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Highlights 2014

TB A LE OF CONTENTS

2 LEUCO p-System Why should I buy a p-System? Real-life examples

5ru Th o gh-feed manufacturing High-speed hogging New jointing cutters, edge trimming

8 Circular Blades The new „No-noise saw blades“ Panel sizing, sizing, trimming

11 „Non- processing“ Systematic way of cutting window profiles I DO NEED GOOD Tools for aluminum composite materials 12 Stationary processing TOOLS! Door production: serial and batch size 1 Clever solutions for 5-axis processing

16 of solid wood OF cOURSE! p-System profile cutters in saw mills AND WE DO HAVE Small fingers, large yield

THOSE. 18 Services Market report flooring LVT S harpening service logistics,

20 LEUCO in-house LEUCO worldwide LEUCO management board

22 1954 - 2014 Wealth of ideas - the heart of LEUCO L EUCO´s 60th anniversary www.leuco.com page 2 Highlights 2014 LEUCOline

T ools on LEUCO p-System basis „Eco on mic miracle“

How do you calculate the economic efficien- Why does each degree in angle cy of a tool? Economic efficiency is defined count? by profit divided by expenditure. Transferred The edge life of tools is clearly increasing to tools, profit means edge life and expen- with larger shear angles. The cutting edge is diture means the price of the tool. exposed to less pressure. This means less In order to make a tool economical the edge wear and longer edge life. life performance must be higher in proporti- on to the surplus price. This increase of edge Free of charge ... Apart from the reduction of tool costs and How can you calculate the economic effici- life by itself makes the increase in profit you will receive: ency of the LEUCO p-System tools? the p-System the most | free of charge excellent cutting quality, You only have to consider the edge life in economic tool in the | reduced machine downtimes thanks to less relation to the tool´s shear angle. The edge tool changes, life of a tool with a shear angle of 55° is industry segment. | chip-free quality when cutting on end, new twice as long compared to a common | processing possibilities also for difficult ma shear angle of 35° for instance. The p-Sys- How are resharpening costs of the diamond- terials tem tool with a shear angle of 70° reaches tipped LEUCO p-System tools included? | and much more. 8 times the edge life. This was documen- After resharpening, the tools reach the extre- ted by the engineers of the LEUCO R&D mely long edge lives once again and additio- Please read the examples on pages 3, 4, department. nally increase the profit. and 16.

L EUCO System Philosophy LEU CO p-System

Jointing Chamfering Rabbeting Grooving Profile cutting

P eeling – the revolutionary wood processing technology by means of the patented p-System LEU CO PaTENT

For the PEEL It, SEE IT, Feel it! Stationary or through II best cutting quality in the whole industry segment feed processing II long edge lives Video about II materials and applications which have been www.leuco.com / considered as technically impossible so far. LEUCO p-System

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ould Why sh I buy a p-System?

Beuseca Every degree of Shear Angle more pays off!

Report of the LEUCO edge life documentation T he most economical tool of the industry segment Teh journey to Ral e -liFE example How does the LEUCO p-System pay off Dubai for a kitchen manufacturer? Or: only a nail can stop us

What did you do in November 2010? LEUCO A large kitchen manufacturer produces the mounted a p-System tool for the long cabinet components on several production side of hard wood scantlings. The cutter which lines and processes pre-coated 16 mm and was in operation at the parquet manufacturer 19 mm particle boards. Production is made Bauwerk in Switzerland was stopped in Febru- on through-feed machines with feedrates ary 2014 only because of a steel pin in the of up to 70 m/min. The customer´s demand wood. as to jointing is finish-quality as the edging „It is true that planing knives are much less ex- of the panel is done directly afterwards. pensive compared to a p-System tool, but after 4,906,729 running meters and an edge life of For approx. 2 years the kitchen manufac- 3.5 years the p-System proved highly effici- turer has been using LEUCO p-System join- ent,” says Paul Hehle of Bauwerk. „The p-Sys- ting cutters with a shear angle of 70°. De- tem was not resharpened. I only cleaned it tailed edge life analyses prove: compared from time to time.“ to the previous standard jointing cutters On one machine jointing is done without „The approx. 5 million running meter match this solution offers 1 million running meters hoggers with and against feed. On another machine hogging is done with the distance between Hamburg and Dubai. per edge life which means 10 times the LEUCO PowerTec hoggers in a double hogging Each single cutting edge cut the distance bet- edge life of the standard cutters. process. The next step is jointing with LEUCO ween Leipzig and Göteborg“, explains Dr. p-System cutters. Dressler from the LEUCO R&D Department. The production manager reports: Below: p-System jointing cutter „Even if I was given the planing knives free of „We were able to reduce waste due to edge charge, the p-System would be more inexpen- chippings in the decor by 80-90%. As well, sive,” states Hehle. machine downtime caused by the change A parquet scantling processed with the dama- of jointing cutters could be reduced by ged tool still shows an excellent cutting quality 90%.“ next to the damaged spot on the cutting edge. The microscope picture shows that next to the These two factors by themselves allowed break the cutting edge is still sharp. savings in the six-digit range. The LEUCO This means that the way back from Dubai to p-System pays off! Hamburg would certainly have been possi- ble without the steel pin. With all advan- tages.

S top after 4,906,729 running meters only because of a nail in the wood.

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Applications Nw e QuALITy Dimensions and application Possibilities Peeling - The revolutionary wood processing technology by LEUCO

Finished! Chip-free! Protection Foil!

Milling with finish-cut quality without Chip-free jointing of Long edge lives in the case of high-gloss postprocessing veneerd boards material with protection foil

The p-System produces edges in finish-cut The cutting edges of the p-System cut veneer As soon as the foil was no longer cleanly cut, quality, time-consuming sanding is no longer like a sharp knife. Across the veneer they the tools were changed. Thanks to the shear necessary. hardly exert cutting force and make a clean angle design the p-System cuts the foil „sharp cut, regardless whether the veneer overlap is 2 as a razor“ which allows to benefit from the or 10 mm. whole edge life of the cutter. mbH Save time! G Image: Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme Holzbearbeitungssysteme Image: Homag

Reduction of downtimes Preparing edges for zero joint

In the case of end-grain cutting, the p-System often allows to pass the edge against the feed without Thanks to the cutting edges with very large shear causing edge chipping. This also works with edged workpiece materials depending on edge thickness angle, p-System tools cut the surface „like a pair of and board quality; tool changes are no longer necessary, machine downtimes can be reduced. scissors“ with exceptional edge quality without micro chippings.

Peel it! E asy milling of lightweight panels See it! Feel it! Why is the LEUCO p-System the ideal tool system? Especially thanks to the LEUCO p-System fibres can be cut extremely well. This results So far: Jointing quality with TC tipped turn over in a good cutting quality not only along the knives grain but also across the grain. Thus, in wood-based panels such as a clearly Machining of solid wood with a diamond- increased surface quality can be obtained tipped tool already by jointing. In such material the cri- In addition, we want to point out that the tical cutting direction across the grain deter- LEUCO p-System tool is a with mines the cutting quality. The round ope- a much longer edge life than a carbide-tip- ning on the pictures clearly shows the ped turnover knife tool. So far, the meaning New: Opening in the same poplar plywood difference in quality. The p-System cut sepa- was that such materials consisting of solid processed by means of a diamond-tipped LEUCO rates all layers cleanly, the turnover knife cut wood layers require the sharper cutting edge p-System tool. It can be seen and felt that all creates a raw surface in all layers across the of tungsten carbide. layers have a smooth and clean surface in spite of the difficult fibrous wood type poplar. grain. www.leuco.com LEUCOline Highlights 2014 page 5

Recently included in the product range! NEW: Adjustable diamond tip- U pDATE of DP Jointing Cutters ped (DP) jointing cutter with full height diamond tips One-part jointing cutter up to D 220 and an adjustable DP jointing cutter

Both jointing cutters are destined for the use 28 mm. Customers processing panel thick- adju- on double-end tenoners and are suitable for nesses from 19 – 25 mm can adjust the cut- s t a b l e chip-free jointing of melamine-, paper-, HPL- ter 3 times and reach up to 4 single edge lives jointing laminated and veneered panels! The one-part per resharpening interval. cutter is 4 jointing cutters with diameters ranging bet- times as long. ween 180 and 220 mm are often used for Which are the advantages of full height dia- Full height tipping means maximum econo- jumping jointing. mond tips? mic efficiency. Until the cutter has to be re- Both cutters replace their predecessors and Full height tips mean a resharpening area of 4 placed many single edge lives can be rea- offer improved performance and optimized mm. Considering an average material remo- ched. smaller gullets for better quality and more val of 0.35 mm during resharpening, both comfortable noise-reduced working. The lar- cutters can be resharpened approx. 11 times. Who benefits most from the new cutters? ge shear angle provides excellent cutting This means a very long life time! The less ma- Users with high throughput and output quality even in the case of loose cores and for terial is removed per resharpening the higher quantities for whom the principle of econo- laser edging. the number of possible resharpenings. mic efficiency is not only a slogan. Users The adjustable two-part jointing cutter in- whose demands include excellent cutting Which are the advantages of an adjustable creases this effect as per resharpening in- quality also in sensitive materials apart from jointing cutter? terval up to 4 edge lives can be reached. high output quantities as well as appliers of The cutter covers cutting widths from 22 – Thus, in an ideal situation the lifetime of the laser edging.

