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Installation
Tools and Materials Needed
Before you install and operate the VM
®
Lab Mixer, it is best to have the following tools and
materials on hand for general operation and maintenance:
• Engine hoist/pallet jack
• Lifting strap
• Hammer
• Crowbar
• Metric wrench set
• Container to catch mixed powder from machine
• Crosshead screwdriver
• Flathead screwdriver
• Set of metric Allen keys with ball ends
• Cleaner (e.g. Member's Mark Commercial Lemon Disinfectant)
• Sanitizer (e.g. Member's Mark Commercial Sanitizer)
• Lubricant (NSF approved type for food grade products)
• Toothbrush
• Cleaning brush set
• Plastic sheet or something similar to cover machine
• Safety goggles
• Hairnet and/or beard net (food grade products only)
• Sterile shoe covers (food grade products only)
The Appropriate Workstation for the Machine
The floor on which the machine is to be placed must support the VM
®
Lab Mixer’s weight.
Machine Weight and Floor Loading (Static)
VM
®
Lab Mixer 2
63 kg (140 lbs)
0.159 kN/m
2
VM
®
Lab Mixer 10
74 kg (164 lbs)
0.187 kN/m
2
VM
®
Lab Mixer 15
76 kg (170 lbs)
0.192 kN/m
2
The VM
®
Lab Mixer motors requires a single-phase power supply of 240 V (UK) or 110 V (USA).
Environmental Conditions
It is important that the environment in which you operate and store the VM
®
Lab Mixer has
the appropriate temperature and relative humidity levels. These two environmental factors can
potentially cause the machine to rust and/or cause low quality in powder mixtures.
Appropriate Environmental Conditions
Machine
Temperature
Humidity
VM
®
Lab Mixers
°C
°F
45-65% RH
18-24
64-75
