Yasaki Spiral Mixers 40L - FS40M

The Yasaki FS40M is a 40 litre spiral mixer taking a maximum of 16 kg of flour, running two speeds at 150 and 200 rpm with a stainless steel bowl, hook and shaft. It needs a 15 A outlet — at 3 kW it draws more than a standard 10 A point will carry, so budget for an electrician if you do not already have one where the machine will stand.

Why operators choose the FS40M

• A 15 A outlet is required — 3 kW is about 12.5 A, which is over what a standard 10 A point carries. This is the step up from the 35 L model in the range, and it is an electrical job rather than a plug swap
• 40 litre bowl, 16 kg maximum flour — plan against the flour rating - it is what the motor is rated to drive, where the bowl volume only tells you what fits
• Two speeds at 150 and 200 rpm — a slow speed to bring the dough together and a fast speed to develop it. A single-speed mixer forces a compromise between the two, and on bread dough that shows in the crumb
• Stainless steel bowl, hook and shaft — the three parts that touch dough all day. Stainless on all three is the difference between a machine that survives daily wash-down and one that pits
• Schneider contactor — a named-brand electrical component rather than an unspecified one - it is the part that switches the motor thousands of times and the usual first failure on a cheap mixer
• Digital display — speed and operation read rather than guessed
• Overheat protector — a spiral mixer working stiff dough draws hard. Thermal protection is what stops an overloaded batch becoming a motor replacement
• Stainless steel cover with safety guard — the guard is interlocked into the machine's operation, not an afterthought
• Heavy-duty castors — the machine can be rolled out for cleaning behind it, which on a floor-standing mixer is the difference between that happening and not
• Fixed head — the bowl and head do not tilt. Simpler and more rigid than a tilting design, at the cost of a more awkward unload

Specifications

Venue suitability

The FS40M suits pizzerias and bakeries running 16 kg flour batches. Against the 54 L model in the same range it shares the same footprint, the same 3 kW motor and the same 15 A requirement — the difference between them is bowl volume and 4 kg of flour capacity, so if the space and the circuit suit one they suit the other.

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Installation & delivery

A 15 A outlet is required — 3 kW is about 12.5 A, above what a standard 10 A point carries, so an electrician will need to fit one if you do not have it. Dimensions are recorded width x depth x height: 480 mm wide, 840 mm deep, 1,000 mm tall, weighing 155 kg — check the delivery path and any upper-floor placement. It packs at 570 x 960 x 1,130 mm.

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

Frequently asked questions

Q: What electrical supply does it need?

A 15 amp outlet. At 3 kW it draws roughly 12.5 amps, which is more than a standard 10 amp point will carry. If you are moving up from the 35 L model, note that this is an electrical job and not simply a bigger machine - price it before ordering.

Q: How does it compare to the 54 litre model?

They share a great deal: identical recorded footprint, the same 3 kW motor and the same 15 amp requirement, the same two speeds. The differences are bowl volume (40 L against 54 L), maximum flour (16 kg against 20 kg) and weight (155 kg against 170 kg). If your bench space and circuit suit one, they suit the other.

Q: How much dough will it make?

Up to 16 kg of flour per batch in a 40 litre bowl. Use the flour figure for planning - it is the motor's rating, whereas the bowl volume just describes what fits.

Q: Why two speeds?

Slow to combine without throwing flour, fast to develop the gluten - 150 rpm and 200 rpm. A single-speed machine forces a compromise between those two jobs.

Q: Does the head tilt?

No, it is a fixed-head machine. The bowl and head stay in place and the dough is lifted out. That makes it more rigid and mechanically simpler than a tilting design, at the cost of a more awkward unload.