FOCUS ON WELDING equipment manufacturer . It now has a broad and steadily expanding product portfolio .
The STIHL MS 172 , MS 182 , and MS 212 gasoline-powered chainsaws are three of its latest new entry-level models . Equipped with a STIHL 2-MIX motor delivering up to 1.8kW of power ( depending upon the model ) the compact and versatile chainsaws are designed for use by consumers and professionals .
Battery-powered products represent the fastest-growing market segment for STIHL . Today , its product range includes more than 80 battery-operated tools for private consumers and professionals , which account for 20 percent of the STIHL tools sold worldwide . By 2027 , STIHL plans to increase this share to at least 35 per cent , with a goal of 80 per cent for 2035 . It is stepping up its battery strategy , with new plans to manufacture battery-operated tools for professional users at its headquarters in Waiblingen , Germany . A new production facility will be set up at STIHL Plant 2 in Waiblingen- Neustadt and is set to begin operations in 2024 .
STIHL is also investing in the advancement of combustion engines , particularly in terms of their sustainability . To do so , it is focusing on biofuels and e-fuels . Because STIHL products are already e-fuel ready , all STIHL tools with a combustion engine can be powered with these alternative , environmentally friendly fuels without technical alterations . STIHL plans to achieve the widespread use of e-fuels in its tools starting in 2027 .
“ Thanks to e-fuels , even 10- or 20-year-old chainsaws , as well as all other STIHL power tools , can be operated with virtually no carbon emissions . The reduction in carbon emissions from the use of products with a combustion engine has an immediate effect , without customers having to invest in new products ,”
The STIHL plant in Waiblingen-Neustadt where gasoline-driven tools , such as chainsaws for professional users , are manufactured .
STIHL is making massive investments in battery technology while continuing to invest in the future viability of gasoline-powered products and its focus on e-fuels .
explained the STIHL Group . The STIHL Group finished fiscal year 2022 with record-breaking revenue of 5.5- billion euros , equating to growth of 8.6 percent compared to the previous year . As an international business , the company generated 90 per cent of its revenue outside its domestic market of Germany . n
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About Nimak
NIMAK supplies resistance welding and gluing technology as well as manual robot welding guns , welding machines and glueing / dosing equipment . The company also develops customised automation solutions for various applications . The joining specialist from the Westerwald district of Germany is , it told ISMR , “ the sole premium supplier of the automobile industry that has approval to meet customer-specific standards for welding guns .”
With more than 50 years of experience , NIMAK is active around the world . Approximately 250 employees support customers from highly diversified sectors . Since July 2020 , the company has belonged as an independent brand to the TÜNKERS group of companies which , with 1500 employees and 13 branches , is a market specialist for automation tasks related to body-in-white .
“ In 2011 , we launched the first robot welding gun with capacitor discharge on the market . Since we brought two new technologies to market maturity with our magneticDRIVE and shortpulse welding , spot or projection welding of aluminum is no longer a problem . With our new-generation a . tron systems , we have also proved that gluing systems can manage without a separate control cabinet and can work with an integrated controller ,” NIMAK told ISMR .
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