Page Title: LEUCO airFace SystemLEUCO airFace System

Nature as a model for the tool development

Their sophisticated feather structures allow them to fly almost noiselessly so that they do not startle their prey. Most of the noise is generated by turbulences at the rear edge of the wing. The “owl wing” concept smooths the air flow by means of the serrated edge and scatters noise, which allows nearly noiseless flight characteristics without having a negative effect on the aerodynamics.

LEUCO has recognized the advantages of the owl wing structure and implemented this concept in the design of the new generation of jointing cutters and hoggers. The aim was to systematically guide the air flow around the diamond-tipped DP cutting edges and to reduce turbulences.

LEUCO has used this concept of learning from nature to make sizing tools even more aerodynamic and to achieve further effects in noise reduction! With the slogan “always one wing beat ahead” and thanks to the completely new design approach, the tools will be designed for the first time without studs behind the edge and with a special surface!

This kind of design has never been used in the field of woodworking and therefore represents a milestone in the jointing cutter evolution.

The so-called “LEUCO airFace” surface over the entire body of the jointing cutters and LEUCO PowerTec hoggers is the result of intense research and development work by experienced engineers. The principal effect of the gullet with the “owl wing edge” is to canalize the air at this point. A patent is pending for the airFace principle.

Capacity and noise-optimized

• airFace is an innovative patent-pending surface of the tool body. The principle is based on an innovative development approach from nature‘s example and contributes audibly to noise reduction during the jointing process.
• LEUCO SmartJointer, LEUCO DIAMAX, and LEUCO DIAREX are the proven diamond-tipped jointing cutters whose tool bodies are from now on equipped by default with the innovative airFace surface. Only LEUCO offers such a surface.
• The highly appreciated jointing cutters are still equipped with the well-known resharpening areas: LEUCO DIAMAX airFace = 1.5 mm and LEUCO DIAREX airFace = 3.0 mm.
• The technical surface has been consistently implemented; therefore, the studs behind the edge are no longer required. A stable tungsten carbide supporting plate provides the required stability. The air flow can be channeled more optimally.
• The aerodynamic optimization is the common thread running through the process up to the concentricity tolerance. Until now the balancing process has been realized with the help of balancing bores in the body. In the future, LEUCO will manufacture the body with defined threads for balancing screws to avoid the negative influence of balancing bores on the body surface.
• The noise reduction can be heard and measured. When idling, a reduction by 1 dB for DIAMAX airFace and LEUCO SmartJointer airFace can be reached - compared to the already silent predecessor version. For LEUCO DIAREX airFace, a reduction of 2 dB can be reached when idling. These cutters are the quietest jointing cutters with steel body on the market.