Lumber Sander Retro-Fits

Over the course of approximately 40 years several notable retrofits have been designed and are available today for installation on older Kimwood sanders. Some retrofits are looked upon as a necessity to simply help companies remain competitive, others are to update purchase parts that are no longer available. Kimwood in certain instances has introduced new assemblies and/or entire models with these new updated features included. Kimwood service technicians continually provide updates in regards to industry demands for new features. These requests are reviewed and implemented accordingly. And finally, some retrofits are based on improving the safety of the equipment.

For more information on available upgrades for the Lumber Sander, click on the links below.

Safety Retrofits:

• Anti-Kickback Fingers
  A very import safety feature for protecting plant personal from injury due to a panel being ejected unexpectly.
  
  
• Primary Chain Housing
  Provides the maximum protection to operating personal. New chain housings are built with sectional covers to allow easier access to sprockets & chains.
  
  

• Chrome Plated High Speed Rolls
  The hard chrome surface typically provides a much longer roll life while reducing maintenance.
  
  
• Knurled & Carbide Feedrolls
  An alternative to polyurethane coverings, these rolls provide an unequaled life span and reduced maintenance.
  
  

• 3rd Infeed Feed and Pinch Roll
  An addition to the first 2 feed and pinch rolls ahead of the primary sanding heads. This retro-fit is intended to eliminate slippage that can sometimes occur in this area prior to the leading edge of a panel reaching the first feed roll downstream from the primary heads.
  
  
• Air Bag Tracking
  Replaces high impact and air consuming air cylinders with smooth operating and efficient air bags.
  
  
• Air Compressor
  Adds a high pressure compressor to the system which is designed to boost existing plant air going to the critical high pressure cylinders in the sander.
  
  
• Air Knife Assemblies
  These replaces the traditional powered radax brushes to provide a more thouroughly cleaned panel surface.
  
  
• Bearing Temperature Monitoring System
  Eliminates the guess work of determining bearing temperatures and also provides warnings of possible bearing problems.
  
  
• High Speed Bearings
  Replaces the more expensive and often difficult to obtain self aligning ball bearings with less expensive and more readily available double row spherical roller bearings.
  
  
• Kimwood 2K Tracking
  Replaces the incandescent and typically obsolete type tracking systems. State of the art and readily available components are utilized with the new tracking systems.
  
  
• Main Lift Counter
  A new simple and inexpensive approach for indicating sander deck height.
  
  
• Platen Bar Retrofit
  A new and improved Platen Bar design which incorporates a quick change insert. These new inserts can literally be changed out in seconds thus eliminating the tedious process of stapling and rebuilding tack strips altogether.