Carmix 45 FX joins Metalgalante’s self-loading mixer lineup

First published in bauma Preview - March 12, 2019

Metalgalante adds the Carmix 45 FX to its self-loading mixer offering

Metalgalante is unveiling its Carmix 45 FX mixer that extends the company’s range of self-loading concrete mixers.

The compact, low-maintenance off-road 45 FX joins the Carmix 25 FX and Carmix ONE. Its user-friendly driving system, compact size (4.5m high, 7.75m long) and 4x4x4 steering allow the mixer to move around in limited spaces and travel easily on bumpy and rough roads.

Carmix 45FX has been conceived on a grand scale, according to company, with a mixer unit capacity of 6,100 litres and a mix yield of 4.5m³. A lot of concrete can be produced in a short time.

Internally, an automatic hydraulic loading system composed of a double mixing screw and a drum with hydraulic motor rotation and planetary gearbox produces a homogeneous and compact mix. With a large 600-litre effective loading capacity bucket it loads aggregates in the proper quantity into the drum without wasting material. It takes only eight buckets to fill the drum.

The Carmix 45FX is equipped with a load cells weighing system to measure, weigh and programme any material to create a perfect Mix-Design on site. This is possible thanks to the four load cells sensors, controlled by an on-board programmable computer, placed at the bottom of the drum in order to work as weight sensors precisely where the mixing takes place.

If compared with systems using pressure sensors on the shovel, this system ensures: direct control of elements where the mix is made, including the actual weight of water for W/C ratio optimisation.