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Siemens team: Carsten Fertig and Torsten Hesse.
Handheld power mixers
The use of spades or similar tools to perform mixing
operations often results in a mix of questionable
quality when screeds and epoxies are involved.
Industry Buzz, Events & Products
Mayday Equipment identified
the need to address this
issue and has introduced a
range of handheld power mixers to
the market.
Recognising that no two mixing
jobs are identical, the Collomix range
of handheld power mixers is avail-
able in a number of variants. Mayday
Equipment will be marketing the Xo
1, Xo 6 and Xo 55 Duo models, with a
variety of stirrer accessories for vari-
ous applications. The models have
power ratings respectively of 1 010
W, 1 600 W and 1 450 W with mixing
volumes of 40 and 90 litres.
All models have been designed for
ease of operation. An increase in the
height of each handheld power mixer
means that operators can stand up-
rightwhenmixing is beingperformed.
This, together with the ergonomically
shaped shell-type handle, eliminates
back pain and results in decreased
fatigue levels.
The attractive and functional
design includes the incorporation of
an extremely high performing motor
and transmission components aswell
as acceleration electronics that allow
variable RPM control. The counter
rotating handheld power mixers are
easy to use even in heavy and viscous
materials and effectively reduce the
mixing time frame by
as much as 50%.
The Xo 55 Duo hand-
held power mixer is
equippedwith the Hexafix
fast coupling devicewhich
ensures tool-less stirrer
changes. It is a forced ac-
tionmixer that incorporates
counter rotating stirrers for
intensive thorough mixing.
The Xo 1 is a compact and
lightweight one-gear model
that is typically usedwithWK
stirrers for mortar, plaster
and screed applications.
The Xo 6 is suited to
more demanding ap-
plications where higher
performance levels are
required. Used together
with the MK stirrer range
it is ideal for concrete,
heavy mortar and epoxy resin
mortar applications.
Different stirrers can be used de-
pending on the viscosity of the liquid
and variants are available for liquid,
powdery or semi liquid, and powdery
materials. All stirrer surfaces are pow-
der coated and have highly stable
welded connections and are manu-
factured from high quality materials
to ensure extended life cycles. The
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HOU SI N G
in Southern Africa
HOUSING
in Southern Africa
A fter several quarters of slack-
ening growth, home improve-
ment spending is projected to
pick-up pace moving into next year,
according to the Leading Indicator of
Remodelling Activity (LIRA) released
by the Joint Centre for Housing Stud-
ies of Harvard University.
The LIRA shows that annual spend-
ing growth for home improvements
will accelerate from2.4% last quarter
to 6.8% in the second quarter of 2016.
“Home improvement spending
continues to benefit from the up-
swing in housing market conditions
Remodelling spending
accelerates in 2016
circular protective ring protects mix-
ing buckets and provides a smooth
and reliable operation.
The handheld power mixers
are engineered and built to pro-
vide increased operational safety
and reliability even in the harsh-
est operating conditions. Mayday
Equipment is able to provide a full
assessment of customers’ specific
requirements together with advice
on the best handheld power mixer
and stirrer combination for each
application. ■
including new construction, price
gains, and sales,” says Chris Herbert,
Managing Director of the Joint Cen-
tre. “Strengthening housing market
conditions are encouraging owners
to invest in more discretionary home
improvements, such as kitchen, bath-
rooms and additions, and necessary
replacements such as roofing and
doors.”
“We expect remodelling activity
to strengthen through the first half
of 2016,” says Abbe Will, research
analyst in the Remodeling Futures
Program at Harvard. ■