L EUCO Compact Hoggers LEUwerCO Po Tec III Topline: High feedrates, perfect quality, more resharpenings, clever cutting widths

Since the mar- partly show large chippings due to high ting width hogger can be resharpened in a ket launch the mechanical load caused by foreign sub- very economical way. „LEUCO Po- stances enclosed in the wood-based pa- werTec III To- nels. In the case of the PowerTec III Topline In addition, LEUCO customers receive the pline“ hogger LEUCO uses reinforced peripheral and fi- following positive features of the „PowerTec has establis- nish-cut cutting edges. Less material has III Topline“ free of charge: hed itself on to be removed when resharpening which II Measurably lower power consumption, au- the market as increases the number of possible resharpe- dibly lower noise than with common hog- one of the nings. gers, long edge life, constant hogging width best-selling II The „PowerTec III Topline“ has twice as during the whole lifecycle. hogger sys- many peripheral pre-hogging cutting II For all common applications of double hog- tems. edges than the „PowerTec III“ hogger. This ging for workpiece thickness exceeding 8 The basic diffe- advantage pays particularly when cutting mm. rence with regard across the grain when the cutting edges II Available with a number of teeth of up to Z to the PowerTec emerge against the edge. This is why high 36 for LEUCO s-System with D 160 mm and predecessors is that quality cutting results can be obtained D 192 mm the finish cutting edge (negative hook an- even in the case of low-quality cores of the gle) and pre-hogging cutting edge (positive workpieces. Thanks to its exceptional hook angle) are integrated in one gullet. tooth geometry excellent quality in the de- Thus the number of cutting edges can be cor can be obtained even with high run- increased while the diameter remains un- ning performances. changed. This allows higher feedrates on II Experience shows that the majority of cu- double-end tenoners. stomers is working with a size allowance of up to 5 mm per side. This is why LEUCO Advantages of the „PowerTec III Topline“ offers the PowerTec III Topline with cutting II The cutting edges of common hoggers widths of 8 mm and 15 mm. The 8 mm cut- page 6 Highlights 2014 LEUCOline

Thanks to the double scraper the last chip creating the surface is always equally thin

Beware of polishing! High-gloss made easy thanks to acrylic coated boards untrimmed in size.

The glass-like version is called »MS – Orga- nic Glass«. Sharp light reflections testify to the excellent surface stability. In addition, this hall contains the first diode-laser edge banding machine by Homag in whose deve- »Good and bad are separated lopment MS Schuon participated as a pilot only by one hundredth of user. a millimeter. This is where Twinblade makes the This machine has now been upgraded with difference.«P eter Schuon the double profile scraper »Twinblade« made by LEUCO. To do this, the Homag me- The first knife removes the material, the second creates the surface. The furniture manufacturer and supplier MS chanic needed one day. The first scraper re- Schuon shows how the milled radius on the moves the most part of the material where- edge band can be brought to high gloss. as the second removes material only very 30 years ago, MS Schuon produced solid slightly. Material fracturing caused by the wood bedroom furniture. Today, the furni- first knife is removed by the second. ture manufacturer located in Haiterbach in the Northern Black Forest is processing mo- Reproducible quality dern furniture materials in an expert man- Peter Schuon says: »surface, edge and roun- ner. The product range includes furniture ding shine in an identical way. Thanks to the fronts laminated with lacquered glass or ce- scraper the machine operator can reach the ramics. The excess material is flush smoo- quality standards much easier. A polishing thed, chamfered and polished with the ap- aggregate would only leave streaks on the plied edge. Furthermore, there are the most surface and deteriorate the result.« different plastic coatings in high-gloss or T he stepped tool is positioned by CNC. The super matt as well as aluminum frame ele- Customer: MS-Schuon GmbH, 72221 Haiterbach/Germany second knife is responsible for high-gloss. ments. For the past 15 years the company www.ms-schuon.com has been using this know-how not only for its own furniture programs but has been ac- Pictures: Georg Molinski und F. Hermann, abstract, the ting as a supplier for other furniture manuf- original report was published in the dds magazine 1/2014 acturers.

Separate supplier area Here you can find a PUR Hotmelt production line which is laminating boards in a format of 2.80 x 1.3 m with high-gloss acrylics such as „Senosan“. These surfaces are offered by From their own production and processed with MS Schuon under the name of »MS – Acryl«. double scraper: MS – Acryl www.leuco.com LEUCOline Highlights 2014 page 7

T hrough-feed edge trimming Milling and shining in one step Function, advantages and application of the „TwinBlade“ Scraper

In the case of high-gloss finish, material These quality demands are reproducible and fracturing has been a challenge for furni- no polishing is required. On the contrary, a ture manufacturers for a long time already. polishing aggregate would worsen the re- The progress made thanks to laser edging sult by creating streaks. of acrylic-coated panels and the precisely tuned step-like arranged knives of the LEU- For six month LEUCO has been offering a CO „TwinBlade“ Scraper makes it possible new geometry for the TwinBlade scraper to produce a consistent shining surface which even increases the brilliance by up to which appears as if it were lacquered. 20%. Thanks to the TwinBlade, all PP mate- rials receive their brilliance on one aggre- Highest performance for the TwinBlade gate. Scraper The stepped cut of the LEUCO scraper is Materials such as ABS and PVC cannot be L EUCO TwinBlade for Homag aggregates produced by two cutting edges which are given a mirror finish by means of the dou- (above) and IMA aggregates (below) positioned exactly one behind the other. In ble-knife scraper. Nevertheless, you do the first step knife marks and unevenness not have to renounce on a radius or cham- table radii- or -combinations. are removed. Step two creates a smooth fer even with these materials. For this ap- So the LEUCO statement is: „TwinBlade, the and high-gloss surface without material plication the Twin Blade-version for Ho- best choice for high-gloss edges in one fracturing. Customers confirm „surface, mag machines offers a single working workstep.“ edge and radius shine in an identical way“. area on the blade with three freely selec-

T hrough feed edge trimming on HolzHer machines L eADING the chip in the right direction Edge trimming with a chip caption degree of 97%

Where work is done you have to clean up chips. re, the improved chip direction prevents double This fact was already known by our grandfa- hogging of the chips. This has positive effects thers. Now, in cooperation with HOLZ-HER, on the edge life. LEUCO found a solution to show the chips the right direction, furthermore without loud noise. How do tools work on the LEUCO „AirStream“ out and in addition to the 97% chip caption a basis? sound reduction of 3 dB(A) is reached. For the In the case of edge trimming, everybody wants In the case of standard tools, a low pressure machine operators this means a halving of the a clean machine and no chips on the workpi- area is created behind the cutting edge and on sound source. They have the impression that ece. With the new „AirStream-System“ we ac- one side of the gullet as here the air flow stalls. only one tool is in operation. tively influence the chip flow. The AirStream- A high pressure area is created on the face of System uses the rotation of the tool and exerts the cutting edge. These different air pressure With immediate effect, the AirStream-System targeted effect on the air flow to direct the chip areas try to level out and the pressure fluctua- is integrated in all HOLZ-HER edge trimming flow. In combination with the hood the chip is tions are perceived as noise. In the case of machines with aggregates 1826 and 1828. „told“ at the right time when and in which direc- „AirStream“ tools a bore at the right place on Quite a lot of technology in one single tool: tion it has to leave the gullet. Thus, a chip capti- the tool prevents the creation of air pressure LEUCO and HOLZ-HER show that innovation on degree of 97% can be reached! Furthermo- areas. So where nothing is, nothing has to level and quality are in the details.

high pressure area (red) A pPLIcaTION AirStream-System low pressure area (blue) II all HOLZ-HER edge trimming machine aggre- gates 1826 and 1828 IIedge rounding cutter and edge jointing cutter II for jointing and flush-cutting of solid wood, veneer and plastic edge bands

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S ystem-based LEUCO saw blades L EUCO´s new diamond-tipped saw blades ge5-Syst m „N o-nOISE“ saw blades The same tooth group combination is used for different LEUCO saw blade types. What is it about? when working and thus for a new and previ- Nobody likes the well-known loud, high-fre- ously not achieved sound level on horizontal Why? quent noise of diamond-tipped saw blades panel sizing and table saws which will At first this combination was applied to sizing during operation. certainly be appreciated by the machine ope- saw blades. Then the principle was transfer- Thanks to a radical minimization of gullets, rators. red to chop and blades, panel si- LEUCO succeded in reducing the noise of id- zing saw blades and grooving cutters for sta- ling diamond-tipped saw blades by up to 6 And this works in practice? tionary processing. dB(A) compared to conventional diamond- Yes. The small gullets have proven effective for tipped saw blades. more than two years in the case of chop saw Which is the benefit for users? blades for edge trimming. This principle was This tooth group combination has won real Is there really „no noise“? transferred to the LEUCO diamond-tipped pa- fans among the users. They can rely on the The name of the saw blade program „NoNoi- nel sizing saw blades and sizing saw blades perfect features - for sizing cuts, chop and se“ is not to be mixed up with no noise at all. „nn-System“. This principle is reliable. miter cuts, dividing cuts on the panel sizing It stands it stands for no aggravating noises saw or grooving on stationary machines - g 5-System tools with a The industry segment must get accustomed to a new combination of ATB right- noise level during operation with LEUCO nn-System left-right-left and a saw blades: The picture shows the gullets of the flat tooth previous saw blade in the background compared to the small gullets of the new nn-System saw blades.

Did you know? The most noisy place is at the saw

Noise emissions in our industry segment: Noise is caused either by idle running of the According to the EU Directive „Noise“, compa- tools or during operation. In the case of saw the nies are obliged to provide hearing protection machine is idling for a long time and the saw for workplaces with a noise level higher than blade is just rotating without touching the 80 dB. From 85 dB on, employees are required workpiece material. Nevertheless, noises ari- to wear hearing protection. sing during idling can be louder than during Most workplaces in the and fur- operation. This is the case with so-called niture industry as well as in joineries exceed the „whistling“ saw blades. noise level of 85 dB. The noisiest production steps are sawing and planing with noise levels Source: Institute for machines (IfW) of the University of Stuttgart, between 83 and 103 dB, followed by milling origin of sounds and measures for noise reduction on woodworking with 82 to 94 dB. machines, 2006

g5-System stands for 85 dB: critical noise level: wearing of a hearing protection; prescribed maximum for MP3-players II excellent cutting quality nn-System LEUCO II low cutting pressure idle machine 83 - 103 dB 83-103 dB: average noise level road tra c for sawing and planing in the II thin kerfs woodworking and furniture sector II long edge lives

II low noise level vacuum cleaner truck refrigerator jackhammer use discotheque II wood-based panels, solid wood, plastics, material mix, lightweight harassment construction II table saws, panel sizing saws, cross-cut jet ghter

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L EUCO´s new diamond-tipped saw blades LEUCO nn-System blades Here you can hear that In 2 versions nothing disturbs you:

We measured the noise level of a standard dia- mond-tipped saw blade, the new „nn-System editi- on“ and the idling machine with re- spectively 4,500 Panel Sizing and Scoring Sizing and Scoring U/min. There is a similar relationship bet- Saw Blades Saw Blades ween the „nn-System“ edition for panel si- zing saw blades and the previous design. The LEUCO DP Panel Sizing Saw Blade pro- The design (tooth geometry and tool body de- Only the absolute values measured differ. gram „NoNoise“ with innovative minimal gul- sign) guarantees universal application in al- lets is available up to diameter 450 mm with most all conventional wood-based panels as This is how it works: tooth geometries: well as solid and is characterized by Read the QR-code with a smartphone. You II triple chip - flat with chamfer TR-F-FA for an excellent cutting quality. Thanks to the tip- will be connected with a www address and stack cuts and finish cuts, universal appli- ping height in LEUCO DIAMAX quality it of- can listen to the different noise levels of the cation fers very long tool life. In addition, the DIA- saw blades. II tooth group G6 like TR-F-FA, but even longer MAX tipping guarantees 2 resharpenings. edge life and less power consumption Thus, compared to conventional DP saw No matter at which volume level you listen to II tooth group G3 for stack cuts and finish cuts blades, the nn-System edition saw blades are the „sound“ of the saw blades - the diffe- in raw, veneered or plastic-laminated wood- much more efficient from the economic point rence is clearly audible. based panels of view. You will find out that in the case of the new nn-System saw blades there is nothing to di- Excellent cutting quality on the classic pressu- The diameters 260 mm, 303 mm and 350 mm sturb you! re beam machines also requires a scoring saw with a cutting width of 2.5 mm are suitable blade which is optimally adapted to the main for all common sizing and table saws, verti- saw blade. cal panel sizing saws and chip saws. This is why LEUCO offers the matching dia- The hollow back geometry provides precise Machine idling mond-tipped scoring saw blades. Available cutting in all common wood-based panels as without saw blade, tooth geometries: well as precise longitudinal and cross cuts in 69.6 dB (A) II conical-flat: universal application in laminated solid wood. The low cutting pressure caused panel boards by this tooth geometry allows almost re- II conical WS: for veneered boards bound-free working. II conical-hollow back: excellent cutting quality Matching the main saw blades we also offer S tandard: diamond-tipped in all coating scoring saw blades with the tooth geometry saw blade, cutting width New are the visibly minimized gullets. These conical / alternate top and the diame- 3.2 mm, 88 dB(A) gullets are responsible for the noise reduc- ters 120 mm and 125 mm, also with small tion of 6 db(A) when idling and provide an gullets. acceptable noise level during operation. LEUCO nn-System edition: diamond-tipped saw blade, cutting width 2.5 mm, 72,6 dB(A) L EUCO nn-System in use

Carpenters, joiners, wood mechanics etc. feel the quality level by means of their hands and fin- gers. In addition, they learn to rate processes from an acoustic point of view and to distingu- ish even subtle sound nuances. When sawing with the new LEUCO saw blades you will get familiar with a new sound! We are looking for- ward to your feedback.

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Swa blades make the world go round! Trends, solutions and challenges surrounding panel sizing saw blades

Are there any significant trends in panel- How can a saw-blade convert these contra- pening effect in comparison with standard sizing saw blades (horizontal/ vertical) or is dictions into a satisfactory solution? saw blades. this topic artificially hyped by the tool ma- Defining cutting materials, the tooth quantity The second important change is the use of a nufacturers? and geometry, the position and design of ex- special carbide grade, that boasts an extreme At first sight, you may think that the tool ma- pansion slots and laser ornaments, chip bending strength despite its rigidity and has nufacturers are pushing this topic artificially space geometry, blade thickness and produc- an up to 20% longer tool life, even under ex- to persuade a change in the technical envi- tion processes are all daily tasks for saw bla- treme conditions. ronment. But if you look closer, you can see de designers. The designer must know how And last but not least the tooth geometry the speed of the reaction to changes. the components interact with one another in has been further improved to achieve an op- In fact it is not only the variety of materials, order for the combination to work. timum combination in terms of quality and surfaces and combination of materials but tool performance whether for a single or for also the flexibility in production that are of a stack of boards. great importance. This is determined by the “ BIG solutions for small batch sizes, diverse customer in their search for more individua- lism and the new combinations discovered board materials, high quality demands. This is What solution does along the way. Everything should be unique how we satisfy our customer needs.” LEUCO offer? and at the same time affordable. A challen- We have the 2 families ge for all furniture manufacturers and all in- within the carbide-tip- volved in the production process. LEUCO saw-blades guarantee body rigidity, for ped panel sizing saw blades – UniCut plus and multi-functional applications, optimized tool FinishCut plus. The FinishCut plus focuses on life and high cutting quality, resource-efficient the cutting quality when processing single chipping, and remai- boards or small stack heights. Whereas the ning below noise UniCut plus achieves almost identical cutting emission standards. quality when processing larger stack heights.

What changes have What role do scoring saw blades play? been made? Every LEUCO sales rep will stress the im- An essential step has portance of having a perfect match between been made in the main saw blades and scoring saw blades. right direction in Therefore the saw blades should ideally be terms of the typical seen as a set. A new generation of scoring LEUCO-LowNoise saw blades has been developed especially features, the carbide for the FinishCut and UniCut families with a grade and tooth geo- 20% longer tool life. metry. The LEUCO LowNoi- se features combine in this case the positi- on and design of la- Markus Erkenbrecher, LEUCO Product manager blades (left) ser ornaments and and Dr. Dominique Fendeleur, Head of research and development circular expansion slots to saw blades and finger-jointing tools, are in permanent dialogue with achieve a 4- fold dam- customers and machine manufacturers in order to find the best solution.

What are the challenges? Small batch sizes due to variety and the increa- sing heterogeneity in material quality when using material with a high recycled content in production, are of great importance. Also the demand for a finished quality with maximum possible tool life, corresponding with Blue Competence values of a thinner cut- ting width, is increasing. For the design of a circular saw blade, these requirements are a contradiction in terms. www.leuco.com LEUCOline Highlights 2014 page 11

LEU CO g5- and g7-saw blades The systematic way of cutting window profiles

Latest innovation! LEUCO presents the g5- and g7- low cutting pressure. System saw blades for clipping and miter cuts Compared to conven- which will certainly meet the expectations of tional saw blades with processors of PVC window profiles: excellent a triple chip – flat geo- cutting quality and chip-free edges of the window metry noise is reduced profiles and at the same time long edge life, thin by up to 6 dB(A). A kerf and low noise. reduction of 6 dB(A) gives the feeling of a The carbide tipped saw blade „g5-System“ is noise reduction by The noise reduced saw blades for fine, chip-free clipping and miter cuts in applied for clipping and miter cuts in plastic halves. window profiles left: saw blade „g5-System“ for plastic profiles or fiber profiles. The diamond-tipped version is applied for reinforced profiles. right: saw blade „g7-System“ for aluminum profiles very materials such as fiber reinforced Proven and tested: profiles. Extremely low-noise cuts and low wear in Window manufacturers and manufacturers of blades are characterized by higher quality, less aluminum profiles are obtained by the g7 saw clipping and miter saws confirm that clipping and noise and economic efficiency thanks to long edge blades. Their special tooth group geometry and miter cuts of PVC window profiles with the LEUCO lives. body design provide excellent cutting quality and g5-System and of aluminum profiles with g7 saw

Por cessing of aluminum composite materials LEUCO product range for sawing, milling and drilling

Trimming Drilling cut/ sawing mbH G Composites Composites A

ND®, 3 V- profile cutting O B O LUC A Images:

S awing/trimming cut Milling Drilling Aluminum composite panels can be divided on LEUCO V-groove profile cutterheads with Spiral bits made from high speed steel vertical or horizontal panel sizing saws or on anodized aluminum body are tools with (HS) with a sharp angle of 100° – 140° are table saws. consistent cutting circles. They guarantee simple suitable for aluminum composite materials. Usually, carbide-tipped saw blades are used. handling thanks to quick knife change. They are Longest edge lives with excellent drilling Tooth geometry: triple chip/flat with protection used on horizontal panel sizing saws. quality in all kinds of panels (A1, B1, B2) can chamfer for -free edges. Large quantities or On CNC machines the special tooth geometry of be reached with HW-tipped drill bits of the panels belonging to fire protection classification diamond-tipped shank-type tools provides Mosquito series or the patented LEUCO A1 can be cut efficiently by means of diamond- excellent cutting surfaces and very long edge solid carbide high performance drill bit (HL tipped saw blades. lives particularly in abrasive wood-based panels VHW). with mineral core. Due to the variety of machines and tasks we recommend to discuss your special application cases with a LEUCO representative. page 12 Highlights 2014 LEUCOline

O dpTImize tool concepts for CNC machines Door manufacturing

Pictures: Door production site Brunegg, Switzerland

The development of a tool concept for a ma- T he tool system reach a feed of 7.8 m with the same cutting chining center is very complex. All details The LEUCO Modula-System is the ideal basic performance. Thus the increase in perfor- have to be put together individually and must component for the whole range of cutters. It mance amounts to 11%. be coordinated. Exact product analysis, li- is based on a design-kit principle. The modu- Rabbeting sets for feeds > 13 m/min with a sting of items and quantity calculations make lar design of the tools offers high flexibility at door thickness of 50 mm can also be rea- possible optimal consulting and an economic lowest costs. Cutterheads available from lized. tool concept. The economic calculation is the stock can also be supplemented with LEUCO- decisive factor. DIA cutters. Excellent cutting quality and long edge lives can be obtained in solid wood Door manufacturing: serial production or and also in . The turnover knives batch size 1 on the same CNC often have to be turned after approx. 200- 300 doors only. Expensive machine down- The demands times and time-consuming knife changes can Different heights and depths, single thus be reduced. and double rabbets with different The economic efficiency of a tool is revealed door thicknesses, all kinds of door locks, all by the costs per running meter. variants of fittings and hinges have to be cut Regarding the price, a tool can be more ex- in a chip-free quality. There is a multitude of pensive by 50% whereas the costs per run- materials and especially composite materials ning meter can be inferior by 60%. with and aluminum covers are not easy to process which is above all due to Small but highly productive Perfect high performance rabbeting on edge life reasons. Door core materials range At the present time, Modula is the smallest tilted spindles. from wood up to hard wood. All wood ty- tool system of its kind on the market. The root For perfect cutting quality on both rabbet pes have to be milled with finish-quality re- diameter of Ø 70 mm allows for high RPM sides on machines with a tiltable spindle LEU- quiring no further postprocessing. There are which lead to an increased productivity. CO offers the diamond-tipped p-System Rab- standard profiles which are used in serial pro- Real-life examples beting Cutters with patented shear angle geo- duction and single doors with special profiles A complex Modula door set allows an RPM of metry. and fittings. 14,500 U/min. With a feed of 0.3 mm per Used on spindles tilted by 5° these DP tools tooth this results in a feed of 8.7 m per minu- create maximum cutting quality on both rab- te. Conventional sets with a larger diameter bet sides, chip-free cuts also on the exit side are limited to an RPM of 13,000 U/min and and longest edge lives.

The customers´ wishes are often distinctive and individual - like a fingerprint. Tool solutions for special applications are worked out by LEUCO at the customer´s site together with the customer. Tool solutions require special know-how relating to the production processes of the users. LEUCOline Highlights 2014 page 13

Stationary processing 5-axis stationary routing R ougHING-Cutter LEU CO spherical cutter

Shank-type roughing cutters are ideal for opera- „The ideal tool for the basic equipment of a gns and many other 5-axis applications. The tions to remove material as effectively and quic- 5-axis machine“, said a LEUCO customer. harder the material the better and the more kly as possible when a particularly high dimensi- The high removal volume reached by the LEU- economical is this tool. onal accuracy and is not required. CO Spherical Cutterhead and the simple chan- In hard, abrasive materials such as hard wood, ge of the tungsten carbide knives are certainly The standard program will wood-based panels, HPL compact boards and two important features of this tool. It is excel- include the radii 20, 15 composite materials the edge lives of VHW lently suitable for the milling of shapes and and 10 mm. Other radii roughing cutter are often drastically reduced. contours in solid wood and wood-based pa- are available on request. The new LEUCO diamond-tipped roughing cut- nels. The cutterhead with a milling radius ters exceed by far the edge lives of coated solid R=32.5 mm - ideally clamped in a precision S pherical Cutterhead: tungsten carbide cutters particularly in the abo- clamping system (ps-System, hydro expansi- diamond tipped ▸ ve mentioned materials. on , Tribos or heat shrink-fit chuck) - is tungsten carbide ▾ The extensive gullets provide high milling perfor- approved for max. RPM of 15,000 U/min. This mance, the cutting edges with means excellent cutting quality and cutting alternating shear angle guaran- speed. tee chip-free cutting edges in roughing quality. These econo- Considering the radius the diamond-tipped mical LEUCO high performance Spherical Cutterhead with R=20 mms his tools are available from stock „small brother“, regarding the perfor- with cutting and shank diame- mance it is his „big brother“. ters of respectively 20 mm The spherical head cutter is the Perfect for jointing of with cutting length of 35 long-distance runner in the produc- contours and form in solid mm or 55 mm. tion of string wreaths, 3D mold desi- wood and wood based panels

New scribing cutter Razor sharp Clean inside corners without manual post-processing

version is very advantageous as length and diameter of the tool remain constant. On the tool- card the application angle is ex- actly defined and can be trans- ferred directly to the machine.

