Updates for an industry legend

Coastal Planer upgrades

Updates for an industry legend

BETTER-THAN-EVER PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY

The Coastal planer is designed for superior lumber surfacing at speeds of 3000 fpm. It offers the flexibility to ribbon feed or configure a gap. Advanced features like quick-change cutter heads, rapid lumber set-up changes, and easy-access maintenance, make operating the Coastal Planer a breeze, and have contributed to its industry popularity. With the latest technology advancements applied to this workhorse, it is even more efficient and productive. It just keeps going, and going, and going!

Most of the Coastal planers built are still in operation. In fact the very first unit is still running at a mill in Colorado!

MANY UPGRADES AVAILABLE

USNR’s Coastal planer is renowned in the industry as a workhorse that maximizes quality and production, minimizes downtime, and is easy to maintain. With over 150 Coastal Planer systems installed since the mid-1970’s, and many more successful upgrades done, the Coastal planer has developed a well-deserved reputation among planer operators for providing years of consistent and reliable production. Most of the Coastal planers built are still in operation. In fact the very first unit is still running at a mill in Colorado!

Even after years of brute-force service, technology advances can breathe new life into this steadfast system. USNR has developed many upgrades including infeed table upgrades, the patented electric drive conversion, controls system upgrades, automatic jointing, setworks, and advanced knife conversions. These advances are described in detail below. Upgrading your Coastal planer system is a worthwhile investment that can greatly increase its efficiency, and offers an attractive return on investment particularly when productivity is an issue.

Infeed table upgrade

USNR has updated the Coastal planer infeed and bridge system with 16” diameter pineapple rolls that have a more aggressive tooth pattern and an open profile to facilitate picking up the boards.

It also features a closed-loop tensioning and positioning system so one push of a button sets all the feed rolls and pressures. This results in better pressure control, product feeding and recipe setting options for different product widths and thicknesses. It features automatic thin board control, whereby the system automatically senses a thin board and drops the pineapples to grab the board and shoot it off to the planer.

Electric feed roll TEFC motor and driveline

Electric drives are now available for both the planer and the infeed. The powered hold-down and electric drive ensures better speed regulation and a constant, smooth flow of material. This replaces worn or obsolete hydraulic drive motors. Electric motors and gear ratios can be easily tailored to suit any application.

The conversion can be further customized with VFD’s, HMI’s and control systems integration. . Factory assembled drive modules make installation easy. With careful planning, most drive retrofits can be completed over a two-day weekend.

Top, bottom head TEFC motor and driveline

Head drives can be converted to drivelines with standard TEFC motors, on top and bottom cutter heads. If space is available behind the planer, this upgrade takes the Coastal custom drive motors off the head carriers, and mounts standard off-the-shelf TEFC motors on a fixed motor base behind the planer.

Kanefusa knives

Knives coated with Advanced Material Technology stay sharper longer. It changes the knife wear characteristics and reduces residue adhesion, delivering dramatic gains in machine-uptime and reduced grinding costs. This applies to straight knife top and bottom heads and straight knife side heads. This upgrade delivers a longer cutting life between knife changes, with less knife jointing required on lumber production runs.

USNR is the exclusive distributor of Kanefusa knives in North America.

Automatic servo jointer

Existing manual jointer assemblies are replaced with complete top and bottom cutterhead or top and bottom profiler automatic jointer assemblies. This upgrade creates a more consistent jointing performance and a safer environment with less risk of accidents. In the event of control power or motor failure, the jointer can be operated manually with a manual indexing knob that overrides the motor. The traversing assembly is easily disconnected. Upon power loss, memory is retained for the battery life of the PLC, typically two years. Manual controls are also provided. New automatic jointers require a simple modification to the existing mount brackets by drilling and tapping new mounting holes.

Servo setworks

Existing manual or hydraulic setworks are converted to electric actuation allowing for quick changes to product size and thickness, improved setting and sizing accuracy, and increased reliability. This upgrade can be applied to top and bottom heads, sideheads, or the top head profiler, and multiple axes. Adjustments can be made remotely from outside the planer room.

Controls system

Bring your controls system into the 21st century with an update that offers immediate performance improvement and ensures against obsolescence. ControlLogix and CompactLogix control systems are now available to replace Allen- Bradley PLC5 and older existing systems which are no longer supported. Controls can be hard wired to a fixed located touch screen interface. Other options include controls via wireless tablet or similar means at customer request.

Others available

USNR has developed many other upgrade options to keep your system running efficiently for years to come including the top and side head chipbreaker, top head hydraulic pressure plate, side head holdover roller, side head guide shoe rapidadjust system, side head holdown shoe system, hydraulic pressure plate, to name a few. Coastal Planers are built to last for decades. In any region, any species, and any material dimension, your Coastal planer will keep going, and going, and going.

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