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PLANERS – GILBERT
LUMBER PROCESSING
Gilbert 6 Roll Planer
Gilbert 6 Roll Planer is designed for
mid to high planermill speeds and
production. This model features:
six feed rolls, a 14 inch cutting
circle, can fit up to 36 knives an
impeccable finish. It runs at speeds
up to 3000 feet per minute. Its
compact design will fit very well in
an existing layout.
Gilbert S Series Planer
Gilbert S-Series Planer, a new
generation planer, affordable and
flexible, is designed for mills who
want to do more than conventional
planning. It was developed for
mills that wanted Gilbert’s state
of the art technology, but didn’t
have the needs for a bigger planer.
It features eight feed rolls, an 11
inch cutting circle and can fit up to
26 knives. It runs at speeds from
300 up to 2000 feet per minute.
This model is the solution to
diversified value added products
like moulding; remanufacturing,
finger jointing, cedar, pine and rip
saw operations.
Gilbert Moulder Planer
Gilbert Moulder Planer is
recognized for its strength,
versatility and high quality results.
Additional cutterhead modules
offer the most exquisite lumber
finish on the market. It is designed
to produce all profile and special
products, as well as high quality
construction lumber. Gilbert offers
the Moulder opportunity to all of
its models of planer, either with
the S Series, 6 Roll or High Speed
Planer models.
Gilbert 6 Roll Planer
Unique to Gilbert: The Pull-
Through Technology
The Gilbert Planer pulls the wood
into the machine. It is an innovative
design compared to the push
feed technology, and has proven
its efficiency for the past two
decades and over 100 planer mill
installations! The Gilbert Planer is
completely designed to operate
with a gap. With the Pull-Through
technology, each piece of wood is
dragged through independently
from one another, no matter the
For safety the Gilbert Planer is controlled by the Gilbert Automatic
Positioning System
space between each piece.
This exclusive technology
ensures a very high efficiency:
Gilbert guarantees 95% running
uptime and higher! Another
important advantage of the Pull-
Through technology is the planer
capacity to run all boards: Twisted,
crooked and bowed do not need
to be removed. All goes through a
Gilbert!
Since the wood is not being
pushed in the machine, it doesn’t
break. With the Pull-Through
technology, no bridge is required
between the feed table and the
planer.
The purpose of a bridge is to
close the gap, but the Gilbert runs
with the gap, so there is no need
for a bridge. Therefore the Gilbert
Planer will fit in a very compact
layout which helps in building
space savings. Also, the planer can
run with no infeed operator: one
operator at the tilt hoist is all that
is required.
The Gilbert Planer is completely
ELECTRIC driven which results
in high energy savings and less
maintenance.
Safety: Gilbert’s Priority
Safety has always been a PRIORITY
for Gilbert. For this reason, The
Gilbert Planer is controlled by
the Gilbert Automatic Positioning
System. This system allows
operators to control the planer
from outside the planer room.
The Gilbert Automatic Positioning
System is operated by installing
electric servo-motors onto each
axis for automatic adjustments,
optimal precision and higher
grades: top and bottom heads, side
heads and bedplate.
During the past years, many
more automatic adjustments have
been added to the Gilbert controls
to make the planer room even
safer, such as automatic jointing of
top and bottom heads, automatic
jointing of side heads, automatic
adjustment of pressure plates.
At Gilbert, we adhere to the
industry’s highest standards.
Our management and staff are
committed to offering state-of-the-
art equipment synonymous with
innovative, reliable and sustainable
solutions. A team of experts is
available 24/7 to provide you with
unparalleled service, worldwide!
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