Presented by poona udyog the conversion of planer to plano-millers is much faster as with a t-max face mill. A number of inserts are used for machining as against single point tool on a planer. Machining of blinds slots and t-slots is done very effectively on plano-millers. Bed/bolster/riser plates used for hydraulic/mechanical presses are normally machined on plano-millers only. The work involves replacing tool post by a milling attachment. The table drive is through a reduction gearbox in place of flat belt drive. The return of investments is very fast as job machining takes less than half the time that is otherwise needed while using plano-miller version of planer.
