The shower screen is the perforated disc in the roof of the group. IMS’s
BV200IM replaces Breville’s stock 54mm screen with a photo-etched
integrated membrane — one solid piece of stainless steel, perforations
formed inside its thickness, filtering to 200 µm.
Why the 54mm Brevilles get their own screen
This is the point most people miss when shopping IMS: Breville appears in two
different IMS shower series, and picking the wrong one gets you a part that
does not seat.
IMS separates them explicitly. Its Breville/Sage page states that the 54mm
group heads “found in the Barista Express, Bambino, Pro, and Touch models” take
the BV200 series, while “The Oracle, Oracle Touch, and Dual Boiler use a
58mm group head” and take the CI200 series instead — see the
CI200IM entry for those.
IMS names four model families — Barista Express, Bambino, Pro and Touch — so
those are what is cross-referenced below, including the Bambino Plus as part of
the Bambino family.
Deliberately not listed: the Barista Express Impress, Barista Touch Impress,
Duo-Temp Pro and Infuser. They are 54mm machines and very likely take the same
screen, but IMS does not name them and we do not extend a manufacturer’s list on
our own. If IMS names them, they will be added.
IMS publishes its own caveat, worth reading before you buy: “The most common
products of each manufacturer are compatible as indicated, but there may be
models that use different components which may not always fit some models of
home espresso machines.”
This is a group part — it fits the grouphead, not the portafilter — so it is
keyed by group rather than by portafilter size.
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.
https://www.imsfiltri.com/shower-screen/BV200IM.html(archived) — Official IMS Filtri product page ('BV200IM SHOWER SCREEN', Competition Line, Integrated Membrane), read firsthand 2026-08-11. Specs verbatim: 'SKU: BV200IM', 'External Diameter: 52 mm', 'Internal Diameter: 53 mm', 'Wall Height: 9 mm', 'Central Hole: 7.2 mm', 'Passage / Filtration: 200 µm'. (The page lists the internal figure as larger than the external; both are quoted here as printed rather than corrected.) Construction is IMS's integrated membrane — 'a single filtering part in stainless steel obtained through a process of photo-etching'.
https://www.imsfiltri.com/breville-sage-precision-filters-showers.html(archived) — Official IMS Breville/Sage compatibility page, read firsthand 2026-08-11 — the brand-to-series link. States verbatim: 'We offer a dedicated line for 54mm group heads found in the Barista Express, Bambino, Pro, and Touch models. Look for the BV200 series shower screens and our B62...'. The same page separates the 58mm Brevilles: 'The Oracle, Oracle Touch, and Dual Boiler use a 58mm group head. For these machines, the CI200 series shower screens and B70 precision baskets provide the best fit'.
https://www.imsfiltri.com/shower-guide.html(archived) — Official IMS Shower Code Guide, read firsthand 2026-08-10, which maps shower prefixes to brands: 'BV Breville/Sage, Solis'. Also carries IMS's own caveat verbatim: 'The most common products of each manufacturer are compatible as indicated, but there may be models that use different components which may not always fit some models of home espresso machines.'