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Blue and white four-sided planer Model 180 PSE on a wooden pallet inside an IWM warehouse facility
  • Blue and white four-sided planer Model 180 PSE on a wooden pallet inside an IWM warehouse facility

Four-Sided Planer Model 180 PSE

Soukup
A through-feed four-sided planer that finishes all four faces of a section in one pass, with four independent spindle motors and a 1,700 mm straightening infeed table — suited to joinery and timber workshops that need consistent, repeatable dressed stock without the complexity of a full moulder.

Typically chosen by

  • Joinery shops producing door components, window sections, or similar profiled stock who need consistent four-sided accuracy without multiple machine passes
  • Furniture manufacturers running repeated section sizes where repeatability across a batch is more important than frequent size changes
  • Timber merchants and processors finishing sawn stock to precise dimensions for trade or contract supply
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Key specification considerations

Max Working Width
180 mm
Sets the upper limit on section size this machine can process — confirm your widest recurring component falls within this before specifying.
Sided Operation
Four-sided in one pass
All four faces are planed in a single pass through the machine, removing the need to re-feed stock through separate operations and reducing handling time.
Number of Spindles
4 (independent motors)
Each spindle has its own dedicated motor rather than sharing drives between the side heads — this maintains consistent cutting performance across all four faces simultaneously.
Feed Speeds
6 / 12 m/min (2 speeds)
The lower speed is suited to harder species or deeper cuts; the higher speed increases throughput on straightforward dressed stock.
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SpecificationValueNotes
Max Working Width
180 mm
Sets the upper limit on section size this machine can process — confirm your widest recurring component falls within this before specifying.
Min Working Width
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Max Working Height
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Min Working Height
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Number of Spindles
4 (independent motors)
Each spindle has its own dedicated motor rather than sharing drives between the side heads — this maintains consistent cutting performance across all four faces simultaneously.
Spindle Speed
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Feed Speed
6 / 12 m/min (2 speeds)
The lower speed is suited to harder species or deeper cuts; the higher speed increases throughput on straightforward dressed stock.
Motor Power (total)
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Three-phase supply will be required — confirm availability at the intended installation point with your electrician before ordering.
Electrical Supply
Three-phase — contact IWM to confirm full amperage requirement
Confirm available phase and amperage with your electrician prior to ordering.
Infeed Table Length
1,700 mm
The 1,700 mm straightening table allows bowed or cupped stock to be referenced and corrected before it reaches the first cutter head.
Machine Dimensions (L × W × H)
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Allow additional clearance at both the infeed and outfeed ends for the length of stock you intend to process.
Machine Weight
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Extraction Connection
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Noise Level
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Is this the right
machine for you?

Choose the Four-Sided Planer Model 180 PSE if...

  • Your sections run up to 180 mm wide and you need a reliable four-sided finish in one pass without the footprint or cost of a larger machine
  • You are a joinery or furniture workshop running consistent section sizes where setup simplicity and day-to-day repeatability matter more than frequent profile changes
  • You are stepping up from separate surfacer and thicknesser operations and want to consolidate four-sided finishing into a single machine
  • Your production volume suits a straightforward four-sided planer rather than a full moulder with multiple profiling heads

Consider an alternate model if...

  • Your material regularly exceeds 180 mm wide — the GL-645 handles widths up to 450 mm and may be a better fit
  • You need profiling or moulding capability alongside four-sided planing — the GS-423, GS-523 or GN-5S23/GN-6S23 range combines planing and moulding in a single machine
  • You require complex or varied profile work across multiple heads — the GH-623 or GL-630 dedicated moulders are worth discussing with us
  • Your throughput demands suggest a heavier-duty or higher-spindle machine — talk to us and we can compare the full Soukup range against your production requirements
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