IWF Products
QuattroForm Cutterhead System speeds mass customized production
By Bill Esler
Leitz, IWF 2016
Leitz QuattroForm
Leitz QuattroForm is a gear-driven, multi-radius, diamond-coated edgebander tool which effectively provides four tools in a single unit, which can greatly increase machine efficiency and throughput - helpful in mass customization. It is a 2016 IWF Challengers Award Semi-finalist. 
 
Leitz says QuattroForm tooling enhances the machine's ability to efficiently meet the demands of one piece and mass customization, short-run production, as it moves rapidly from function to function. 
 
Leitz sats QuattroForm uses an innovative indexing system within the tool body that automatically changes the cutting tips to the desired radius or profile. This allows swift profile changes without changing the cutting diameter or re-positioning the spindle.
 
Leitz QuattroForm tooling is available in a variety of radius configurations to meet exact production requirements. 
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Bill Esler | ConfSenior Editor

Bill wrote for WoodworkingNetwork.com, FDMC and Closets & Organized Storage magazines. 

Bill's background includes more than 10 years in print manufacturing management, followed by more than 30 years in business reporting on industrial manufacturing in the forest products industries, including printing and packaging at American Printer (Features Editor) and Graphic Arts Monthly (Editor in Chief) magazines; and in secondary wood manufacturing for WoodworkingNetwork.com.

Bill was deeply involved with the launches of the Woodworking Network Leadership Forum, and the 40 Under 40 Awards programs. He currently reports on technology and business trends and develops conference programs.

In addition to his work as a journalist, Bill supports efforts to expand and improve educational opportunities in the manufacturing sectors, including 10 years on the Print & Graphics Scholarship Foundation; six years with the U.S. WoodLinks; and currently on the Woodwork Career Alliance Education Committee. He is also supports the Greater West Town Training Partnership Woodworking Program, which has trained more than 950 adults for industrial wood manufacturing careers. 

Bill volunteers for Foinse Research Station, a biological field station staddling the border of Ireland and Northern Ireland, one of more than 200 members of the Organization of Biological Field Stations.

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