Leitz Tooling has promoted Brad Mills to key account manager.

Leitz has expanded on the ProfilCut Q profile insert system with the ProfilCut Q Diamond, the first profile polycrystalline diamond (PCD) insert system to accurately maintain diameter and profile.

Leitz Tooling is developing the first generation of “smart tools.” By integrating a data chip in the tool body, operators and production managers gain the ability to review information on critical production values; tool dimensions, cutting geometry, RPM, feed rate, performance times, servicing cycles and much more.

Leitz Tooling says its new “Premium” line of horizontal panel saw blades includes laser ornaments in the blade body filled with a special polymer for the maximum in vibration damping and accuracy.

The Window and Door Manufacturers Assn. (WDMA) announced today that Leitz Tooling Systems is the newest member of the association.

The Window and Door Manufacturers Assn. (WDMA) announced today that Leitz Tooling Systems is the newest member of the association.

Leitz ThermoGrip tool-holding system offers unrivaled precision with its one-piece chuck design, minimizing tool run-out, deflection and balance issues common to collet and hydro tool-holding systems.

Leitz VectorCut saw blades feature a unique carbide-tipped design which reduces operational friction and heat build-up in the micro-grain carbide tips.

Brent Gibbs of Nexis 3 LLC (Rochester, NY) is the winner of a new 16-GB Apple iPad Mini from Leitz Tooling.