Never satisfied
with success, STIHL is always working to improve product
performance.
When a company is credited with literally creating an
industry, and then follows that up with innovation after
innovation spanning nearly a century, you might expect
a bit of complacency.
Well, not at STIHL. In fact, the
innovative spirit is alive and well oiled here, and
we have the recent breakthroughs and a spectacular Research
and Development Center to prove it. But let's not get
ahead of ourselves.
First, a little
trip down innovation lane. Andreas Stihl developed the
first electric chain saw in 1926. Since then, STIHL engineers
have established a long list of industry "firsts," technological
advances that have since become industry standards.
Our innovations include the gearless
saw, the anti-vibration
system, electronic
ignition, self-lubricating
saw chains, chain
brakes and many
more. In recent years, breakthroughs such as a revolutionary
proven low-emissions STIHL engine, the STIHL
Easy2Start™ system and prefiltration
systems for cut-off
machines and chain saws have raised the bar for the environment, efficiency and comfort.
In Germany, the STIHL Engineering
Center is already paying dividends. The company's largest
single investment ever, the Center houses a Research
and Development
department charged with constantly exceeding tough performance
standards, strict environmental measures and the STIHL
reputation for superior quality. |
