Tool Certainty
June 22, 2011 – 7:07 am | No Comment

For GKN Aerospace to overcome tool-related variations on its largest milling machines, it had to confront error sources that go unnoticed in many shops.

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Vertical machining centre has high speed CNC
February 17, 2011 – 3:19 am | No Comment

A high-performance vertical machining centre features a generous 1016 x 660 x 635mm work cube, a 12,000 rev/min inline direct-drive spindle and a high-speed control with full ‘look-ahead’.
Haas Automation’s VM-3 is a high-performance vertical machining …

Precision CNC toolroom lathe works manually too
February 17, 2011 – 3:19 am | No Comment

A compact precision toolroom lathe has full CNC, but can also be operated manually – the machine’s distance between centers is 18in, cross-slide travel is 8in and spindle speed is 0-3000 rev/min.
As technology advances toward …

CNC production miller is low-cost, dependable
February 17, 2011 – 3:19 am | No Comment

Toolroom CNC milling machine is low-cost, has many standard features that make it well suited for the production environment with faster speeds, an automatic tool changer and full enclosure.
Toolroom CNC milling machine is low-cost, has …

Toolroom CNC miller has larger travels
February 17, 2011 – 3:18 am | No Comment

A versatile CNC milling machine combines the functionality and simplicity of a manual milling machine with the power and flexibility of CNC suits toolrooms and shops transitioning to CNC.
A versatile CNC milling machine combines the …

Vertical machining centre suits moldmakers
February 17, 2011 – 3:18 am | No Comment

Haas Automation has expanded its line of VMCs designed for the mold making and tool and die industries – a high-performance type provides the accuracy, rigidity and thermal stability required.
Following the success of its VM-2 …

Compact vertical machining centre has 50-taper
February 17, 2011 – 3:17 am | No Comment

To meet the needs of shops requiring the heavy-duty cutting capability of a 50-taper machine in a small footprint a vertical machining center is compact and has an extended Y-axis travel.
To meet the needs of …

Larger horizontal machining centre introduced
February 17, 2011 – 3:17 am | No Comment

Horizontal machining centre is the largest-capacity, high-production machine Haas has yet produced, and features a 40in x 32in x 35in work envelope and a 50-taper geared-head spindle.
Horizontal machining centre is the largest-capacity, high-production machine Haas …

Five-axis machining centres’ to be demonstrated
February 17, 2011 – 3:16 am | No Comment

‘The power of 5′ at a technology ‘demo’ day to be held at the Hethel Engineering Centre will show capabilities of the latest 5-axis machining centres from Haas Automation.
Five-axis machining centres’ capabilities to be shown …

Machine tool maker has most productive year
February 17, 2011 – 3:16 am | No Comment

With CNC machine tool production of more than 12,500 units – up almost 25% over 2005 – Haas Automation reports that 2006 was its most productive year.
Haas Automation of Oxnard, California, USA reports that 2006 …

US machine tool builder opens China HQ
February 17, 2011 – 3:16 am | No Comment

Three years after opening its Asian operations in China, US machine tool builder, Haas Automation, Has opened offices and a showroom in Shangahi.
Haas Automation Asia is pleased to announce the official opening of its brand-new, …