Intelligent solutions

The LeitzXPert service concept is Leitz’s vision of combining and delivering proven technologies and technical applications with new approaches. The digital workflow and the evident advantages of industry 4.0 are made apparent with the Leitz App both for industrial customers and small and medium-size workshops and enterprises. This results in more efficiency and productivity in production as well as flexibility, transparency and sustainability across all processes.

Key components of the LeitzXPert concept are solutions which already exist as proven “individual solutions“. What is new is the creation of a uniform, digital service that meets the customer requirements for accompanying information and makes it available on a platform that is compact, clear and location independent.

Simple tool recognition through data chip and optical coding

Tools with data chips have been standard at Leitz since the 1990’s. Each individual tool is uniquely identified by a serial number that can be read automatically via RFID transponders or data matrix codes. This unique serial number is the key to access to tool-specific information or additional tool management functions.

Information provision

By being linked to information platforms, such as the Leitz Homepage or the Leitz Lexicon, users can optimise their production planning for the future. Using the serial number, tools become “knowledge mediators“ and form the central interface for providing geometric data, application parameters, safety limits and digital CAD data, such as tool envelopes.

Integration into service concepts

In conjunction with the appropriate tool management model, the entire tool logistics is simplified. Information on service intervals, machine allocations or life cycles is readily available. This results in advantages such as high tool availability, reduced stock levels, increased process reliability, detailed process knowledge and fast tool commissioning after sharpening. This makes manufacturing processes significantly more cost efficient.