Scheppach locate there rating plates on the motor housing or on a piece of the frame work that is away from the work area (under the table or back of the machine) as to keep it as clean and legible as possible. The rating plate shows the model number for the Sheppach machine just below there logo the with the serial number and year of manufacture on the line below. so our example shows the model as TKU the serial number as 211181 and the year of manufacture as 2003.