The showroom floor at Foshan Akimita Shunde 1st Branch, where every Skywalker Coffee Roaster is demonstrated before it ships.

Behind every bag of freshly roasted coffee that leaves Skywalker Coffee Roaster stands a manufacturer with more than a decade of engineering experience. Foshan Akimita Household Appliances Co., Ltd. Shunde First Branch — commonly known as Foshan Akimita Shunde 1st Branch — is the design, production and demonstration hub of the Skywalker Coffee Roaster series and a complete ecosystem of specialty coffee equipment. Located in Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong, the branch sits in the heart of one of China's most advanced home-appliance manufacturing corridors.

The Akimita story began between 2015 and 2017, when its founders travelled the world to study coffee tools, brewing culture and the expectations of specialty coffee professionals. Between 2018 and 2019 the Akimita brand was officially established with a signature diamond-pattern line of coffee kettles and pour-over drippers. In 2020 and 2021, Akimita became independent from its parent company, Richy (Foshan) Industries and Investments Co., Ltd. — a business founded in 2007 with more than 16 years of experience in coffee and water-related products — and opened its own company and café. From 2022 to 2024 the team developed its electric coffee roasters and built a dedicated factory, completing the transformation from accessory maker to full coffee roaster manufacturer.

Today Akimita holds more than 20 patents, a result of its conviction that original design and continuous product innovation are what allow customers to win their own markets.

The branch integrates three functions that rarely coexist in one facility:

Because engineers and production staff work in the same building, prototypes move quickly from drawing board to test roast and quality feedback is immediate. For buyers, it means the Skywalker Coffee Roaster they purchase has already been validated by the people who drink its coffee every day. You can read more about the company's history, R&D facilities and team on the Akimita company page.

While the Skywalker Coffee Roaster is the flagship, the branch designs and manufactures a full workflow of specialty coffee equipment. Explore the current line-up:

OEM and ODM services are available for international brands and distributors through the Richy group's manufacturing base, from custom branding to entirely new machine development.

Every Skywalker Coffee Roaster is built to meet international standards and carries certifications including CE, CB, LFGB, FDA and ROHS, covering electrical safety, food-contact materials and environmental compliance for European, American and global markets. Both 110V and 220V configurations are supported, so machines ship ready for the destination grid.

Shunde offers an exceptional supply chain, a skilled labour pool and proximity to major shipping ports — advantages Akimita passes on through competitive factory-direct pricing, short lead times and production capacity that scales from a single demonstration unit to container shipments for distributors. Local support, fast shipping and a price-match guarantee complete the offer.