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P36 Haas Automation Draws More Than 10,000 at IMTS 2000 in Chicago CNC Machining Fall 2000.sr 10/9/00 3:52 PM Page 1 volume 4 number 15 fallfall 20002000 MATHEWSMATHEWS ARCHERYARCHERY HITSHITS BULL'S–EYEBULL'S–EYE THETHE WINDWIND TUNNELSTUNNELS ATAT AMESAMES RESEARCHRESEARCH CAD/CAMCAD/CAM FORFOR TOOLINGTOOLING WORKWORK IMTSIMTS 20002000 WRAP–UPWRAP–UP COVERCOVER STORYSTORY NASANASA METALCUTTINGMETALCUTTING CNC Machining Fall 2000.sr 10/9/00 3:52 PM Page 2 p12 Focus on training tomorrow’s certified machine tool sales engineers. p4 Haas-sponsored teams begin big push for championship positions. p36 Haas Automation draws more than 10,000 at IMTS 2000 in Chicago. p14 COVER story It’s been called the most complex machine that Man has ever built. We took a close look at the role CNC machine tools play in making the shuttle program a roaring success. THE MASTHEAD Mathews Archery hits p6 CNC Machining is published by Haas Automation, Inc., 2800 Sturgis Road, Oxnard, CA 93030 • 805-278-1800, Fax 805-988-6918. the bull’s-eye with Haas vertical Postmaster: Return invalid addresses to Haas Automation, 2800 Sturgis Road, Oxnard, CA 93030-8933 postage guaranteed. machining centers. CNC Machining is distributed free of charge by Haas Automation, Inc., and its authorized distributors. CNC Machining accepts no advertising or reimbursement for this magazine. All contents of CNC Machining are copyright 2000 and may not be reproduced without written permission from Haas Automation, Inc. CNC Machining is distributed through a worldwide network of Haas Automation Distributors, and by individual subscription request. Contact Haas Automation headquarters via mail or fax to be added to the subscription list. Published quarterly. © Haas Automation, Inc. & CNC Machining Magazine names. Designed and printed in the U.S.A. CPC # 1563572. www.HaasCNC.com CNC Machining Fall 2000.sr 10/9/00 3:52 PM Page 2 > EDITORIAL by Alan Phillips, President of Phillips Corporation > INDUSTRY NEWS Living Life on Purpose – Haas Automation Goes to Europe On September 1, 2000, Haas Automation, Inc., established a features and a better price-to-quality ratio than perhaps any new division to sell and service Haas products throughout other CNC machine tool builder in the world.” with a great & worthy mission! continental Europe and the former Eastern Bloc countries. Haas Automation Europe will Dubbed Haas Automation Europe, the new division is based in offer Haas products at fixed end-user have sworn upon the altar of God eternal value and service. It is clear that Haas has Brussels, Belgium, and headed up by Managing Director prices, in euros, across Europe, learned how to provide this better than Dr. Ing. Theo Leon. Haas will begin offering its products customs cleared (excluding transport hostility against every form of tyranny any other. A combination of great immediately in Germany, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and the cost). A multilingual factory-trained machines with guaranteed up time and Scandinavian countries, and will expand into other countries of team based out of the Brussels over the mind of Man.” local Haas Factory outlets with Europe over the next three years. headquarters will assure complete “I professional sales engineers, stocked “We are not going to achieve our goals overnight in support for the customer. By year’s As missions go, this one seems one! We manufacture machine tools, the service vans, and certified service Europe,” stated Haas Automation President Gene Haas. “It will end, a technical center fully equipped Ing. Theo Leon Dr. particularly ridiculous – eternal hostility– famous Haeger Press, and we are the engineers, along with the industry’s most take three to five years or more to acquire the market share we with demonstration, training, service and spare parts facilities implying action beyond one’s lifetime. owners of six Haas Factory Outlets. helpful website, has proven to be the believe is possible. But our European commitment and strategy will be opened near Stuttgart, Germany. Six additional technical What do you make of Gene Haas’ Being president of a machine tool winning combination. All of this has are long-term. Our policy has always been to rely on volume centers are planned for other European sites in the future. mission to create the biggest and best company, I am most interested in what I become part of the Haas community. sales rather than per-unit profit,” Mr. Haas continued. “This Haas will continue offering its products in the United machine tool company in the world? Ten can learn from Haas to make our We have shops in our market with approach, combined with high-tech innovations and rock-solid years ago, if someone asked me, I would company more successful. I often have people who appreciate being part of the engineering, allows us to provide lower prices, more standard Please see EUROPE page 35 have said