T he overall solution includes more than only a tool! T he new scribing cutter: From LEUCO you do not get no matter which material, whether veneered, only tools but also solutions for laminated or coated with synthetic resin... the production. For the most common processes in interior design LEUCO is supplying pro- gram aids in which the pro- 90° corners are no problem for a 5-axis CNC cesses are clearly described and visually machine. The inside corners are milled by recognizable. This includes documentation means of a scribing cutter and no additional on feeds, speeds and other evidence for op- manual work is required. Whether ve- timal production. neered, laminated or coated with synthetic resin - the corners are cleanly milled. The new LEUCO scribing cutters with turnover knives no longer need manual work. Glass cut-outs or other 90° corners can be made ...the corners are cleanly milled without manual in razor sharp quality. The turnover knife work required.

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Clean working environment, perfect edge quality and longer edge lives Solutions for optimized working at the CNC machining center

Processors of raw MDF material on stationa- The “Lord of the chips” is ry machines know the problem: How to cope characterized by maximum with the fine dust to keep the machine sur- gullet size designed to optimize the chip flow. roundings clean and to minimize the health The CM concept was risks for machine operators? realized for the DP Nesting The chip extraction High Performance Shank- turbine AEROTECH If chips are not extracted well – especially in T ype Cutters, too. Universal allows the use of shank diameters from the case of dividing cuts (Nesting!) – there 6 to 16 mm. will be the effect of double hogging. This ine- vitably leads to increased heat development and thus accelerates the dulling of the tool. The cutting edges and the gullets of a dia- mond-tipped LEUCO „CM“ high performance shank-type cutter are designed to make sure that the chips created during the hogging process are mostly lead upwards in the direc- tion of the dust extraction. By means of this measure the chip caption degree is consi- The directed chip flow thanks to the optimized Remaining chip quantities when nesting with derably improved already. „CM“ stands for „LEUCO CM“ cutting edge geometry can be CM Cutters & AEROTECH „Chip Meister“ , casually formulated „Lord of seen during the milling process on a machine. the chips“. This means increased edge lives, increased machine availability and at the ning on the workpiece or in the cutting gaps. AEROTECH Hydro 25 with easy to handle but same time excellent workpiece quality. The In addition, the cooling effect which is crea- high precision hydro expansion clamping. advantages for the customers are increased ted has a positive effect on the edge lives of productivity and economic efficiency of the the tools. The positive effects are increased Welcome AEROTECH HYDRO 16! machine. edge lives. The most recent member of the AEROTECH family: The AEROTECH Hydro 16 - ideal for Optimization of the whole CNC system The special features of the AEROTECH take the direct mounting of tools with a shank dia- thanks to the chip turbine AEROTECH effect not only particularly in Nesting pro- meter of 16 mm. The turbine-like clamping and chip re- cesses but also in the case of chip- and dust- The one-part compact construction made moval system funnels the chips which intensive processes such as in series produc- from high-quality and specially hardened are lead upwards by the CM cutter and tion of shutter grooves, door fillings, pockets steel provides the guaranteed balance quality guides them through integrated openings in stair stringers, grooves or pockets in of < G 2.5 and the resulting advantages of to the dust extraction of the machine. acoustic panels, milling of MDF or machining smooth running and safety. AEROTEC pro- The impressive effectiveness of the of Eternit panels or even GFK materials. ducts can hardly be outperformed as they system is shown by the small have a clear ad-vantage over suction aids quantity of chips remai- Apart from the proven AEROTECH Universal which are composed of several individual (with chuck technology) the LEUCO components. AEROTECH program offers as well the LEUCOline Highlights 2014 page 15

Clamping device and extraction turbine at the same time AERoTECH – Overview Smrt a solution Handling, application, availability for sawing on CNC machines Simple but high-pre- The ideal floating cision clamping in the height ranges bet- CNC machine operators know the multitude of case of the AEROTECH ween 2 and 10 mm, workpiece materials which have to be processed Nm Hydro: Nm depending on the every day: wood-based panels, solid wood, plastic The clamping screw AEROTECH version boards, aluminum, composite materials, acrylic must be screwed in up FIG. G FIG. G glass. The standard saw blade is not equally well to the stop by means of suited for all materials. The question is, what kind FIG. F FIG. F an allen key (10 Nm). of saw blade should be used for which material. refer to spec chart refer to spec chart As soon as the optimal saw blade has been found > 2 mm Floating Height > 2 mm Floating Height there is another problem: it has a different bore diameter and does not fit on the available adapter. AEROTECH interface shank tool clamping no. of field of application Is it better to buy an additional adapter or a special [mm] [mm] wings saw blade with a matching bore. low density materials (e.g. The LEUCO combi adapters with HSK 63 F inter- Universal HSK F63 ∅16 ∅95 collet chuck 7 soft wood), plywood, gypsum face have exchangeable centering adapters (stan- boards, etc. dard: 30 mm). In addition, these high-precision Universal HSK F63 ∅16 ∅95 collet chuck 9 centerings for 32, 35 and 40 mm as well as 1 ½“ are hydro Hydro 16 HSK F63 ∅16 ∅95 9 , MDF, OSB, available from stock expansion hard wood, aluminum, and offer high flexi- hydro plastic Hydro 25 HSK F63 ∅25 ∅105 9 bility for the use of expansion the respective saw hydro Hydro 20 SK 30 ∅20 ∅95 9 expansion blade.

Extra-long draw-in collet chucks with internal lock nut LEU CO Smart CNC Use of standard tools at the CNC thanks to draw-in collet chuck

The modern 5-axis technology proves its be- nefit with the appropriate accessories. LEU- The slim LEUCO draw-in collet chuck with CO offers extra-long slim draw-in collet internal lock nut has a balance quality of G chucks for CNC machine aggregates with a Thanks to the unique 2.5 and offers high precision running. It is standard HSK-F63 interface. This allows to form fit of clamping available in several diameters and length, reach areas on workpieces which are hard to key and clamping nut partly up to 250 mm. access with standard cutters and drill bits. For there is no danger of injury the processing of special moldings with deep (slip off) for the operator during the clamping and cavities, i.e. manufacturing of stairs, chairs, unclamping process. etc. expensive extra-long special tools are of- ten no longer required.

