What Microtech does

Microtech is an Italian manufacturer specializing in polycrystalline diamond (PCD) and tungsten carbide (HW) cutting tools, founded in 1980 by Gabriele Borri and Orlando Carciofi and headquartered in Appignano, Italy. The company designs and produces a comprehensive range of precision tooling — including saw blades, CNC shank cutters, drilling bits, hoggers, tool holders, and profiled cutters — serving primarily small-to-medium woodworking, furniture, and construction component manufacturers across EMEA. Its technical differentiation rests on proprietary DIAREX coating technology (claimed to extend tool life 3x versus standard carbide) and over four decades of accumulated PCD manufacturing expertise across materials including MDF, HDF, particleboard, plywood, hardwood, aluminum profiles, plastics, and composites.

The company operates a hybrid go-to-market combining a direct B2B e-commerce platform (store.microtechdia.com) with 417+ configurable SKUs and account-based pricing, supplemented by regional channel partnerships (notably LEGDAN s.r.o. for Czech Republic). Revenue derives from hardware sales of consumable tooling, with quote-based pricing for most products rather than transparent list pricing. Microtech has invested in production capacity — €2.2 million in new machinery plus a 1,500 square meter facility expansion in 2018-2019 — and maintains a team of approximately 30 specialists. Recent product activity includes 2025 launches of HSS cutters for timber beams, POWERCUT 3 extreme series, and expanded LAM WIDIA carbide offerings, signaling ongoing portfolio diversification into construction and structural timber applications.

Name

Microtech

Legal name

Microtech

Website

https://microtechdia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Microtech is an Italian manufacturer of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) and tungsten carbide cutting tools, founded in 1980 and based in Appignano. It serves small-to-medium woodworking, furniture, and construction manufacturers across EMEA through direct e-commerce and channel partners, with proprietary DIAREX coating technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cutting Tools

NAICS

Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing (333515), Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing (332216), Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing (33221)

SIC

Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware (3420)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)

Keywords

• PCD cutting tools
• Woodworking tooling
• Diamond tool manufacturing
• CNC shank cutters
• Carbide drilling bits

Headquarters

HQ city

Appignano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. PCD and HW Tool Sales: Direct sales of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tools, hard widia (HW) tools, saw blades, cutters, drilling bits, tool holders, and spare parts through e-commerce platform and distribution partners

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Microtech designs, manufactures, and sells polycrystalline diamond (PCD) and tungsten carbide (HW) cutting tools for woodworking, wood derivatives, plastic materials, and light alloys. Its portfolio includes saw and scoring blades, CNC straight and profiled shank cutters, drilling bits, hoggers, tool holders/sleeves, and spare parts, distributed through a proprietary e-commerce platform and a Czech Republic distribution partner. The company also offers DIAREX proprietary coating services that extend tool life three times over standard carbide.

Product overview

Microtech is a leading Italian manufacturer of high-performance polycrystalline diamond (PCD) and tungsten carbide (HW) tools for woodworking, wood derivatives, plastic materials, and light alloys. Founded in 1980 and based in Appignano, Italy, the company operates as a physical tooling manufacturer with an e-commerce platform. Their product portfolio is organized into core product series (POWERCUT, CUTPLUS, STARCUT, ECOCUT, INFINITY, RAPTOR, FINISH, V CUT, RADIUS, SPACE) and product categories including Saw and Scoring Blades, CNC Straight/Profiled Shank Cutters, Cutters with Bore, Hoggers, Drilling Bits, Tool Holders and Sleeves, and Spare Parts & Machinery. The POWERCUT series provides high-performance PCD shank cutters for rough/finishing operations, while CUTPLUS offers precision scoring saw blades. The INFINITY drilling bit series delivers specialized blind hole and through hole solutions, and the tool holder lineup supports HSK63F, HSK50F, and ISO30 interfaces with ER collets. Recent additions include new HSS cutters for timber beams and roof structures (2025), POWERCUT 3 extreme solutions, and expanded LAM WIDIA tungsten carbide offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• POWERCUT Series High-performance PCD shank cutter series (POWERCUT 3 and POWERCUT 6N) with HDM (High Density Metal) bodies, designed for roughing and finishing cutting operations in nesting applications on CNC machining centers serving furniture and woodworking manufacturers.
• CUTPLUS Series PCD saw blade series featuring H4 geometry for high-precision scoring operations, part of the professional cutting tool lineup for woodworking and panel processing operations.
• STARCUT Series PCD helical shank cutter series including STARCUT 4 RX4S with Z2+2 cutting angle 45°, steel body, and PCD H4.5 MM tips for precision milling in furniture and wood component production.
• ECOCUT Series PCD helical shank cutter series with ECO design for efficient material removal, including ECOCUT 6 EC4E with Z2+2 steel body configuration for woodworking and panel processing.
• INFINITY Series PCD drilling bits series including INFINITY 2, INFINITY 3, and INFINITY 4 with adjustable or fixed centering options for blind hole drilling operations on CNC machining centers.
• RAPTOR Series HW (carbide) milling cutters with Z3 positive geometry for high-speed material removal and finishing operations in woodworking applications.
• FINISH Series HW (carbide) milling cutters with Z3 positive geometry optimized for surface finishing applications on wood panels and engineered wood materials.
• V CUT Series PCD V-groove folding, grooving, and chamfering cutters including V CUT 3 VGROOVE 90° Z2+2 designed for aluminum profile processing and panel folding operations.
• RADIUS Series PCD quarter round shank cutters including RADIUS 2 for creating rounded profiles in wood and composite materials used in furniture manufacturing.
• SPACE Series Insert knife shank cutters including SPACE 1 HW for planing panel operations and SPACE 2 diamond fly cutter used in surface manufacturing on woodworking machinery.
• Saw and Scoring Blades Complete range of PCD and HW scoring saw blades including sliding table saw blades, beam saw blades, CNC saw blades, and Lamello blades for various woodworking applications.
• CNC Straight Shank Cutters Full line of straight shank cutters including PCD shank cutters, HW shank cutters, nesting routers, groove blades, jointing, fly, trimming, rebatting, door lock, roughing, and surface shank cutters for CNC machining centers.
• CNC Profiled Shank Cutters Profiled shank cutter range including chamfering, folding, T-slot routers, finger joint shank cutters, radius shank cutters, handle shank cutters, Lamello routers, and engraving cutters for complex profile operations.
• Drilling Bits Complete drilling solution including PCD drilling bits, HW drilling bits, countersink for dowel drills, blind holes drilling bits, through hole drilling bits, and countersink drilling bits for CNC machining centers.
• Tool Holders and Sleeves Tool holding systems including CNC tool holders (HSK63F, HSK50F, ISO30), collets (ER11-ER40), chipboard extraction rings, saw blade tool holders, assembly supports, retaining studs, and C-spanners for clamping nuts.
• Hoggers Heavy-duty material removal tools including compact hogger, radius hogger, and hogger step geometry for aggressive cutting operations on woodworking CNC machinery.
• Cutters with Bore Straight and profiled cutters with bore for edgebanders, squaring machines, and toupies including jointing, trimming, grooving, rebatting, radius, chamfering, and finger joint cutters.
• Spare Parts and Machinery Replacement components and equipment including HW knives, PCD inserts, knives for moulder head, spacer rings, keys, ultrasonic cleaning machines, and DIAREX coating services for tool life extension.
• PROFILE 7 PCD Shank Cutter PCD shank cutter for handle manufacturing with profile N 7, 45mm diameter, 5.80mm radius, suitable for light wood, hard wood, MDF, HDF, and plywood materials.
• INFINITY 3 PCD Blind Holes Drilling Bit High-performance PCD blind holes drilling bit Z2+2 with adjustable centering and negative shaver tips, designed for MDF, HDF, fiber cement, drywall, plastic, Corian, plaster fiber, honeycomb panel, and wood materials.
• SVP Solid Carbide Dowel Drill with Countersink Solid carbide dowel drill with countersink capability, featuring super-strength steel body with PTFE coating, HW head with precision balanced centre point, suitable for hard wood, plastic, fiber cement, and wood-based panels.