that Gene Haas has no chance. I the opportunity to be with Haas people. Haas community so much that we call would have said that the mission to build I am always peppering them with them Haas zealots. WOW! the biggest and best machine tool questions. How do you do this? Why did So, maybe the measure of being the Haas Garners Awards company from ground zero is ridiculous – you do that? Why is the company so best is having the greatest community. I Gene Haas, president of Haas Automation, was selected there are already many strong, well- successful? What makes General don’t know. I do know competence and for American Machinist magazine’s Hall of Innovators for his positioned machine tool companies. Gene Manager Denis Dupuis tick? How come commitment to a cause when I see it, and achievements in looking beyond traditional approaches to Haas could not really think this is possible. the team has been together so long? Who I have no doubt that Gene will manufacturing during the 1980s. Mr. Haas was presented with Of course, we all have learned does the product development? How is it accomplish his mission to become not a plaque signifying the award during ceremonies at the Drake something about Gene and Haas done? How does Haas create, then keep only the biggest, but the best machine Hotel in Chicago September 5. Automation over the last ten years. We up with, demand? What does Gene tool manufacturer in the world. Mr. Haas was chosen as an innovator for his development have learned to think about things spend most of his time doing? Etc., etc. Oh, by the way, the mission at the top of the Haas 5C collet indexer and the Haas VF-1 vertical differently, and ask different questions. We have benefited considerably from of this article belongs to Thomas Jefferson. machining center. The Haas 5C was – and still is – an easy-to- What does it mean to be the best? being Haas’ partner – we have learned Living not far from Washington, D.C., I use and economical method for increasing productivity on What is the criteria for measurement? Is much from the association. We have often visit the marvelous sights there: the manual mills and machining centers. The VF-1 provided an Haas Automation also received American Machinist’s 2000 it the best by any measure? Does it watched as Haas has woven the threads of Smithsonian, the Capitol Building, the affordably priced, competitive VMC at a time when foreign Excellence in Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award require the best leadership? Or does it its community to include not only the National Gallery of Art, the Lincoln competition was overshadowing U.S. production and sales. for Design & Productivity. require the best person in every role? people who work at Haas, but also many Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial. One Does it take the most elegant gears, the people throughout the world as the Haas time while visiting the Jefferson Memorial best specs or the boxiest ways? Does it Factory Outlets established a strong local the words engraved on the wall caught take a disdain for mediocrity and a love community identity. Of course, the most my attention. Haas Automation Sells 25,000th CNC Machine at IMTS 2000 of virtuosity? Does it take benevolence or important members of the Haas More than 200 years later, Jefferson’s It was in 1988 that Haas Automation, Inc., introduced the was presented to the new owner, Chuck Thudium, president ruthlessness, or maybe benevolent community are the machine operators, Declaration of Independence continues to company’s first CNC machine at the International Machine of AT Precision of Northbrook, IL, at this year’s show in ruthlessness? Does it take being bold, programmers, set-up people, managers clear the way for man’s freedom all over Tool Show in Chicago. The affordable VF-1 caught the Chicago. The finished machine was delivered to AT Precision taking big risks? Does it take a and owners of the job shops and the world. Maybe having a mission which competition napping, and with a price less than $50,000, it by the Chicago Haas Factory Outlet (a division of Arthur willingness to put your money where manufacturing facilities around the world. is eternal is not as ridiculous as it first established Haas as a manufacturer that pays attention to the Machinery, Inc.), where it joins 12 other Haas VF-0Es in the your mouth is, or does it take being Through our association with Haas, seems. I wonder how long it will take customer’s bottom line. production of a wide variety of products. laughed at? Does it take a particular we have learned to consider what it means Gene Haas to accomplish his mission? Now, just 12 years later, the 25,000th CNC machine has It took Haas less than 10 years to manufacture its first culture, maybe even a community? to be the best from a different perspective Given the successes of the Haas company, been sold at IMTS 2000.
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