Refiners & Melangers
From bean to bar: the refining once reserved for big factories, now yours.
Bean-to-bar refining with particle-size control — from artisanal texture to scale.
Melanger Andura
Flavor takes its time.
Slow refining on gray granite stones develops flavor and texture, with adjustable speed and pressure.
SferaOne
Where grit becomes silk.
Refined below 20 microns in 2–3 hours — past the point where the tongue can detect grit.
ChocoMaster
Escape the giants' grip.
Up to 1,000 kg per batch — industrial scale to make your own chocolate, not buy it.
VONIN guide: all about Refiners & Melangers
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Details that make (all) the difference.
Our melangers let you create chocolates and pastes with incredible textures from absolute scratch, cutting costs and giving you the power to develop your own signature recipes. You can make your own chocolate from any variety of cacao or produce pastes from pistachio, hazelnut, peanut, macadamia, and more.
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Melanger: the bean-to-bar classic
The stone melanger refines and conches at the same time, in the same machine — it is the heart of artisan bean-to-bar production. It is the machine for those who go from bean to bar in signature batches, with full control over flavor. A good chocolate takes 24 to 72 hours in it, because refining and conching happen together and without rushing.
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SferaOne: the ball mill
When volume grows, the ball mill takes over refining. The SferaOne grinds the chocolate against thousands of circulating steel balls and reaches below 20 microns in just 2 to 3 hours, per 25-to-50 kg batch. It is the same principle used by large factories, at the scale of a workshop that became a brand.
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ChocoMaster: the mill that also conches
The ChocoMaster is an industrial refining mill that combines refining and conching in a single body, with batches from 40 kg to 2 tonnes. It refines in the 20-to-25 micron range in 8 to 30 hours, depending on the formulation. It is the bridge between craft and industry: volume without losing control of the recipe.
Which refiner or melanger to choose?
Compare the main specifications side by side.
 Melanger AnduraBest for: artisan bean-to-bar refining on granite stones for the class |  SferaOneBest for: scale up your volume without losing artisan quality |  ChocoMasterBest for: pre-grinding, refining, and conching in a single machine | |
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| Output | 200 to 300 kg/month | 2,000 to 4,000 kg/month | 800 kg to 40 tonnes/month |
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Frequently asked questions
Why VONIN
A human touch
Real people by your side, from first contact to after-sales.
Accessible technology
Industrial-scale performance within reach of producers of every size.
Engineering that solves
Every machine is born from a real bottleneck of chocolate producers.
Warranty & support
12-month warranty and on-site or remote training for your team.
Ready to start a project?
Tell us what you produce today and how far you want to go — we design the line to get you there.