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Wood-Mizer has two sides…
Wood-Mizer's Woodworking Machine range has received a further boost
with the recent addition of the MP200 two-sided planer and moulder.
By Wood-Mizer | Photo by Wood-Mizer
T
he release of the MP200 follows on the launch of
Wood-Mizer’s four-sided planer moulder range in
2018. The company’s woodworking machine
range now consists of three planer moulder models –
the MP200 two-sided planer moulder together with the
MP360 and MP260 four-sided planer moulders.
The earlier release of the four-sided models gives
new and existing producers access to technology which
was previously unaffordable with benefits including
improved production capacity, quality, ability to
compete in new sectors and extended profits.
The MP200 two-sided planer moulder continues this
legacy by matching affordability to high levels of
innovation to deliver a solution that sets a new
benchmark for competitively priced planing and
moulding machines.
MP200 – INNOVATE TO THE NEXT LEVEL
The MP200 is a robustly built, easy to use machine that
is designed for manufacturers that want to produce
mouldings, flooring and other wood products quickly,
affordably and efficiently. Its compact design and
wheel-mounted frame slots easily into existing work
areas or congested spaces.
The unit has one horizontal and one vertical spindle
that can hold planing or profiling knives. This makes it
possible to plane and mould on one or two sides in one
pass to produce mouldings, flooring or planed
components for manufacturing or resale. The MP200
can plane components with a maximum height of up to
260mm high and 410mm wide. The maximum
moulding height is 100mm high by 310mm wide.
The MP200’s ability to profile and plane in one pass
is provided by an innovative centre mounted fence that
allows for processing on either side of the fence. The
fence references off two guiderails to provide for
accurate and square in-feeding with three side
pressure rollers on the opposite side assisting to
further align the component into the machine.
Processing on either side of the fence makes the
production of decking very easy. The component is
planed smooth on four sides in two passes on one side
of the fence and then passed through on the other side
to receive a grooved tread pattern on the face-side to
deliver a ready-to-sell component. A handy ruler scale
mounted above the fence ensures the accurate and
on-size repositioning of the fence.
A four-post table height adjustment system ensures
the square and level, up and down movement of the
table. A manual crank handle adjusts the initial table
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height with a micro-adjustment dial providing for final size
adjustments.
Two overhead steel-grooved rollers and a third polyurethane
roller at the outfeed-end feeds the component through the
machine flat and true. The polyurethane roller ensures that the
planed surface is not damaged as it exists the unit.
An anti-kickback finger system at the infeed end ensures the
safety of the operator and also to align the component squarely
as it enters into and through the unit.
An easy-to-use control panel consists of two separate
buttons that control the top or side spindle. The feed speed,
that is pinned between two and 12m per minute, is also
regulated from the control panel. Each spindle has a dust
extraction point to remove residue from the unit while it is
working. A cut-off switch mounted on the top cover of the
machine prevents access to the machine while it is running.
TOP LINE SPECIFICATIONS
• Planing width: up to 410mm
• Planing height: up to 260mm
• Moulding width: up to 310mm
• Moulding height: up to 100mm
• Horizontal spindle: 3kW, three-phase electric motor
• Vertical spindle: 2.2kW, three-phase electric motor
// APRIL / MAY 2019
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