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A wise person once said, “There is no such thing as a dumb question.” That’s especially true when operating CNC machines. Sometimes you just need a tiny bit of information to help you solve what appears to be a complicated problem.

Your most important asset doesn’t appear on your balance sheet. It’s the cumulative skills, talents and experiences of your workforce. That’s why you go to great lengths to stress workplace safety, especially for those who operate CNC machines.

The cost of owning and operating a CNC machine is much more than the initial purchase price. It also includes the routine maintenance any machine requires. If technical service and replacement parts are not readily available, you can add the expense of excessive downtime to your overall cost. That’s why Haas CNC and your Milwaukee Haas Factory Outlet provide all of this and more:

In the mid-1980s lower-priced foreign competition forever changed the face of the American machine tool industry. Many long-established US builders simply could not survive this invasion. However, a California-based manufacturer of a unique collet indexing device was determined to prove that an affordable, accurate and reliable CNC machine could still be made in America. Thus was born Haas Automation.

Ever wonder what goes on in a major CNC machine manufacturing facility? Why not see for yourself by visiting the Haas factory in southern California?

In this video Haas demonstrates just how easy it is to keep your coolant tank full without taking time away from machining parts. With the Automatic Coolant Refill System you simply pour any coolant concentrate you choose into a holding tank and, using the machine control panel, push a few buttons to enable the device to automatically mix the coolant with water to your desired concentration. The system then fills the coolant tank. The video explains the entire process and demonstrates how the system works in real time.

Each year the Gene Haas Foundation awards grants and scholarships to help schools prepare students to pursue careers in manufacturing. Recently, the Foundation awarded a $7,500 grant to Northwoods Manufacturing, a program of Hurley High School in Hurley Wisconsin. Bill Dymond and Dave Kramer from you Milwaukee Haas Factory Outlet recently presented the check and toured the facility.

Vintage automobile restoration CNC shop, Jim Stokes Workshops Limited, takes great pride in bringing classic cars back to life. In this video shot in Stoke’s UK facility, he explains why he loves restoring vintage rides like the Alpha Romeo 8C and using Haas CNC machines, which he describes as “…like big American V8s – brilliant and functional.”

Preparing and maintaining machine tool coolant and the coolant tank are important for not only optimizing CNC machine performance, but also to safeguard the health and safety of your workforce.

Haas not only sells and services exceptional CNC machine tools and accessories, it builds them all in a one-million-square-foot California manufacturing facility. This video explains how the Haas products are developed and built, and gives you the inside story by showing robotic machining cells, FMS equipment and more.