The balance quality of G 2.5 allows high RPM Smart solution for a well-known problem on up to 36,000 U/min and guarantees extreme- stationary machines, simple and technically ly smooth running of the tools and excellent perfect implementation for highest quality de- surface quality. The required high clamping mands - LEUCO SmartCNC! forces are reached thanks to the patented in- ternal Zeta® safety profile. Thanks to the T hanks to the new LEUCO collet chucks, areas on the CNC unique form fit of clamping key and clamping machine which are hard to access can be reached with nut there is no danger of injury (slip off) for the standard cutters and drill bits. operator during the clamping and unclam- ping process. page 16 Highlights 2014 LEUCOline

Praxisbericht über den Einsatz des p-System-Eckenfräser im Holzwerk Dold/Buchenbach A farewell to the wood chip dogma „Peeled“ wood shavings prevent tear-outs and fit into the pellet press

I nstead of hogged wood chips the Dold pro- by EWD. The resaw unit installed in 2002 was dually and are therefore made in one piece. Eight duces wood shavings for pelletizing when profiling the ideal machine for the extensive testing. Mil- rows of coin-sized, four-sided cutting edges sit during the recut. For this purpose, LEUCO develo- ling unit FR15 – followed by milling and sawing along the periphery in spiral array – alltogether ped a new tool in cooperation with EWD. The p- unit FR16 – machines the center wood and cuts 160 pieces. Unlike conventional p-System tools, System-profile cutter operates at an angle of 70° off the side boards. Such a system configuration the profile cutter edges do not consist of dia- with a pulling cut. This makes for extremely long is ideal for testing new tools. If the new product mond material, but are made of hard metal. Be- edge life and high quality sawn timber. does not stand the test, the well-proven second cause of its impact resistance, this material is A raw material traded below value for a long time unit can step in. But that was not necessary. The much better suited for harsh sawmill everyday has now spurred demand in recent years. In the new tool fulfilled everybody’s expectations. life than the material of pure carbon. form of wood pel- The chipper canter is followed by a profile cutter lets, wood sha- which is to shape the center wood in such a way 2 million running meters tool life is impressive vings and saw- that it yields sharp-edged boards. This step invol- In September 2012, the p-System profile cutter dust have wound ves a long unresolved problem: Conventional was tested at Dold’s premises in a week’s trial up in a high value tools follow the paradigm of the TMP-chips and session – but only on the left side, which facilita- market, which form large particles. However, the forces at play ted a comparison between old and new tools. has been boo- here cause damage to the center wood – especial- „After this week, they did not allow us to take off ming for years. ly at the fiber around knots. The p-System („P“ the new profile cutter anymore“, says Dr. Martin Prices for saw- stands for „peel“) of LEUCO, on the other hand, Dressler, who headed the project for LEUCO. The dust have tripled prevents tearing. The cutting edges of the tool sys- few days’ trial has made it quite clear: The cutting in the past deca- tem which was presented three years ago per- quality is superior to the one produced by tools de. It comes as form an extreme pulling cut. So far, this type of previously used. no surprise that cutting edges are employed mainly with wood Meanwhile, the p-System profile cutter has been the attitude of materials and in furniture making. Now the sys- in operation for more than a year. According to woodworking tem makes its entry into the . However, Herbert Dold, CEO of Dold Holzwerke, the time entrepreneurs to- the requirements placed on a tool there are com- factor is important to evaluate a new product, as it wards sawmill pletely different from those in particle board pro- must stand the test when processing summer Dr. Martin Dressler presenting by-products has cessing. warm and frozen fir alike. So now it is time „the heaviest tool in the history changed. Quality The challenging development work can be sum- to draw a conclusion: Depending on who you ask, of LEUCO“ hogged chips med up in one sentence: Yes, it works, because responses vary – but they are always positive. are increasingly LEUCO built the largest tool that ever left the fac- Sawmiller Dold primarily emphasizes the cutting used for pellet production when seasonal de- tory buildings. quality. „We use the center boards in the adjacent mand is high. However, the chips must be down- panel plant for producing solid wood panels. As sized for that purpose. Yet a new generation of 160 carbide cutting edges on 36 cm with the new p-System cutter there are no more tools makes this process obsolete. LEUCO, Horb The tools had to be compatible with Dold’s sys- tear-outs, we have more immaculate boards sui- am Neckar/DE, has developed a profile cutter tem. This led to a tool with a diameter of 36 cm, table for the cover layers“, he says. with 160 knives, which produces „granular parti- 12 cm height and a weight of 100 kg. It sits on a Being all tools researcher, Dressler on the other cles“ that can go directly onto the belt dryer of vertical shaft with a diameter of 8 cm. The body hand stresses the stability factor. „We need to ro- the pellet plant. The necessary saw line know- of the prototype was still made of aluminum. For tate the knives only every four months now. Shar- how comes from EWD, Altötting/DE. Together the final product, LEUCO developed a steel body pening is not necessary. In Dold’s workshop we they have implemented the „p-System“ in Dold’s for its p-System profile cutter. In the case of verti- have reached cut lengths of more than 2 million sawmill in Buchenbach/Germany. cal shafts, the tool has four segments which can running meters. This is far more than we had ex- No tear-offs at the center boards be detached individually for easier handling. pected.“ Worn-out cutting edges do not produce The chipper canter in Buchenbach was supplied Tools for horizontal shafts can be removed indivi- a poorer cutting quality, but instead lead to an increased power consumption, says Dressler. For the third advantage of the new tool, Christian Wangler is the best person to talk to. The mana- steel body ger of the integrated pellet plant says: „ 21mm and shavings coming from the profile cutter can go directly onto the belt dryer. Since they are fi- tungsten carbide knives ner than wood chips, drying takes less energy.“ Not only that, thanks to the LEUCO profile cutter Dold has decided not to purchase a mill for wet wood chips treatment. Nevertheless, the 70° oblique 40,000 t/yr-pelletizing plant has enough raw cutting direction material coming out of the sawmill with a log consumption of 300,000 sqm. LEUCOline Highlights 2014 page 17

T he tool works its way through the center wood at up Shavings come from the profile cutter this fine In the adjacent pellet plant, the shavings achieve to 75 m/min leaving a squeaky clean edge and are collected separately added value in the form of EN-Plus Pellets

Credit side prevails se two aspects are more than outweighed by the vely for machines of its development partners The three advantages summarized: The pulling benefits, Dold is convinced. Due to the older de- EWD and Linck, Oberkirch/DE. Saw lines desi- cut facilitates the production of higher quality side sign of the primary cut unit of his sawmill, no p- gned by these two companies can be retrofitted and center boards. Set-up times are significantly System cutters can be retrofitted there. But once – but not all. „If required, we will check the machi- lower because the resharpening can be omitted this part of the saw line is up for renewal, it can be ne for installation options. Then we will come up and service life is several times higher. In the assumed that the pulling cut will be introduced with suggestions for adaption“, says EWD techno- downstream pellet production, the energy requi- there as well. In addition, LEUCO, EWD and Dold logy manager Klaus Klett. Especially in companies rement for drying and down-sizing is reduced. Of are working on how to use this technology else- with integrated pellet production, this retrofit can course, there are also disadvantages. Compared where in the saw line. pay off quite quickly. with classical tools, a p-System profile cutter re- A uthorized translation of the Holzkurier-article: „Abkehr vom quires more energy. In addition, a tool with a 160 Retrofitting possible, but not everywhere LEU- Hackschnitzel-Dogma“, published in issue 4/2014 on January carbide knives is initially more expensive. But the- CO markets the p-System profile cutter exclusi- 23rd 2014

p-System in greater detail: The hard metal knives Weighs 100 kg and is subdivided work at extreme angles into four segments – LEUCO’s p-System-profile cutter at the Dold sawmill

NEW from LEUCO: High Performance Cutters Short fingers of 6/7mm Sealed finger joints with Ideal material yield is a cornerstone of effici- Data at a glance 6 mm ency. Especially for the production of gluelam IICuttting material: High speed steel [HS] and solid wood furnitures the raw material sa- IIRunout accuracy of 5μm thanks to high- ving use of longitudinal and cross joints is im- precision manufacturing of the tool portant. Another cornerstone is machine pro- body ductivity. Machine productivity can be obtained by increasing cycle rates, feedrates Advantages or RPM. II Double feed speed possible with the same The new finger joint cutter with a finger length RPM and finger joint quality of 6/7 mm and a higher number of cutting II Minimized risk of shrinking of short wood edges fulfils both demands: short fingers also pieces for cross joints in short woods, feedrates up to II Minor chipping when exiting the wood even 52 m/min. RPM and finger quality are identi- at the edge life´s end cal with those of cutters with less cutting edges. The new LEUCO High-Performance Finger Joint Cutter: short fingers and high feedrates

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LVT – RiSING star or sustainable trend? There is a new magic word in the flooring industry

LVT Luxury Vinyl Tile is a thermoplastically Production vs. consumption of LVT produced heterogeneous flooring that is in million meters available in a vast range of surface designs. LVT stands for Luxury Vinyl Tile, and as the name suggests, it is predominantly sold in the high-quality segment of the market.

To suspect that it is just a niche product would be fundamentally wrong. This segment covers approximately ¼ of the sold square metres of laminate flooring worldwide. The rising global figures have aroused interest and have led to diverse investments.

