The ECM Technika VI is a dual boiler machine for people who make milk drinks most mornings and are tired of waiting between the shot and the steam. A 0.5 litre brew boiler and a 1 litre steam boiler each run their own PID, so you set the espresso temperature once and steam while the shot pulls.

It is the more compact way into ECM's dual boiler range. Against the Synchronika II it has smaller boilers, 0.5L and 1.0L against 0.75L and 2.0L, and in return it sits 25mm lower and 20mm shallower on the bench. The rotary pump runs from the 3 litre tank or plumbs into the mains, and Fast Heat-Up has it ready in about 11 minutes.

At the other end of ECM's dual boilers sits the Synchronika AMG Edition, one of 999 made with Mercedes-AMG and sold with a matching grinder.