A method determines state information relating to a belt grinder. The belt grinder has at least one abrasive belt for grinding a workpiece. The method includes providing measurement data relating to the belt grinder, and determining the state information from the measurement data using a machine learning system. The machine learning system is configured to determine the state information based on the provided measurement data.

A device has laterally mobile pressure devices on belt sanders in throughfeed, which are brought into position so that workpieces detected by detectors are sanded in a laterally limited area in the longitudinal direction. An arrangement of such pressure arrangements represents, for example, a segmented sanding pad. The method of lateral movement of its segments and the devices created for this purpose enable, among other things, the sanding of frames in the wood grain direction of their individual parts and/or their center panel as well as the application of sanding patterns to workpiece surfaces.

A device has laterally mobile pressure devices on belt sanders in throughfeed, which are brought into position so that workpieces detected by detectors are sanded in a laterally limited area in the longitudinal direction. An arrangement of such pressure arrangements represents, for example, a segmented sanding pad. The method of lateral movement of its segments and the devices created for this purpose enable, among other things, the sanding of frames in the wood grain direction of their individual parts and/or their center panel as well as the application of sanding patterns to workpiece surfaces.

The invention relates to a press-on element 1 for an abrasive belt 30, in particular for wide belt grinding machines, consisting at least of a backing material 10 with a padding 3 and a sliding layer 4. To clearly improve the grinding results, a method and a press-on element 1 based thereon are employed which permits an additional cooling of the padding 3 and thereby the abrasive belt 30. The press-on element 1 here substantially consists of a padding 3 consisting of a spacer fabric. The spacer fabric is manufactured from two loosely woven textile surfaces which are connected to each other by pile threads so that the cooling medium can flow through the padding 3.

The invention relates to a press-on element 1 for an abrasive belt 30, in particular for wide belt grinding machines, consisting at least of a backing material 10 with a padding 3 and a sliding layer 4. To clearly improve the grinding results, a method and a press-on element 1 based thereon are employed which permits an additional cooling of the padding 3 and thereby the abrasive belt 30. The press-on element 1 here substantially consists of a padding 3 consisting of a spacer fabric. The spacer fabric is manufactured from two loosely woven textile surfaces which are connected to each other by pile threads so that the cooling medium can flow through the padding 3.