Planing benches or vargel benches are production benches used to process workpiece surfaces flat or oblique. In principle, a single-ended cutting tool is connected to the movable machine head, which is machined linearly back and forth and the chip is removed from the workpiece.

The working principle of horizontal planing machines is to transmit the rotational movement taken from the engine to the crank pulley. The crank pulley transmits the rotational movement in linear motion with a swivel shaft to the movable head. In this way, the movable head synchronously moves back and forth with the crank pulley.

In the forward movement of the head, the planer moves to the cutting state. In the backward movement of the head, the planer moves up and returns to its initial state without cutting. These movements follow each other continuously.

There are several types of Vargel lathes: horizontal barrel loom, vertical barrel loom, hydraulic barrel loom and planer barrel loom. Among these, horizontal barrel benches are the most widely used. Vertical vargel benches are mostly used as grooving machines. Planer-type barrel workbenches are used to process large and heavy work pieces that cannot be connected to barrel workbenches.

Slotting benches are dangerous to the health of the workers during their use. Therefore, in accordance with the Regulation on Health and Safety in the Use of Work Equipment, the controls of planing machines should be carried out under conditions deemed appropriate by the manufacturer, unless otherwise stipulated in the relevant standards. If the manufacturer does not foresee any conditions, then a risk assessment is carried out based on the operating conditions in which the machines are used and control periods are determined accordingly. However, it must be checked at least once a year.

Our company, planing machine inspection, in accordance with the relevant legal regulations, standards and test methods published by domestic and foreign organizations. These standards are based on a few standards:

• TS EN 50632-2-19 Electric motor-driven tools - Dust measurement - Part 2-19: Particular requirements for planing machines
• TS EN 50632-3-3 Electric motor-powered tools - Dust measurement - Part 3-3: Portable planers and thickeners
• TS EN 860: 2007 + A2 Safety of woodworking machines - One-sided thickness planers
• TS ISO 241 Cutting tools - Turning and planing pens - Cross-sectional shapes and dimensions
• TS 68 Planers and planers (for woodworking)