Panels & Furniture Asia November/December 2021

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT
Jointing cutters
with owl-wing design
achieve noise reduction
Recognising the advantages of an owl’s wing structure, Leuco
implements this concept into the design of its new generation of
jointing cutters. The Leuco airFace surface is featured on the entire
tool body of the jointing cutter, and allows the principal effect of the
gullet with the “owl wing edge” to canalise the air.
The owl is an animal that has much to
offer. Its feathers allow the animal a
near-silent flight so that its preys are not
startled. Most of the noise is generated
by turbulences at the rear edge of the
wing. Applying this concept into its
jointing cutters, Leuco developed the
airFace surface as an example to achieve
further effects in noise reduction, and
design more aerodynamic sizing tools.
Particularly on the aerodynamic
design principle, Leuco has switched to
manufacturing the body with defined
threads for balancing screws and for
keeping the tools’ concentricity tolerance,
in order to avoid the negative influence of
balancing bores on the airFace surface.
The Leuco airFace surface is available on
a programme of diamond-tipped milling
cutters:
LEUCO DIAREX AIRFACE
With noise reduction up to 2dBA, the
Leuco DIAREX airFace features a shear
angle of 48º and resharpening area of
3mm for chip-free jointing of a range of
standard and wide range of solid wood
and wood-based panels. The jointing
cutter is an all-around tool to process
panels like abrasive coatings, antifingerprint
materials, and fire protection
layers. Jointing quality is suitable for
zero-joint technology.
LEUCO DIAMAX AIRFACE
The Leuco DIAMAX airFace features a
noise reduction of up to 1dB, which can
From left to right:
Leuco SmartJointer
airFace, Leuco
DIAMAX airFace,
and Leuco DIAREX
airFace
28 Panels & Furniture Asia | November / December 2021