Carmix 45FX is Metalgalante’s biggest self-loading mixer

First published at bauma - April 10, 2019

Metalgalante - Carmix 45FZThe Carmix 45FX produced 4.5m3 of concrete

Metalgalante Carmix is adding to its range of self-loading concrete mixers with the Carmix 45FX, the biggest one yet with a production capacity of 4.5m3 of concrete. This joins the Carmix 25 FX with a capacity of 2.5m3 and the Carmix ONE which produces 1m3.

“We make two different lines: small mobile batching plants and the simpler, self-loading line. This is something in between,” said Metalgalante Carmix marketing director Manuela Galante. “It is very simple to use but we have installed a load cell system, so it gives the same quality as a batching plant.”

The mixer has four load cells sensors, controlled by an on-board programmable computer, placed at the bottom of the drum. This is far more accurate than using pressure sensors on the shovel, according to Metalgalante Carmix.

The Carmix 45FX uses a double mixing screw and a drum with hydraulic motor rotation and a planetary gearbox to mix the concrete. It has an automatic hydraulic loading system with a 600-litre capacity bucket which loads aggregates into the drum: eight buckets to fill the drum. Like all Carmix mixers, the vehicle is 4×4, designed for off-road or remote locations.

Metalgalante Carmix has already sold the first 45FX units to customers in South America and South Africa. It has already had enquires from France, said Galante.

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