Commercial Dough Mixer

Overview

The commercial dough mixer is a planetary mixer sized for bakery and pizzeria use, taking a 20-litre bowl and up to 8 kg of flour or 13 kg of finished dough. A single-phase 0.75 kW induction motor drives an interchangeable hook, beater, or whisk through a three-speed oil-bath gearbox, giving agitator speeds from 110 to 380 rpm for kneading, creaming, and whipping.

Construction

The mixer is built on the Body & Frame, a cast-iron frame whose mass damps vibration and anchors the planetary head over the bowl. Drive comes from the Induction Motor, a single-phase induction unit, feeding the Transmission: an oil-bath gear train that both reduces motor speed and produces planetary motion, so the tool spins on its own axis while orbiting the bowl. A gear-shift lever selects three output speeds.

The Agitator Tool Set holds the three tools. The spiral hook develops gluten in stiff bread dough at low speed; the flat beater blends batters and creams fats; the wire whisk aerates eggs and cream at high speed. Tools mount on the planetary shaft with a bayonet pin.

The Bowl Assembly is a stainless bowl locked into a lever-actuated lift that raises it to the tool and lowers it for loading and removal. The Control Panel carries the speed selector, a 30-minute timer, and start/stop with a safety interlock that cuts the motor if the bowl guard is opened. Mains power enters through the Power Cord to the contactor and overload that protect the motor against stalling under a heavy dough load.