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Husqvarna X-Cut: Designing a better saw chain

For the first time, there are original Husqvarna saw chains, and they are made where it all once started – in Huskvarna, Sweden. Why, you might wonder. Well, the story actually starts at the end. Through all our research and development, making your output the highest possible has been the overarching goal.

Husqvarna har under flera årtionden varit ett av världens mest respekterade motorsågsmärken. Det finns ingen enkel förklaring till varför det är så. Men en avgörande anledning till företagets framgång har alltid varit att konstant fokus ligger på användarens resultat. Alla som använder en motorsåg från Husqvarna ska kunna räkna med att få bästa möjliga resultat.

”Att tillverka vår egen kedja är ingenting vi gör för skojs skull eller för att vi känner för det”, säger chefsingenjören Hans-Åke Sundberg allvarligt. ”Under alla år har vi aldrig slutat att förbättra våra användares upplevelser och resultat. Sågutrustningen spelar en extremt viktig roll i det.”

More than just high quality

“The dream of an original Husqvarna saw chain has been with us for a long time,” Global Product Manager Mattias Karlsson adds. “Making it a reality, however, has taken a huge amount of planning, research and strategic thinking. There’s no trial and error in a Husqvarna product launch.”

Naturally, the Husqvarna saw chains had to meet the high quality of the Husqvarna chainsaws. But for most users, Husqvarna stands for more than just robustness and performance – it’s about trust.

“You must be able to trust that the machine you have invested in will give you the highest efficiency and the best results,” Karlsson continued. “Living up to those expectations requires considerable commitment from the manufacturer.”

At the heart of Husqvarna

The saw chain factory was built from scratch over the course of several years. Its strategic location, right beside the original chainsaw factory in Huskvarna, Sweden, underlines its importance – it is right at the heart of the brand.

Inside this advanced and modern saw chain factory, there is a rich variety of complex machinery, winding production lines and elaborate processes. Not one part of the saw chain comes ready from any supplier – it’s all made here, from raw steel to finished product. In addition to the factory, Husqvarna realized that they also had to build an adjacent little sawmill to be able to continuously test prototypes.

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Developed backwards

“The single most important part of a logger’s every day is the cubic meter output,” said Sundberg. “We worked backwards from there. We identified the right product features, the right manufacturing, the right materials, the right competence, and the right mindset for a long-term venture into a new field.”

The X-Cut saw chain has been tested and fine-tuned for about two years now. Following classic Husqvarna procedures, a combination of lab tests and test runs in different environments has been crucial for perfecting its features, refining its design and ensuring its quality.

Ready for action

So, from the end to the beginning and back to the end, we have finally arrived. After years of planning, research, development, testing, collaboration with loggers, and some more testing, the first Husqvarna saw chain is ready to be mounted on your chainsaw. It’s ready for hard, uninterrupted work, ready to give you maximum efficiency and output – ready when you are.

Read more about the X-Cut saw chain, and examine its features up close, by following the link below:

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