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stihl chain
By: Chainsawrepair Date: December 16, 2023, 10:36 am
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Above all else, STIHL is famed around the world for its
chainsaws. Key to this success is the strength and excellence of
its saw chains, developed and perfected through years of
experience and craftsmanship. And the same principles of
quality and prestige apply today.
How is a STIHL saw chain made?From raw materials to finished
product, one of the most important parts of a saw chain are the
rivet bolts, which arrive to our factory as wound up wire
spools. After careful inspection, the rivets are cold-formed,
which involves cutting, rolling and pressing them into shape at
a low temperature.
The drive link, cutting tooth and connector are punched out of
steel strips. The strips are quality inspected by hand on
arrival, before processing through the press, where they are
punched out of the steel strip. From here, we heat things up in
the hardening furnace, which is used in many parts of the STIHL
production process, especially when producing essential parts
for saws.
Once hardened, the cutters move onto special grinding machinery,
which has been developed in-house at STIHL. Each cutter is
ground individually and stored, before undergoing cleaning at
the washing plant.
As environmental protection is incredibly important to us at
STIHL, we have invested heavily in wastewater treatment systems
in both of our factories. We are meticulous about the removal
of heavy metals and other residues from the waste water.
Once clean, our saw chains are inspected once again before being
cut to length (known as rolls) and sent to storage in our
logistics department in 100ft rolls. Again, these rolls will be
checked by the highly-skilled maintenance technicians, removing
any problems as well as performing general maintenance work.
At STIHL, our employees are experts, so who better to check that
our products are expertly built? Each employee is responsible
for the quality of what they build, so toolmakers will examine
their tools to ensure they deliver the high-quality standards
that are expected of them. Individual parts and finished chains
alike are inspected throughout production and at random.
We pride ourselves on the quality of our tools, so the processes
and traditions involved in their development are at the heart of
our business. STIHL’s factories, in the Swiss towns of
Bronschhofen and Wil, practice customary swiss precision to
ensure every product meets our meticulous standards.
#Post#: 90364--------------------------------------------------
Re: stihl chain
By: Chainsawrepair Date: December 16, 2023, 10:41 am
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Good cutting performance is dependent on a high-quality saw
chain. Another important factor is how the engine unit, guide
bar and saw chain interact. That is why STIHL manufacturers all
of its saw chains itself so we can guarantee these factors are
in perfect harmony.
Our saw chains are made in STIHL factories in Wil and
Bronschhofen in Switzerland using specially developed machinery.
Swiss precision ensures that our saw chains are produced to the
highest quality standards.
These are the steps at how a saw chain is made - from the raw
materials right through to the finished product:
1) The rivet bolts are delivered on spools and carefully
inspected doing the incoming goods inspection. The rivet bolts
are then cold formed.
2) Strip steel must be passed through a quality check and
approved for production for all the blanked parts of the saw
chain. The cutter, connector and drive link are blanked from raw
materials in the blanking shop.
All STIHL employees are responsible for the quality of whatever
they produce. For example, toolmakers examine whether the tools
deliver the high quality standards that are expected of them.
3) The next step is hardening the parts in the hardening
furnace.
4) After the parts are hardened, they need to be ground. Each
cutter must be ground individually and automatically stored on a
special machine developed in-house at STIHL.
5) The components of the chain are cleaned and inspected several
times during production. They are now ready for assembly!
A fundamental part of day-to-day work in the chain plant is
quality assurance. Individual parts, as well as finished chains,
are inspected randomly throughout the process.
6) Some of the chains leave the plant as finished products that
have been cut to length, known as loops. A special packaging
machine ensures chains are placed in boxes correctly. Otherwise,
they are stored in the logistics building in 100-foot rolls.
"Our products enjoy success all over the world and live up to
the high quality that STIHL is known for. Every single member of
our team makes their own contribution to this - and that is a
great source of pride for me." - Joachim Zappe, Managing
Director STIHL Kettenwerk Switzerland
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