{"id":15487,"date":"2025-12-18T16:33:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/?page_id=15487"},"modified":"2025-12-18T16:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:58:11","slug":"planer-retrofits-crabbe-lumber","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/en\/planermill\/job-stories\/planer-retrofits-crabbe-lumber\/","title":{"rendered":"Planer Retrofits at Crabbe Lumber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While Gilbert is widely recognized for its high-speed planer equipment, we also offer upgrade solutions for planers of other brands. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Electric Motorization retrofits<\/li>\n<li>Automatic Cutterhead Positioning Systems<\/li>\n<li>Infeed Table improvements<\/li>\n<li>And many more custom retrofit options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A great example of this is our long-standing partnership with <strong>Crabbe Lumber<\/strong> in <strong>New Brunswick<\/strong>, where several key retrofits have been successfully implemented over the years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2017:<\/strong> Gilbert\u2019s team installed <strong>feed table improvements<\/strong> and two new <strong>pineapple systems<\/strong>, enhancing lumber feeding and overall line flow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2018:<\/strong> We removed all hydraulic components from the planer and retrofitted <strong>Gilbert Electric Drives<\/strong>. This transition brought multiple benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduced maintenance<\/li>\n<li>Higher operating speeds<\/li>\n<li>Lower energy consumption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2022:<\/strong> Crabbe Lumber took the next step by installing the <strong>Gilbert Automatic Cutterhead Positioning System<\/strong>. This upgrade has:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increased planer efficiency<\/li>\n<li>Significantly reduced downtime<\/li>\n<li>Improved operator safety<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced lumber grading through more precise settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mr. Crabbe shared:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>These upgrades really helped improve our planer performance at lower costs over time. Smaller investments, with rapid paybacks!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We\u2019re proud to support Crabbe Lumber in optimizing their planer operations and achieving long-term performance improvements.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15493 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0406-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0406-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0406-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0406.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15495 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5164-e1764884246427-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5164-e1764884246427-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5164-e1764884246427-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5164-e1764884246427-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5164-e1764884246427.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20170201_121836-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20170201_121836-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20170201_121836-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20170201_121836-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20170201_121836-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.gilbert-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20170201_121836.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Gilbert is widely recognized for its high-speed planer equipment, we also offer upgrade solutions for planers of other brands. These include: Electric Motorization retrofits Automatic Cutterhead Positioning Systems Infeed Table improvements And many more custom retrofit options A great example of this is our long-standing partnership with Crabbe Lumber in New Brunswick, where several [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15491,"parent":11276,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-single-projet.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15487","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v25.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Planer Retrofits at Crabbe Lumber | Gilbert Products<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover how our planner equipment support Crabbe Lumber in optimizing their operations and achieving long-term performance improvements.\" 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