The vast majority of the worldwide production Production volume is currently produced in China. Consumption The almost unlimited design possibilities, and the fact that it is available as a click- system, have both significantly contributed Source: China Export and own calculations to the products breakthrough on the market. If you compare the global production with The material itself places high requirements Due to worldwide co-operation with all major global consumption, you can see that China in terms of machines and tools. The filling machine manufacturers in the flooring and Korea are currently the leading worldwide material is extremely abrasive and therefore industry, and its own international network, manufacturers. courses rapid tool wear. Carbide tools are not LEUCO can sustainably meet all relevant hard enough for working this material and customer needs, whether in China or therefore diamond tipped tools are absolutely elsewhere in the world. A recipe for success Increase in Chinese LVT exhibits in % necessary. for a product that will quite literally be trampled on! Furthermore, the material is thermically mouldable due to the PVC content. This places even higher demands on the tools cutting geometry. All the resulting chipping and dust are electrostatically chargeable and require new hood and extraction concepts.

As a tool retailer in China with our own S ource: China Export and own calculations production and 4 sharpening centres, LEUCO has positioned itself as a leader in this From an applications point of view, LVT is a segment, due to our experience with laminate very interesting product. Its structure and flooring and our intensive research and design make it very suitable as a flooring development into this product. By working option in intensively used commercial closely with Novalis International Ltd., the properties, it is water resistant and is not as first LVT manufacturer in China (since 1987), thick as laminate flooring with a standard there is already a long-standing wealth of thickness of 4 to 5 mm. experience and all standard profile patents (Unilin, Välinge etc.)can be processed There are already some products on the according to customer specifications and market with a thickness of just 3mm and a adjusted specifically in the tool design. click system. In this case the click system has to be produced to a high degree of conformity Initially dismissed by many critics as PVC flooring, this and precision. product has emerged as a growth and innovation support for an entire industry worldwide. There are currently This is reason enough for the diamond tool worldwide, production plants in the planning and specialists LEUCO to look intensively at this implementation stages for 200 million dollars. interesting product. www.leuco.com LEUCOline Highlights 2014 page 19

I always have to rely on the driver for the sharpening service. A pick-up driver? Jstu one? We have We have 7500 of them! 7500 drivers! Tool collection from the customer via a parcel service.

The new customer service offer tool sharpening centre. After the re-sharpe- customers complete control as to when dull from LEUCO which started in ning has been carried out to manufacture tools are collected, sharpened to manufac- 2013, has proven to be very much in de- standard, the service box is returned to the turer standard and returned. This allows the mand. Dull tools can be put in a specially de- customer within 9 days. customer a high level of flexibility. signed service box, and are then collected by a parcel service. What do the service boxes look like? The parcel service is ideally suited to… The specially designed LEUCO services bo- Small and medium size businesses in the How does the sharpening service via ser- xes are made of plastic and are available in 2 wood and furniture industry with normal to vice box and parcel service work? different sizes. Up to 13 saw blades can be increased and/or irregular sharpening cy- The LEUCO sales representative explained transported in these robust boxes from the cles. the process in detail at the company Wöss- customer’s production site to the next desi- For more information on the LEUCO service ner, and left a service box with them. The gnated sharpening centre. The maximum box, the LEUCO sales department and repre- production manager can call a special LEU- diameter of 450 mm applies for these bo- sentatives are willing to help. CO hotline to request the sharpening of dull xes. tools when necessary. Within 48 hours the service box will be collected at the customer Advantages of this service and delivered direct to a designated LEUCO With this service concept, LEUCO offers its

iBlade – the tool Intelligence R Transparency and cost control Thanks to the „iBlade“, LEUCO offers their customers a system for tool data tracking

Where is the tool-card? When did I buy the tool? tool, an iBlade® data reading pen and the iBla- How much did I pay for it? How often has it been de® software. The chip allows to save more than serviced so far? Is it worth while buying such a 30 service cycles as well as other information. It tool again? These are questions which arise as can be attached to almost every tool. The existing soon as a tool has to be replaced and costs and tool inventory and new tools can easily be equip- benefit have to be considered. ped. The chip is resistant to interferences such as magnetic fields, ultrasound, temperatures of up Tool data management „iBlade®“ to 150° etc. The whole system consists of a RFID-Chip (Radio- The „iBlade® Reader“, a scanner and writing pen, Frequency Identification) which is attached to the reads and writes the data with a distance of max. 3 mm to the chip.

Overview of tool inventory As soon as all data is in the system you only need two mouse clicks in the tool management pro- gram to find out which tools are in operation, in service or in the storeroom. The iBlade® allows new concepts in the wood- working and furniture sector, whether with With the new „RFID-System iBlade“ LEUCO provides its customers with a system, where through-feed and stationary processing or saw- data stored on the chip in the tool can easily be ing no matter if it is an industrial enterprise or a transferred to a PC and then processed using the By the iBladeReader data is read from the chip craftsman´s workshop. The decisive factor is the i-Blade software, whether as protocols, analysis, or uploaded to the chip wish for tool transparency. or use and production flow optimisation. www.leuco.com page 20 Highlights 2014 LEUCOline

Blue Competence LEUCO stands for sustainability - always

What is Blue Competence? Blue competence – how does it work? What does Blue Competence mean for Blue Competence is an initiative for innova- All associated companies publish their speci- LEUCO’s customers? tive, environmentally-friendly product proces- fic reports and solutions for this current high II Efficient use of raw materials within the tool sing, product design and ecological technolo- priority subject. This task is supported by di- production. gies in all branches of the German machine rectives from the VDMA as the head organisa- II Optimum utilization of the DP cutting mate- manufacturers association (VDMA). tion, and its sub-organisation “wood”. rial with p-System tools. Strict sustainability criteria and standards II Optimized carbide grade and carbide di- must be adhered to by all the associated com- mensions achieve a better tool life while panies. wasting fewer raw materials on the new LEUCO scoring sawblades. How does LEUCO implement II Reduced reject ratio for our customers Blue Competence? when using high quality and high perfor- LEUCO does not regard the subject of sustai- mance tooling systems and therefore redu- nability to be a trend or just something to talk ced costs per piece. about – it is and has been for a long time an II Significantly reduced noise- and dust emis- important guideline in the company’s history. sions, for example by using LowNoise and For decades we have been engaged with the or Chipmeister system tools. task of sustainability and the combined task We, as a tool manufacturer, consider ourselves of protection and improvement of the quality On www.bluecompetence.net the VDMA responsible to provide the wood processing of life. Prominent highlights for LEUCO sustai- publishes more information about linked industry with solutions for reduced consumption nability are Duplovit saw-blades, i-system partner associations and companies. of resources and energy. tooling, quick clamping systems and hoggers.

L EUCO France LEUCO is HOMAG’s Nwe LEUCO Service Center supplier of the in France year 2013

LEUCO Ledermann GmbH & Co. KG has been awarded a prize as supplier of the year 2013 by the woodworking machine manufacturer HOMAG Holzbearbeitungssysteme GmbH. LEUCO pre- vailed against the 50 biggest suppliers to HOMAG. HOMAG Holzbearbeitungssysteme GmbH is the worldwide leading manufacturer of ma- chines for the woodworking industry and has been providing complete solutions for the in- dustry for more than 50 years. HOMAG uses an extensive evaluation system in order to deter- mine the supplier of the year. A committee con- Many customers attended the opening ceremony in September 2013 in Meyzieu to get an sisting of members from quality control, impression of the new service center. They were enthusiastic about the new technology and purchasing and research and development de- the new bright rooms. partments, rated the following criteria “quality”, The new LEUCO France Service Center in Mey- Many customers attended the opening ceremo- “competitiveness”, “logistics and delivery punc- zieu near Lyon is the largest LEUCO service cen- ny in September 2013 in Meyzieu to get an im- tuality”, “customer care and innovation”. ter in France with more than 900 m². „At the pression of the new service center. They were LEUCO wishes to express its gratitude for former location in Genas we had only 400 m² enthusiastic about the new technology and the this award. Both management and the enti- and no possibility to develop“ the managing di- new bright rooms. re staff are pleased that the tool selection rector of LEUCO France, Thierry Nicolet, ex- LEUCO France with 60 employees is one of the lea- and overall performance are appreciated by plained the reason to move after 18 years. For ding manufacturers of woodworking tools in HOMAG. LEUCO sees the award as a further the new location in Meyzieu, LEUCO France France. The headquarter is located in Ostwald (near incentive for a good working relationship in purchased a new machine for the service of Strasbourg), further LEUCO Service Centers are in the future. diamond-tipped tools. Vitrolles, La Primaube, Ballan Miré and Ostwald. www.leuco.com LEUCOline Highlights 2014 page 21