Quantifiable outcome

• DIAREX coating extends tool life 3 times compared to standard carbide tools

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LEGDAN s.r.o.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLEGDAN s.r.o. is a Czech Republic-based tool distributor that serves as Microtech's distribution partner. They communicate without problems and maintain high quality standards according to testimonials. The partnership enables Microtech to serve the Czech market through local distribution expertise.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stehle GmbH & Co. KG: German specialist in PCD and diamond-tipped tooling for wood, plastic, and lightweight materials processing. Stehle is closely comparable to Microtech in serving furniture OEMs with a similar engineered, configurable product portfolio and a focus on premium German/European engineering.
• KW (Kallfass Werkzeugbau): Family-owned German manufacturer of PCD and carbide tooling for the woodworking and panel-processing industry with comparable size and product breadth to Microtech. KW serves many of the same downstream furniture, kitchen, and door manufacturers across EMEA.
• Leuco (Ledermann GmbH & Co. KG): German precision tooling manufacturer producing PCD, carbide, and HSS cutting tools for wood, plastic, and aluminum processing. Leuco overlaps almost entirely with Microtech's product matrix (shank cutters, scoring saws, hoggers, drills) and competes for the same furniture industry customers.
• Leitz Tooling (Leitz GmbH): German-headquartered specialist manufacturer of PCD and carbide tooling for the woodworking, panel processing, and window/door industries. Leitz is the most direct head-to-head competitor to Microtech in PCD shank cutters, saw blades, and drilling bits serving furniture and wood-component OEMs across Europe.
• Oertli Werkzeuge AG: Swiss manufacturer of PCD and carbide tooling for wood, plastic, and aluminum processing with deep penetration in furniture, window, and door manufacturing. Oertli's profile ranges (drilling, hogging, profiling) are nearly one-to-one with Microtech's INFINITY, RAPTOR, and ECOCUT series.

Others

• Vollmer (Vollmer Group): German specialist in tool sharpening and CNC grinding machines for PCD and carbide tools. Vollmer is an enabling/adjacent player whose equipment is used by PCD tool producers (including Microtech) and whose installed base competes for the same aftermarket service revenue Microtech's DIAREX coating business targets.

Emerging players

• JoTEC GmbH & Co. KG: German niche tooling specialist in PCD saw blades, hoggers, and CNC router bits. JoTec is a smaller but technically credible peer in the same end-use woodworking applications where Microtech competes.

Broad incumbents

• Felder Group (Hammer / Format-4): Austrian woodworking machinery OEM that also distributes a proprietary line of cutting tools and consumables for its CNC and edgebanding platforms. Felder competes indirectly through aftermarket tooling sales to its installed base of mid-market wood shops.
• Guhring (Gühring oHG): Large German cutting tool manufacturer with broad exposure to metalworking and selected PCD offerings for wood and composites. Guhring represents the broader industrial tooling incumbents whose carbide and PCD ranges partially overlap Microtech's lighter-alloy and plastic processing business.
• Homag Group (tooling division): World-leading woodworking machinery OEM that also supplies tooling and cutting consumables bundled with its CNC machines. Homag competes with Microtech at the deal level when customers commit to its full machine-plus-tooling stack, especially for large panel-processing customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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