Univex SRMF20+ 20 Qt Planetary Mixer, Floor Model, 1/2 HP, 115V

The Univex SRMF20+ is the 20-quart mixer on a floor stand. The drive is the countertop SRM20+’s — 1/2 hp capacitor start, 115 V at 10.6 amps, beater speeds of 135 to 528 rpm — but it stands 56" tall on its own base and weighs 230 lbs., with the bowl at a working height rather than at bench height plus whatever the bench adds.

What the stand buys, and what it does not

It buys back a counter. A 20-quart countertop mixer occupies a substantial run of bench permanently, and in a kitchen where bench is the scarce resource that is the whole argument. It also fixes the bowl at a height Univex chose, which is easier on the back of whoever scrapes it out twenty times a day than a bowl sitting on a 36" counter.

What it does not buy is a power bowl lift. Univex specifies a hand crank on this model, as on the countertop machine — the powered lift arrives further up the range. Worth knowing, because "floor model" is often assumed to mean powered lift, and here it does not.

The same four speeds, and the same freedom between them

135, 260, 435 and 528 rpm at the beater shaft, with hardened alloy gearing and torque-sensing variable-speed pulleys holding anything in between, adjustable while the machine runs. If the optional #12 power take-off is specified, it turns at 62, 133, 198 and 238 rpm and accepts the ALMFC12 grinder, the VS9 slicer and the VS9H shredder.

Because the mechanical specification is identical to the countertop model, the choice between the two is purely a question of where you want the machine to live. Nothing about the mixing changes.

Why Operators Choose It

• Twenty quarts, off the bench. The SRM20+ drive on a free-standing base, 56" tall.
• Identical speed range. 135 to 528 rpm at the beater, variable and adjustable under load.
• Standard 115 V circuit. 10.6 A on a NEMA 5-15P plug with a 6 ft attached cord; 208–240 V available.
• Hand crank, not power lift. Univex specifies a self-locking crank on this model — stated plainly because "floor model" often implies otherwise.
• Interlocked on guard and bowl. The drive cuts if either is out of position.
• Two-year on-site warranty. Univex’s published planetary-mixer term.
• Built in the USA. Printed on the SRMF20+ specification sheet.

Controls

Start and stop act through a contactor on momentary-contact buttons; the bowl is wound up and down on a crank that locks itself at either end. A 15-minute timer can be added.

Ideal For

Bakeries and pizzerias short of bench space, pastry sections, school and hospital kitchens, caterers, and anywhere a 20-quart mixer is in use often enough to deserve its own footprint.

Specifications

Dough capacity

Univex publishes no dough-capacity figure for this model on its specification sheet. A capacity chart does exist in the company’s brochure and in the operator manuals, with conditions attached — flour moisture, water temperature, absorption ratio and in some cases a speed restriction — but the tables do not extract cleanly enough for us to be certain which figure belongs to which model. We would rather tell you that than print a pounds-of-dough number that might be the next model’s. Tell us the dough and we will get the figure confirmed by Univex before you order.

Certification

Be precise about this one, because it is easy to overstate. Univex’s NSF wording attaches to the finish: the sheet describes a durable NSF-approved hybrid epoxy / polyester powder coat. It is not a statement that the machine is NSF listed, and Univex publishes no cETLus, UL or ETL mark for any SRM planetary mixer. The "CSA and UL approved" note in the operator manuals refers to the wire insulation in the harness, not to a listing of the mixer. We have quoted the finish claim and left the rest alone.

Three smaller gaps worth naming

Univex publishes no separate operator manual for the SRMF20+, no caster or levelling specification for its base, and — as with the countertop models — no machine-only dimension, the figures above including the pallet. Its web page also lists a 22 qt. bowl against the sheet’s 20 qt. rating and prints 120/60/1 against the sheet’s 115 V. We publish the sheet.

What’s Included

• 20 qt. stainless steel bowl
• Floor stand
• Two-piece stainless steel safety guard
• Self-locking hand crank bowl lift

Factory Options and Accessories (Additional Cost)

• ALMFC12 meat and food grinder for the #12 hub
• VS9 vegetable slicer with adjustable knife
• VS9H vegetable shredder with plate holder and 3/16" plate, with further plate sizes, grater plates and a julienne plate available
• #12 power take-off hub, where not already fitted
• 15 minute timer
• Prison package, factory installed

Warranty

Two years, on-site parts and labor. Univex states the term in each model’s operator manual — the mixer "carries a two-Year, on-site, parts and labor warranty against any defects in materials or workmanship" — and in its Planetary Mixer Selection Guide, which applies it to every planetary mixer the company builds. Warranty work is scheduled 8:00 am to 5:00 pm local time, Monday to Friday, and claims go to the Univex Warranty Service Department before any repair. Overloading the mixer beyond the published capacity voids it.

Specifications per Univex data; subject to change by the manufacturer.