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Cold Foam Capabilities
Expand your drink menu with automated cold-foam options.
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Reduce Labor Overhead
Automation can reduce repetitive barista tasks and help teams operate more efficiently.
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Free Installation
Professional installation helps get your SmartX set up and ready for operation.
04
Labor Warranty
Added labor coverage provides extra support after installation.
Dose Drift
Small changes in grind and dosing can affect extraction throughout the day, leading to inconsistent drinks.
Channeling
Uneven extraction can create weak spots in the coffee bed, resulting in sour, thin, or inconsistent shots.
Milk-System Clogs
Milk residue and buildup can interrupt service, reduce consistency, and create additional cleaning and maintenance.
Temperature Under Load
During busy periods, maintaining stable brewing temperatures is essential for consistent espresso quality.
Training & Re-Dialing Overhead
Staff changes, shift handoffs, and repeated adjustments can take time and make consistency harder to maintain.
Downtime & Unexpected Service
Unexpected maintenance or service visits can interrupt operations and affect customer service during busy periods.
Multi-location cafés & chains
One recipe, every store, every shift — push new drinks to the whole fleet with one click.
High-volume coffee programs
175 espressos per peak hour matches the Eversys Cameo — with Smart X Master reaching 350.
Hotels, offices & universities
Premium drinks with minimal labor dependency and minimal training.
QSR & foodservice
One-touch milk drinks, hot or cold foam, and plant-based milk support without clog headaches.
Operators evaluating Eversys Cameo
A more advanced extraction, milk, and boiler architecture at roughly 11–16% lower configured price.
Data-driven operators
Beverage counts, faults, maintenance schedules, and remote visibility from a single dashboard.
The entry model
$18,499
Traditional steam workflow
Best for barista-led operations
More manual milk control
Espresso + dedicated hot water & steam
CayeSteam auto steam wand
Dual hoppers (2 or 3), 64mm ceramic burrs
Grind-by-weight + closed-loop calibration
Best entry price for coffee, tea & steam programs
Milk based espresso drinks
$20,999
Automatic milk system
Two milk options
Designed for faster service
Everything in the 2-Step, plus
One-touch milk drinks, dispensed into the cup
Two milk types (dairy + plant-based)
Restrictor-free high-performance milk system
Best for automated milk at volume
Cold and hot milk foam dispenser
$21,499
Automatic milk + steam wand
Flexible manual or automated workflow
Best for mixed-service operations
Everything in the 1-Step 2M, plus
CayeFoam+ independent milk wand for latte-art-quality foam poured while espresso extracts
Optional 3rd hopper for multi-bean menus
Strongest value vs. fully configured Cameo C2m + 2-milk + 1.5-step
CAYE Smart X
Eversys Cameo
Configured price
$18,499 – $22,499
$22,130 – $25,360 (comparable configs)
Espresso output
175 / peak hour (350 on Smart X Master)
175 / peak hour
Dose control
Grind-by-weight: direct ±0.2g measurement + self-calibrating closed loop
Time/thickness-based estimation
Coffee-bed leveling
Vertical vibration (barista-style tap)
Horizontal motion
Coffee boiler
2× the size — stronger temp stability under load
Smaller coffee boiler
Milk system
Restrictor-free — engineered against clogging
Restrictor-based (common clog point)
Grinder motors
Two dedicated motors; 3rd-hopper option
One motor shared across two grinders
Touchscreen
10.1” – simpler navigation & recipe creation
15.7” – larger, more complex
Connectivity
IoT diagnostics, remote recipes, OTA updates
Mature connectivity ecosystem
Against correctly configured Cameo equivalents, Smart X saves roughly $2,861–$3,861 per machine (11–16%) — while matching Cameo’s published base espresso output.