# Faema / La Cimbali

> <p><strong>Ownership:</strong> acquired by Cimbali in 1995)<br><strong>Pricing:</strong> Pro Faema E71 €15,000-€30,000+. Cimbali M100 series €8,000-€20,000.<br><strong>Known for:</strong> Milan-headquartered (the Cimbali Group). Founded 1912 (Cimbali) and 1945 (Faema, . Faema E61 (1961) was the first commercial espresso machine to use a heat-exchanger and pre-infusion — the structural template for almost every premium machine since. Owns Slayer (US) and Casadio (IT) too. The structural inventor of modern espresso architecture — the Faema E61 group head is still the gold standard 64 years later. Most premium home machines reference 'E61 grouphead' as a feature; that's a Faema innovation from 1961.<br><a href="https://www.faema.com">https://www.faema.com</a></p>

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