The Newman EPR Electric Series Double Roughing Planers provide state-of-the-art technology backed by the world's most experienced planer manufacturer. Newman's new EPR Series Planers feature electric feed drive - no hydraulics.

Additional innovative features include an improved locking mechanism for the top cutterhead leveling system and redesigned bottom cutterhead dust collection. The benefits of the new, environmentally friendly EPR Series Planers include precision feed roll synchronization, extended tire life, superior feeding, precision grinding and jointing, new digital thickness indicator, and reduced maintenance.

The EPR Series Double Roughing Planers are designed specifically for surfacing rough lumber in board lengths. Planing in long lengths helps cut-off saw operators to see defects more easily, therefore making better decisions, resulting in increased yield. The minimization of snipe and other machining defects also contribute to increased yield.  Planing in long lengths provides maximum productivity at high feed speeds.

The Newman S-382 is designed to take random width rough sawn lumber and calibrate it to target thickness. It has a 30" (762 mm) width capacity and now comes standard with electric feed drive! The S-382 will process lumber at speeds of from 80 to 300 FPM (25 to 92 mpm) and may be equipped with either the patented QUIETCUT™ Helical Carbide Cutterheads or the standard H.H.S cutterheads.

Two 15 HP Sew-Eurodrive gearmotors are mounted directly onto the feed shafts. The feed shafts have changed from the hex shaft configuration to the new interconnected hub design. Two AC Variable frequency inverters allow for precision infeed and outfeed roll synchronization, aiding in extended tire life.

To reduce damage to cupped or misshapen boards the feed system utilizes pneumatic rubber tires, virtually eliminating roller split while providing positive high torque feed.

Maintenance saving options such as in-machine knife grinding and computer setworks are also available. Utilizing soft feed, exceptional knife work, along with controlled thickness dimensioning, lumber yields will increase, the product will improve, and production will grow.