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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.

Haas Mini Mills are a staple in many CNC machine shops. Their versatility and reliability while taking only a small portion of floor space make them a natural fit. Now the entire line is redesigned for even greater ease of use, performance and operator productivity.

Reentering the job market can be difficult for many armed forces veterans, especially if they lack marketable skills. Add to this the need for qualified CNC machine operators and you have a perfect reason for the Gene Haas Foundation to donate to San Diego, CA based Workshops For Warriors (WFW).

CNC machine tool operators know that every time they open the enclosure’s door it’s smart to wait a few moments to allow the mist and smoke vapors to dissipate. After all, no one wants to stick his or her head inside until the air clears.

Current US fuel economy standards require manufacturers to improve average automobile efficiencies from 27.5 MPG to 54.4 MPG by 2025. The European Union mandates that carbon dioxide emissions must fall from 130 grams to 95 grams per kilometer by 2021. For automakers, the challenge is to meet these various emission and fuel economy standards while still producing safe vehicles.

This new video explains how an optional Automatic Tool Presetter (ATP) makes tool offsets quicker, easier and more accurately on Haas CNC lathes. The ATP eliminates the need for loading material, taking manual measurements and entering data into the control. In fact, the ATP is typically 4 times faster than performing manual offsets.

Adding live tooling to existing CNC turning machines or including this function for a new machine tool purchase makes a great deal of sense if you want to improve productivity by reducing part handling for multiple operations. Live tooling enables off-center, secondary operations such as drilling, tapping, and end milling on the part face and around the diameter. As is the case whenever thinking about machine tool options, you’ll want to consider a number of factors so you can make the best decision. Here are five basic issues to consider:

Changing machine tools is always a challenge for operators who are comfortable with a process they’ve used for a long time. However the many advantages of CNC machining, including reduced cycle time, faster throughput and lower cost-per-part are hard to ignore.

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.

Haas CNC machine controls have a number of features that help you make parts faster and easier than ever before. In this new “Run, Stop, Jog and Continue” video Haas demonstrates how easy it is to temporarily stop a long machining operation so you can check surface finish, a cutting tool or for any other reason, and then quickly and easily resume production. As you’ll see it’s just about as easy as hitting the Pause button on your DVD player.