The new FineCut circular sawblade was the “wow product”
celebrating the company’s 150th anniversary at the Leitz exhibition stand. (Photo: Leitz)
FOR LEITZ, the strong trade fair duo HOLZ-HANDWERK and FENSTERBAU FRONTALE 2026 in Nuremberg were entirely dedicated to the company’s 150th anniversary. The world market leader’s exhibition presence reflected innovation, tradition, and close customer partnership — from craftsmanship to industrial production. Under the motto “We shape the future,” Leitz impressively demonstrated how decades of experience combine with cutting edge technology to create customer-oriented solutions.
The anniversary could be felt throughout the entire exhibition stand — not as a retrospective, but as a promise of performance to all customers. Conversations at the stand clearly showed how consistently Leitz has developed its values across generations while continuing to plan for the future. For customers, this means one thing above all: reliable quality, reflected in dependable processes, durable tools, and predictable performance.
Visitors experienced not only innovative tooling solutions, but also the story of a fifth generation family-owned company that values its strong roots in Germany while consistently thinking and acting on a global scale.
A particular highlight was the world premiere of the “wow product” for the 150th anniversary: the FineCut circular sawblade. It quickly became a magnet for trade visitors and the focal point of intensive professional discussions. The strong interest is easy to explain, as this innovation offers clear practical benefits: it enables the highest cutting quality without the need for scoring blades, creating direct advantages in quality, time, and cost. This is precisely where Leitz’s ambition becomes evident — consistently transforming technological precision into measurable customer benefits.
The large number of visitors demonstrated that Leitz’s presence at Holz-Handwerk
was a complete success. (Photo: Leitz)
Beyond this highlight, Leitz presented a broad portfolio for both trades and industry, ranging from solutions for timber system construction and window manufacturing to applications in furniture production and CNC machining. Digital solutions such as the LeitzXPert app and ETML — a manufacturer-independent, standardised language for communication between tools and machines — also underline the company’s commitment to supporting customers holistically in optimising their processes.
The atmosphere of HOLZ-HANDWERK itself deserves special mention. With 75,000 trade visitors from 117 countries, the fair once again provided the ideal platform for personal exchange with customers. For Leitz, this direct dialogue is of central importance in maintaining existing contacts, building new relationships, and jointly developing solutions. Customer proximity was once again lived intensively this year — visible and on equal footing. This was also reflected in the open design of the exhibition stand. A visual and craftsmanship highlight were the display tables and the anniversary sculpture, both designed by Leitz and manufactured in-house using Leitz tools.
Leitz draws an entirely positive conclusion from the trade fair. The high visitor frequency, strong level of interest, and consistently positive feedback confirm the chosen path. With an exhibition presence that combined emotion, innovation, and tradition, Leitz made a strong statement in its anniversary year and once again demonstrated how Leitz shapes the future. Accordingly, the company is already looking forward with anticipation to the next HOLZ-HANDWERK in 2028.
See page 24 of our April/May 2026 issue on our Back Issues page.
