The Planar Sanding System is an innovative method patented by EMC Italy that enables high sanding standards to be achieved. The system is integrated in the Plano machine, a multi-purpose sander for multi-directional superfinishing.
The expert Stefano Callegaro answers and explains this new sanding system and its advantages.
Why is it called the Planar System?
The contact between the panel and the abrasive belt is made on a perfectly flat surface, so that the The contact between the panel and the abrasive belt takes place on a perfectly flat surface, so that the sanding is planar, i.e. uniform over the entire surface. With this system, once the panel is inserted in the machine, it is as if it were "gliding" over the abrasive rollers. The result is the Plano machine, which was developed to fully incorporate our innovative patented sanding system''.
What's innovative about the Plano machine?
Before the Plano machine, sanding was done using the Longitudinal System, or wide belt machining, and the Transverse System, or narrow belt machining, with the help of electronics of course. The particularity of the Plano lies in the rotary sanding system, which combines 3 different systems in a single movement.wide sanding belt + 2 fixed electronic pads + the rotation of the entire sanding unit''.
What is meant by 4D sanding?
This method is the result of normal sanding systems, on which we intervene by modifying 3 dimensions if necessary: the speed of the belt, the pressure of the pads, and the speed of the sanding belt; the planar method adds a fourth "dimension" that can be modified