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Tool solutions for the machining of lightweight panels

Athletics means sophisticated techniques of running, jumping and throwing. The LEUCO lightweight construction athletes stand for technique and concept with HW and DP-tipped tools for sawing, milling, drilling and hogging. It is important to analyze the application and consider the demands.

Decisive workpiece material criteria

• Homogeneous construction of the panel or cavity system panels
• Edging on panels or special techniques such as Support Edge or Double Edge
• Top layer in laminate thickness (< 1mm) or HDF top layers (> 2mm) material thicknesses of 16 mm up to > 100 mm

The decisive tool criterion is the reduction of cutting pressure by means of: 

• reduction of the cutting widths
• aggressive tooth geometries, e.g. hogger with positive hook angle and increased use of shear angles
• combined cutting materials for combined workpiece materials
• Adapted feedrate per tooth for less stable panels, but also larger cutting widths and cutting heights

For lightweight construction the same is true as in the processing of conventional wood-based panels: The more precise the preparation, the better the result - and work becomes easier with the right partners.

The folder "LEUCOline Lightweight Construction Concepts" describes solution for the machining or lightweight construction materials:

• Milling: cutters with exchangeable knives for milling of corner joints of worktops
• Milling: Machining of honeycomb panels with double edge technology and machining of particle boards allowing mixed operation on the same machine
• Honeycomb panel stationary processing
• Drilling: LEUCO VHW High Performance Drill Bit for drilling with low cutting pressure
• Sawing: Thin-kerf saw blades with low cutting pressure

• Download "LEUCOline" Lightweight Construction Concepts (Date 06/2012)
• LEUCO is a member of the special interest group Leichtbau e.V. (igeL) and supports their projects.