LEUCO

Clockwise and counter-clockwise rotation with a single cutter Z=2+2

LEUCO introduces two new combination shank-type router bits with clockwise/counter-clockwise rotation for sizing and joining of panel materials on CNC machines with console tables.

The shank-type router bits have both a counter-clockwise rotating and clockwise rotating cutting segment, each of which can be used by shifting along the Z-axis and changing the direction of rotation.

When routing workbench board corner connections in particular, this guarantees chip-free cutting of the visible edge by routing both sides with a conventional cut using only one router bit.

The customer thus no longer needs two separate tools, saves the time associated with a complete tool change and, in addition, gains a free location on the tool changer.

The proven DIAREX cutting edge geometry with large opposite shear angles ensures exceptionally clean edges even in the case of fragile coatings. Thanks to the compact design of the base body, the router bit provides high stability, ensuring smooth running.

The new router bit generation is available in two sizes from stock. One version for processing material thicknesses up to 19 mm, another for thicker material up to 32 mm.

https://www.leuco.com/leuco/cms/EN/US/leuco/news/DP-combination-shank-type-router-bits?dfSchlagwort=FSJ&dfKategorie=KAPITEL

Easier sawing in every direction

By using the G5 saw blade from LEUCO, joinery centers need only one tool when processing beams. The reason can be found in the innovative tooth geometry.

Thanks to LEUCO, joinery centers can eliminate downtime of their machining centers. This is because one saw blade with the G5 tooth geometry is suitable for ripping and cross cuts. After a quick change in direction, the same sawing equipment can continue its work.

Because of the G5 geometry, the saw blade has an extremely low cutting pressure. This has a positive impact. The quality in both cutting directions is very good and rapid feeding is possible with little force. In addition, the saw blade has an up to 30% longer service life.

The low cutting pressure results from the special geometry of the saw blade – a combination of a leading tooth and four consecutive key for fine machining.

The G5 saw blade is thus a very good alternative to conventional machining using two different saw blades. This requires a tool change. Previously, the user had to anticipate up to 15 minutes of downtime to swivel in another unit or change the saw blade.

https://www.leuco.com/leuco/cms/EN/US/leuco/news/g5-System-saw-blade-for-joineries?dfSchlagwort=PRODUKT&dfKategorie=RUBRIK

Three trumps for plastics

The growing use of plastic panels means that carpenters face new challenges when using a sizing saw. Only saw blades designed especially for plastics ensure high quality and a long edge life. LEUCO offers three circular saw blades that provide a good solution for every type of plastic.

With three circular saw blades, carpenters overcome challenges that arise from the growing use of plastics in furniture and kitchens. After all, plastics differ quite significantly. For instance, thermoplastics such as polycarbonate and polystyrene easily become too warm and melt when sawed, while thermosets tend to chip. With three saw blades from LEUCO, almost all plastics encountered in carpentry can be processed: Plastics (item no. 193109), G5-System (item no. 192794) and Solid Surface (item no. 193133).

Using these three saw blades ensures easy trimming of plastic panels and quite good to very good results. It is thus advisable for carpenters to have these blades always available and ready for immediate use.

The sizing saw blade "G5" provides the highest quality when sawing thin polycarbonate panels, twin-wall sheets, for instance. Lightweight and brittle panels of extruded polystyrene can also be processed very well with this saw blade. They are commonly found as the Danopren and Efyos brands.

The "Plastics" saw blade processes, for instance, all transparent PMMA panels (e. g. Plexiglas), as well as transparent polystyrene panels (Wattolene). It also saws solid polycarbonate (PC) panels, available under names such as Lexan and Makrolon.

"Solid Surface" is a saw blade designed for hard and abrasive thermosets. Thus, high-pressure laminates (HPL) can be sawed quickly and with high quality with this blade. It is ideally suited for the mineral-based panels known as Solid Surface, after which LEUCO also named this saw blade. Such panels are available under brand names such as Avonite, Corian, Hi-Macs and Varicor.

Increased edge life thanks to uniform cutting edge wear

LEUCO offers synchronously adjustable jointing cutters for sizing panel material. In a comparison with conventional cutters, edge life was increased by a factor of 3 or more in initial testing.

The cutter is beneficial above all in industrial facilities that produce series with identical and similar panel heights. In such shops, abrasive top layers always occur at the same location in certain cutting areas. As a consequence, these shops need to have their milling tools resharpened even though most of the cutting edges can still be used.

LEUCO now offer the synchronously adjustable jointing cutters as a solution. Its base body consists of two halves to which the diamond-tipped cutting edges are soldered. These halves can be moved towards one another by means of an adjusting mechanism. In this way, it is always possible to employ unused cutting edges.

During development, LEUCO conducted initial testing. This testing showed that, compared to conventional cutters, edge life was increased by at least a factor of 3 through adjustment. The higher cost to purchase the jointing cutters was amortized quickly. During testing, the higher cost was already justified at approximately 40,000 running meters in the case of panels with a highly abrasive top layer, especially facing material. The savings from tool and sharpening costs already amount to about 6,000 euros at 200,000 running meters.

In addition, setup times are also reduced, because production only needs to be interrupted briefly to adjust the jointing cutters compared to a complete tool change. The synchronously adjustable jointing cutter is available for hydraulic motors with size 30 and 40 shafts. The innovative adjustment technology can be employed on a wide variety of jointing cutters.

https://www.leuco.com/leuco/cms/EN/US/leuco/news/synchronously-adjustable-jointing-cutter?dfSchlagwort=PRODUKT&dfKategorie=RUBRIK

Do you always know what tool is at which storage location or how much material still remains on the edgeband roll? Probably not. Then you are in good company.

Our goal with twinio is to provide you with an overview of where the tool or material is located and the condition of it.

For a tool, this is frequently the number of resharpening cycles or parts, running meters or square meters produced. For materials, we concentrate on properties such as remaining length or remaining weight.

twinio is only the web app on your mobile device or PC. In the background, there is a clever system running that can be used to store various information on tapio. Only in this way is it possible to create a tool or material only one time. This information is then available in all apps that are connected to tapio and allow you to access your data. As a result, there is nothing preventing a future connection to a machine. Thanks to tapio, you no longer need to update data multiple times, yet you still remain the master of your information.

How does the data reach the twinio app?

Creating something manually is still possible, but it would be much more efficient if the digital image of a tool or material were available automatically. This is where you benefit from the synergies of our tapio ecosystem. Thanks to LEUCO and other tapio partners, we can already provide most information automatically. You can scan the code on a tool or material, and the information provided by the manufacturer will then already be in your twinio app. If something is not recognized, you can fill the gap yourself and create the tool or material for your company.

For carpenters and furniture manufacturers, there is one location at which all of their physical property such as machines, materials and tools are together – their production.

Many have told us that it is precisely this location which must also be present in the digital world. Only in this way are they able to have an overview of everything and work efficiently with the solutions. Individual solutions for each physical item would make working with digital products difficult. For many, this one location with clear "rules" for the interaction among each item and with data was missing. Only with clear rules is it possible to share data and employ novel solutions.  In this regard, who the owner of the data is must always be clear. You surely also believe that the data that your machine generates in your product also belongs to you, don't you? Why should this be otherwise; after all, you purchased the machine or the tool.