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A row of spindle heads for Haas ST-20 lathes awaits assembly. Haas mounts the motors above the spindle so any heat generated moves up and away from the spindle to reduce thermal affects to the casting. The finned housings of the motors are left unpainted to increase heat transfer, so the motors run cooler. These two things combine to increase the thermal stability of the machines.

These precision ballscrew nut housings, which are used on a wide range of Haas machines, are machined in large batches on Haas EC-400PP pallet pool HMCs. In-house machining and extensive use of common components help Haas Automation keep machine prices affordable, and provide customers with more value.

Haas Automation machines all critical components in-house for its extensive line of machine tools, and that generates a lot of chips. In fact, Haas recycles approximately 600,000 pounds of steel and 31,500 pounds of aluminum each month, which not only keeps the swarf under control, but also helps the environment.

When Haas Automation introduced the VF-1 at IMTS in 1988, it achieved an industry milestone: the first American-built vertical machining center (VMC) to sell for less than $50,000.

On January 26, 2012, Haas achieved yet another milestone: production of the 125,000th Haas CNC machine tool ­ also a VF-1, and still priced less than $50,000.

Machine number 125,000 is bound for a customer in the Philippines.

Fast tool changes are a necessity on a high-speed drill/tap machine. To speed up the process on the Haas DT-1, the tool pockets are mounted to the carousel radially to eliminate the pocket-tip time.