LEUCO China LEUCO China used the first week in October, chines and equipment were successfully up only an e-mail which is traditionally dedicated to Chinas na- and running and everyone in administration tional holiday and which the government ad- could continue work as usual. that drew atten- to be work-free, to move the entire pro- LEUCO China was established in Shanghai in duction and administration to the newly 1997. Banqiao is located near to Shanghai. tion to the move renovated building. Within the week all ma-

L EUCO Asia Nw e LEUCO subsidiary

The newly foun- and China. Udo Leiber, long-standing CEO of ded company LEU- LEUCO China is the CEO of the new subsidiary. CO Asia PTE LTD LEUCO China in new building in Banqiao based in Singapo- The wood and furniture industry in China has re, co-ordinates all been developing positively over the past few “LEUCO Chinas move within Taicang to LEUCO activities years, and the development of a new subsidia- Banqiao went so smoothly, that customers in Asia together ry for Asia as a whole is a logical step in provi- first noticed we had moved after receiving with the existing ding a sustainable service for our Asian custo- the e-mail with a change of address notice! subsidiaries in Ja- mers. The synergies of the Asian subsidiaries There was no loss in production time” com- pan, Malaysia, Sin- and trading partners in India, Indonesia, Ko- mented Wolfgang Ueberschaer, CEO of CEO Udo Leiber gapore, Thailand rea, Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam are now LEUCO China. all grouped together.

L EUCO Switzerland L EUCO Poland L EUCO Slovakia S pONSORING the 10 years 20 years partner- joinery world success ship with HOFLEX champion

The subsidiary “LEUCO POLSKA” was foun- Margita Gatciova ded in December 2003 and is located near (CEO), Andrej Gatci Poznan. It is a technically well-equipped ser- (Key Account vice centre for sharpening carbide and dia- Manager), Jan mond tipped tools, as well as being a contact Schwarz, sen. and customer care for our polish key account (Company founder), Marianna Cifrova customers. The team energetically develo- (Administration), Jan ped the business, and have been selling new Schwarz, jun. (Key tools directly to the customer for 2 years Account Manager), Prisco Egli (right) with his advisors in Leipzig now. The further development to a compe- Margita Schwarzova tent partner for the polish wood and furniture (company founder) At the WorldSkills Leipzig 2013 the best pro- industry is the aim for the future. 10 years on, (from left to right) fessional craftsmen came to compete for the LEUCO Polska employs 20 people. HOFLEX s.r.o. was founded in 1993 by Jan champion title. A total of 178 participants Schwarz and Margita Schwarzova in Topolca- were presented with either gold, silver or bron- ny/Slovakia. From day one on, HOFLEX has ze awards. At this event which takes place eve- been the sales partner for LEUCO tools. Due ry 2 years, competitors up to the age of 22, to the Schwarz family’s commitment, the compete in this world cup of professions. Pris- foundation for a good working relationship co Egli is the first swiss person to win gold in was laid. Margita Gatciova took over the role the joiner category – and he beat the 3 silver of CEO at HOFLEX 10 years ago. medallists with a great distance. “The The co-operation between HOFLEX and LEU- Worldskills in Leipzig are over and it was a fan- CO was always based on a partnership level. tastic experience” said Prisco Egli enthusiasti- CEO Przemysław Ratajczak (left) with LEUCO congratulates HOFLEX on its 20th cally. LEUCO Switzerland donated tools for the colleagues from LEUCO Polska anniversary and wishes every success for the championship. future. www.leuco.com page 22 Highlights 2014 LEUCOline

AboutUCO LE LEUCO: successor from within the 60 years TUhat‘s LE CO Innovative, trend-setting and reliable - company CO right from the beginning! Daniel Schrenk succeed Jörg Reiner LEU Dimke as a member of the manage- ment board for Sales and Marketing The company Ledermann & Co. was founded in clamping systems and inserts. 1954 by Willi Ledermann and Josef Störzer in Sharpening service, application consulting and Horb am Neckar / Germany. The LEUCO brand service packages bundled under the term „Tool was born. management“ complete the spectrum. LEUCO sells via direct sales. Our customers are Today, almost 60 years later, LEUCO is one of the sawmills, building-, furniture- and paneling-industry world´s largest suppliers of carbide and diamond- as well as interior finishing. tipped machine tools for wood and plastic pro- Internationally, around 1,100 employees work for cessing. LEUCO. Sales affiliates are in Australia, Belgium, England, Wealth of ideas and technical know-how have Japan, Poland, Singapore, Thailand, Ukraine and been the heart of LEUCO since the beginning. Belarus. Sales and production subsidiaries are in The product range includes circular saw blades, China, France, Malaysia, Russia, South Africa, hoggers, bore-type and shank-type cutters, , Switzerland and USA.

1954 foundation 1957 of the Ledermann & Co. Segment Hogger for stepped cut and production site in Horb a.N circular cut 1962 carbide-tipped tools for metal working, automotive first cutterhead with HW turnover engineering and machine construction knives for wood and plastic

1956 1966 brazed tools for milling and drilling in introduction LEUCOMAT (grinding machine) Daniel Schrenk wood and plastic introduction of the LEUCO hollow- Jointing / Chamfering Cutterhead ground circular saw blade with 12 mm turnover knife and Effective January 1, 2014 Daniel Schrenk with or without spurs became the successor of Jörg Reiner Dimke, who will go into well-earned retire- ment. We would like to express our sincere thanks to Mr. Dimke for his commitment. toda y – 2014 Mr. Schrenk is married and has 3 children. He completed a training as wood techni- cian and after one year of practical work he successfully graduated his studies of wood technology at the Hochschule Rosenheim.

He joined LEUCO on October 18, 1999 as sales area manager for OEM. After several management tasks in the departments pro- duct management / marketing he assu- med the position of sales manager Germa- ny and OEM business worldwide. With Mr. Schrenk´s appointment to the management board, the members of the 1991 2002 executive board and supervisory board LEUCO DIAMAX 1999 PowerTec Hoggers Hogger with cone-shaped count on succession from within the com- Topline Circular Saw gullets pany. Blade i-System tools 2003 Mr. Schrenk will be responsible for Sales 1996 2000 SpeedCut+ Tilted pre-cutting FinishCut Panel Sizing Panel Sizing and Marketing. Mr. Frank Diez will continue laminate flooring Saw Blade Saw Blade 2001 to be chairman of the management board Hogger with Clamping optimized and the executive board. Chuck gullet “Tribos” www.leuco.com LEUCOline Highlights 2014 page 23

Wealth of ideas and technical know-how have been F oundATION 1954 the heart of LEUCO since the beginning.

1973 synchronically adjustable jointing and pre-milling 1979 cutterhead Cylinder Bit 1975 with turnover knives 1987 1983 s-System for Circular Saw Diamond Saw Blade Blades and Hoggers SuperProfiler with bore Scoring Saw Blade D192 and D110 1985 LEUCO is the first tool Clamping manufacturer to chuck present diamond tools on ps-System the LIGNA

The dialog with our customers is the key 230 registered and granted property rights since 1954

2013 2005 LEUCO g5-System Topcoat Saw Blade coating 2010 LEUCO Saw Blades and Groov- 2014 NE Diamond Saw Blade ing Cutters with a tooth 2008 p-System tools LEUCO nn-System group combination of Solid Tungsten Carbide PowerTec III Hoggers 5 teeth: noise reduced, „NoNoise“ saw blades: High-Performance low cutting pressure, Diamond tipped sizing and Drill Bit 2006 excellent cutting quality panel sizing saw blades Power DIA Profiler 2011 No noise, but a Aerodynamic comfortable noise level 2007 and high performance g5 Sizing Saw Blade LowNoise Jointing (for excellent cutting) Cutters

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