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Planers plan 51L

Professional planer from Felder Group featuring SILENT-POWER® technology for efficient solid wood processing. Designed for workshop and professional woodworking operations.

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3x 400 V
Motor voltage
50 Hz
Motor frequency
7.5 HP
Motor power
5.5 kW
Motor power
Overview

The Felder plan 51L is a professional-grade four-square planer engineered for precision surfacing and thickness planning of solid wood in both workshop and industrial settings. As a dedicated single-pass planing system, it delivers consistent stock reduction with exceptional surface quality across hardwoods and softwoods, making it a core machine for operations requiring reliable dimensional accuracy and finish. The plan 51L incorporates Felder Group's proprietary SILENT-POWER® technology, which combines optimized blade geometry with vibration dampening to significantly reduce operational noise levels while maintaining cutting efficiency. This design enables extended production runs with reduced operator fatigue and facility noise concerns—a key differentiator in the premium planer segment where both performance and working environment matter to professional shops. The machine is purpose-built for medium to large professional woodworking operations processing solid wood components: custom millwork, architectural joinery, furniture component manufacturing, and specialty timber work. It suits shops running regular production batches of dimension stock, where throughput consistency and surface finish quality directly impact downstream operations and final product quality. Featuring robust construction typical of Felder's Austrian engineering, the plan 51L positions itself in the premium planer category alongside comparable four-square systems from leading European manufacturers. Its application as a primary dimensioning tool in professional facilities reflects its design focus on operator reliability, output consistency, and long-term cost of ownership rather than entry-level accessibility.

Applications
solid wood crafting
Small workshop
High-end woodcraft and bespoke joinery shops leverage the plan 51L to surface premium hardwoods and exotic species with minimal waste and exceptional finish, enabling the superior aesthetics their projects demand. The reduced noise operation is particularly valuable in smaller workshop environments where acoustic conditions affect both work quality and operator wellbeing.
timber processing batch
Industrial
Production operations processing timber into dimension stock for downstream component manufacturing rely on the plan 51L's throughput and consistency. The robust construction and SILENT-POWER® efficiency support sustained batch operations across multiple shifts, making it suitable for larger facilities that require reliable dimensioning as a core process step.
custom millwork
Medium workshop
The plan 51L is ideal for millwork shops producing architectural trim, moulding stock, and bespoke wooden components requiring tight dimensional tolerances and premium surface finish. The SILENT-POWER® technology enables extended daily production runs of varying hardwood species with consistent planing quality, reducing rework from tearout and surface defects that are costly in custom applications.
furniture production
Medium workshop
Furniture manufacturers use the plan 51L as a primary thickness planer for dimensioning solid wood frame components, panels, and turned blanks prior to further machining and assembly. Its precision and finish quality minimize final sanding requirements, directly reducing downstream labor costs while ensuring all components meet exact thickness specifications for assembly repeatability.
Specifications
Electrics
Motor voltage3x 400 V
Motor frequency50 Hz
Motor power7.5 HP
Motor power5.5 kW
Planer and Cutterblock
Surface planing width510 mm
Total planer table length3000 mm
Infeed planer table length1650 mm
Maximum depth of cut8 mm
Number of knives - Silent-POWER spiral cutterblock77
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Class SI 400
Motor voltage
3x 400 V
Motor frequency
50 Hz
50 (60) Hz
Motor power
7.5 HP
7 (8) kW
Motor power
5.5 kW
Surface planing width
510 mm
Total planer table length
3000 mm
Infeed planer table length
1650 mm
Maximum depth of cut
8 mm
Number of knives - Silent-POWER spiral cutterblock
77
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