This Fortuna 50 PU-AG is a used book binding machine — more specifically, a leather skiving machine, also known as a leather splitting machine — designed for thinning and tapering the edges of leather and similar materials to precise thicknesses. Fortuna is a well-established German manufacturer with a long history of producing skiving, splitting, and finishing machinery for the leather goods, bookbinding, and allied trades industries.
The machine offers a skiving width adjustable from 0 to 50 mm and a skiving angle variable between 0° and 20°, giving operators fine control over the profile of each skived edge. Feed is stepless and regulated via a clutch, with selectable feed speeds of 270, 350, 520, and 650 mm per second, making it suitable for a range of materials and cutting requirements. Operation is foot-controlled, keeping both hands free to guide the workpiece. The machine is also equipped with integrated chip and dust extraction, helping to maintain a clean working environment.
Power is provided by a motor running at 1,400 rpm, rated at 0.55 kW, and the machine connects to a three-phase 380 V, 50 Hz supply. Overall dimensions are 1,050 mm long by 550 mm wide by 1,160 mm tall, and the unit weighs approximately 130 kg. The machine is located in Emskirchen, near Nuremberg, Germany, is available immediately, and can be inspected and tested on-site.
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