Local News & Events | Haas Factory Outlet

The Milwaukee area Haas Factory Outlet open house August 13 & 14, 2014 was crammed with the latest Haas CNC machines and over 200 visitors eager to see the newest technologies available to help them make parts better, faster and more cost-effectively.

In this video, John Nelson guides us through the Setup, Operation, and Edit modes of the latest graphical user interface of the Haas control. Well worth another look if you haven't seen this yet.

If you machine brass parts through which drinking water will one day flow, you’re likely aware of the recent lead-free legislation affecting your customers. Federal law S3874, the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act, went into effect nationwide on January 4, 2014. In the near future lead will be removed from virtually all ferrous and non-ferrous alloys, so free cutting brass will no longer be available for any application. Which means manufacturers face a number of challenges to machine lead-free brass rather than the brass materials you have used for many years.

If you’re looking for ways to differentiate your CNC machine shop from the rest of the herd, consider going after work that may mean upgrading your ability to produce more challenging parts. Expanding into aerospace and other industries for which milling complex parts is expected, for example requires some forethought in terms of both equipment and techniques. Here are 7 things to think about when milling complex parts:

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Workplace safety is a major concern for Haas and other the makers of CNC manufacturing equipment. We equip our machine tools with various safety components that prevent users from accessing critical areas while the machine is operating. Likewise, many loading and unloading systems employ safety cages with access doors that are locked during machining cycles, light curtains that stop machine activity when the beam is interrupted, and other safety precautions.

Reportedly the federal government is taking a much closer look at how workers are classified and if employers are abiding by appropriate employee wage and hours laws. For CNC machine shops, a major concern is the distinction between non-exempt and exempt employees.

Machining aluminum alloys for aerospace, electronics, computers, and other applications presents a number of challenges for CNC machine shops. If you’re considering expanding your capabilities to include making aluminum alloy parts, here are a number of important factors to consider: