Mecnosud Forked Mixer 80Kg

The Mecnosud SMF0080 is a forked mixer with a 93 litre bowl, producing 80 kg of finished dough from 50 kg of dry flour (2 bags). A forked mixer uses a fork-shaped tool that lifts and folds the dough rather than a spiral hook driving it round the bowl. It has a stainless steel frame with all rotating parts on ball bearings, and requires a minimum water-to-flour ratio of 50%. It is three phase and two speed.

Why operators choose the ICE-SMF0080

• 93 litre bowl taking 50 kg of flour - two full bags — the production model in the forked range, more than three times the charge of the 25 kg machine
• Two speeds — slow to combine, faster to develop
• All rotating parts on ball bearings — not bushes. On a machine that runs a slow, heavy, continuous load, the bearings are what determine service life
• Stainless steel frame — the whole frame, not just the panels
• Minimum water-to-flour ratio of 50% — a stated floor, not a guideline. Below 50% hydration the dough is too stiff for what this machine is rated to drive

Specifications

Venue suitability

This mixer suits bakeries and pizzerias working 50 kg of dry flour (2 bags) batches. A forked mixer is a different tool from a spiral mixer rather than a smaller or larger one — if you are choosing between the two for a particular dough, talk to us, because our product data records the specifications but not the recommended applications.

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Installation & delivery

This is a 400 V three-phase machine supplied without a plug, and it must be installed by a qualified electrician. The motor is two-speed at 1.1 and 1.5 kW. If three phase is not already at your premises, price that work first — on a machine this size it is a real line item. Dimensions are recorded width x height x depth: 1025 x 744 x 1110 mm. Our data records no weight for this model.

Warranty terms are per product — see our warranty information page.

Frequently asked questions

Q: What is a forked mixer and how does it differ from a spiral mixer?

The tool. A spiral mixer drives a spiral hook round a rotating bowl; a forked mixer uses a fork-shaped tool that lifts the dough and folds it back on itself. They are different machines for different working styles rather than different sizes. Our data records this machine's specifications but not which doughs the manufacturer recommends it for, so if you are deciding between a fork and a spiral for a specific product, ask us rather than working it out from the spec sheet.

Q: How much dough will it make?

80 kg of finished product from 50 kg of dry flour (2 bags). Plan against the flour figure when you are scaling a recipe - that is the charge the machine is rated for.

Q: What is the minimum hydration?

50% water to flour. That is a floor rather than a recommendation: a drier dough than that is stiffer than the machine is rated to drive, and overloading it is how the drive gets damaged. Every Mecnosud mixer we carry that records this figure records the same 50%.

Q: What electrical supply does it need?

A 415 V three-phase supply, and the plug is not supplied - installation is by a qualified electrician. If three phase is not already at your premises, price that work before ordering.

Q: What is it made of?

The frame is stainless steel and all rotating parts run on ball bearings rather than bushes. On a machine that turns a heavy load slowly and continuously, the bearings are the component that decides how long it lasts.