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Stihl logo Type Private Corporation Industry Forestry equipment, Landscape maintenance Founded 1926 Founder Andreas Stihl Headquarters Waiblingen, Germany Key people Nikolas Stihl ( chairman of Stihl Holding AG Co.

KG Eva Stihl (vice chairperson) Products Industrial chainsaws, string trimmers, cultivators, cut-off saws, leaf blowers, construction tools, edgers, pole pruners, augersdrills protective apparel Revenue 3.782 billion (2018) 1 2 Number of employees 17,122 (2018) 3 4 Website Stihl.com.

Stihl was founded in 1926 by Andreas Stihl, an important innovator in early chain saw production.

Andreas Stihl AG is a privately held company owned by the descendants of Andreas Stihl.

Stihl Year Made Professional Grade Chainsaws

Stihl Professional Grade Chainsaws The Stihl name soon became popular, and also became synonymous with professional grade chainsaws and soon became the number-one selling chainsaw company in the world, a title that the company retains to this day.

Stihl growth was slow initially, as the chainsaws came to the market about the same time as the Great Depression; with manpower cheap, and old two-man saws proven, there was no need for power saws.

The early saws were very heavy, and often needed two men to operate them.

Stihl Year Made Generator Which Had

Stihl Generator Which Had Some outfits had a wheeled generator which had a power cord to run to the electric saw.

Stihl saws were used by the Wehrmacht, particularly in Eastern Europe and Russia, where timber was cut for defensive positions.

Much of the increased demand came from the construction and landscaping markets.

Along with the professional markets, Stihl designed a number of home-use equipment, like blowers, line trimmers, edgers, and chainsaws.

In 2008, the newest Stihl production facility opened in Qingdao, China.

In December 2008, Stihl acquired the carburetor producer Zama to safeguard the supply and to enter a new business segment with growth potential.

Stihl Inc. employs almost 2,000 employees on 2 million square feet of buildings.

Many improvements to design during the 1970s led the chainsaw to become a homeowner tool.

Not only was the stronger aluminum a component but injected magnesium was used for even greater strength and lightweight.

There was a standard a heavy duty (the 040 050) with super saws of 070 090.

Improvements led to the 041 051 and with anti-vibration came the 041AV.

A new style lighter-weight saw was introduced with the 030AV, the 031AV etc.

The reputation of the 020AV among fire fighters and tree trimmers was so good that demand for the saw continued even after mass-production ceased citation needed.

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