IMS B60 Competition 2 Cup 52mm H29 (B602TH29E)
verified · 16 August 2026That model name is an IMS product code — series, cup count, height and hole pattern are all encoded in it. IMS basket codes, decoded explains how to read one, and lists every code covered here.
This basket is one of a line. See every IMS B60 Competition basket compared — the whole ladder of heights and variants on one page, with the three diameters they share.
Fits these machines
- La Pavoni Esperto Abile (52mm portafilter)
- La Pavoni Europiccola Lusso (52mm portafilter)
- La Pavoni Professional Lusso (52mm portafilter)
- La Pavoni Stradivari Lusso (52mm portafilter)
The deep one in IMS’s B60 line — 29mm against the 25mm, and the higher-dose choice for a La Pavoni lever. IMS rates it 16.5–18 g for a dark roast rising to 20–23 g for a light one, where the 25mm tops out around 20 g.
The B60 family is only two baskets deep, so this is a genuine either/or:
| Code | Height | Dark | Medium | Light |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B602TH25E | 25mm | 14/16 g | 15.5/18.5 g | 18/20 g |
| B602TH29E | 29mm | 16.5/18 g | 18/20.5 g | 20/23 g |
Think about lever travel before you buy the deep one
On a pump machine a taller basket is mostly a dose decision. On a manual lever it is also a mechanical one: the piston has a fixed stroke, and a deeper basket with a higher puck leaves less room above the coffee for the water charge. If you already run the 25mm near its ceiling and find the lever bottoming out or the group hard to lock, the 29mm will make that worse rather than better.
IMS does not publish a lever-travel caveat, so this is framed as a consideration rather than a fitment claim — the fitment is exactly as IMS states it.
Geometry
Ø60mm border, Ø52mm internal body, ridgeless, and 583 of IMS’s E-pattern holes at 0.30mm with a conical cross-section over a Ø44mm perforated area, for a Ø51mm tamper.
That Ø52mm internal body matches La Pavoni’s own stated filter-holder internal diameter, and the Ø51mm tamper matches La Pavoni’s own tamper — the three figures cohere, and the entry for that tamper explains why they differ.
Vintage pre-millennium La Pavoni is a different format on IMS’s B58 series and is not cross-referenced here.
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Also fits the same machines
Other items confirmed to fit machines this one fits — useful if you're kitting out a single setup. The count is how many of those machines overlap; nothing here is a new fitment claim.
- IMS B60 Competition 2 Cup 52mm (B602TH25E) (52mm basket) — shares 4 machines
- IMS DS51 Puck Diffuser Screen (Puck screen) — shares 4 machines
- La Pavoni Fascino Bottomless Filter Holder (lever, LPABOTBC01) (Portafilter) — shares 4 machines
- La Pavoni Stainless Steel Coffee Tamper, lever machines (LPAPRELE01) (Tamper) — shares 4 machines
FAQ
- What size portafilter is the IMS B60 Competition 2 Cup 52mm H29 (B602TH29E) for?
- It is a 52mm basket, 29mm deep, for 52mm portafilters.
- Is the IMS B60 Competition 2 Cup 52mm H29 (B602TH29E) pressurized?
- No — it is a non-pressurized (single-wall) basket, for freshly ground coffee.
- Which machines does the IMS B60 Competition 2 Cup 52mm H29 (B602TH29E) fit?
- La Pavoni Esperto Abile; La Pavoni Europiccola Lusso; La Pavoni Professional Lusso; La Pavoni Stradivari Lusso — each confirmed against manufacturer sources (listed below).
Sources
- https://www.imsfiltri.com/filters/B602TH29E.html — Official IMS Filtri product page ('B602TH29E'), read firsthand 2026-08-16. Specs verbatim: 'Border: Ø 60 mm', 'Body: Ø 52 mm Internal', 'Height: 29 mm', 'Tamper: Ø 51 mm', 'Ridge: Ridgeless', '583 E holes optimized for B60 series' over a 'Perforated Area: Ø 44 mm', 'Hole Diameter: 0.30 mm (Circular with Conical cross section)'. Average capacity '16.5/18 gr'. The page's capacity table covers the whole B60 family — 'B602TH25E 25 mm 14/16 gr 15.5/18.5 gr 18/20 gr' and 'B602TH29E 29 mm 16.5/18 gr 18/20.5 gr 20/23 gr' — i.e. two heights only. IMS states its testing basis verbatim: 'All tests about the capacity of the filters were made using: Dark roasted (80/20 blend), Medium roasted (100% Arabica), Light roasted (Ethiopia single origin).'
- https://www.imsfiltri.com/IMS-competition-Catalogue.pdf (archived) — Official IMS Competition Series catalogue, read firsthand 2026-07-13. States verbatim: 'B60 (BORDER Ø 60 mm) HI BREW (H4C BARISTA), LA PAVONI POST MILLENNIUM, LELIT (Kate).' and separately 'B58 (BORDER Ø 58 mm) LA PAVONI PRE MILLENNIUM, OLYMPIA' — the assignment that puts current La Pavoni levers on the B60 series and keeps pre-2000 machines off it.
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