SwitzerlandManufacturing2025 – ongoingSTIHL
AI inspection of riveted joints in chainsaw chains
STIHL used AI to detect defective chain rivets at its Swiss factory
Problem
STIHL needed to identify defective riveted joints during chain production and reduce scrap.
Approach
The Swiss chain factory introduced an AI model that automatically detected faulty riveted joints. STIHL reported faster quality inspection and less scrap.
Results
No published figures
Takeaway
The reported improvement concerned a specific production defect. STIHL did not disclose detection accuracy or the size of the scrap reduction.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Computer vision
- Adoption
- Built in-house
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
[1]STIHL2025
STIHL reported using AI in production from 2025. At its Swiss chain factory, a model identified faulty riveted joints automatically, accelerated inspection and reduced scrap.
Full details are in the original sources.
Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026
