln

World Champion for your café

Individuality meets world class

From the stages of the World Latte Art Championships directly to cafés, hotels and restaurants all over the world - and always perfectly matched to the ambience on site.

Three design variants. Endless possibilities.
The BW4 Competizione is available in three stylish designs to ensure that function and form fit harmoniously into any business concept:

  • Chestnut wood: warm, natural and inviting
  • High-quality plastic: modern, elegant and versatile
  • Robust metal: puristic, durable and timeless

Side and rear panels are painted in a RAL color of your choice as standard - perfectly adaptable to any interior concept.

Whether classic, modern or minimalist - this machine not only blends in, it stands out. The integrated pressure gauge underlines the professional standard, while high-quality materials and sophisticated details stand for exclusivity and quality that you can see and feel.

WLAC x Thermoplan

Art, precision and world class combined

Every year, the best latte artists in the world compete in the World Latte Art Championship - a competition that focuses on creativity, precision and repeat accuracy. In three challenging rounds, the aim is to perfectly reproduce intricate motifs using freehand or fine needle techniques. Only those who consistently deliver at the highest level make it to the grand final and can ultimately secure the title of "World Latte Art Champion".

The competition is organized by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), the world's leading network for coffee professionals with a clear goal: to promote and network coffee quality and raise it to a new level. In 2024, a new chapter was opened: for the first time ever, a fully automatic coffee machine, the Black&White4 Competizione, was named the official competition machine of the World Latte Art Championship.

We are proud that our Black&White4 Competizione is now on this world stage - supporting the best latte artists in the world!

Black&White4 Competizione

The official machine of the Latte Art World Championships for your business!
Whether you're a beginner or a professional, it delivers perfect milk foam at the touch of a button - even without barista know-how!

Black&White4 Competizione
Capacity per hour
240 espresso
200 Coffee
120 Tea
120 steam products
Bean hopper
~1.7 kg
Electrical connection
1 phase
220-240 VAC / 50-60 Hz /
5800-6600 W / 32 A
3 phases
380-415 VAC / 50-60 Hz /
5800-6600 W / 3 x16 A
Dimensions
439 x 614 x 648 (W/D/H)
Weight
71 kg

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