Spring 

1998

Volume 2

Number 5


Expansion Under Way in Oxnard

It has been less than a year since the grand opening of Haas’ new 420,000-square-foot facility in Oxnard, and already it’s time to expand. With sales hitting another record high in 1997, and ’98 shaping up to be more of the same, the fastest growing machine tool builder in America is set for another growth spurt.

Excavation has already begun for another 200,000- square-foot building adjoining the existing facility. This new addition will enable Haas to expand its existing production lines and increase machine shop capabilities, as well as house one month’s worth of finished machine stock to improve shipments to customers. The first of two planned expansions, Haas II is scheduled for completion by mid-year.

At present, Haas is shipping more than 500 CNC machines per month out of the current facility, with a maximum capacity of 600 machines. The addition of Haas II will increase the overall capacity to about 800 machines per month.


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1998 World Tour Goes to Chicago

Last year, the biggest show on the Haas world tour was EMO Hannover in Germany. This year – though there are some international venues – the largest show is closer to home, at IMTS ’98 in Chicago.

IMTS (International Manufacturing Technology Show) is the largest industrial exhibition in the Americas. Scheduled for September 9–16, 1998, this biennial show is held in the nation’s largest exhibition complex: the East, North and South buildings of McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. The entire show covers an area equal to 32 football fields, or about 1.3 million square feet. On display will be more than $350 million worth of metalworking equipment, materials, accessories, controls and component parts. 

Of course, Haas will be at the show in force, with enough machinery to fill its 10,000-square-foot booth. Expect to see most, if not all, of the Haas product line hard at work cutting parts – including the latest new machines.

 The Haas Automation booth will be located in the Metal Cutting Pavilion in the South Hall, in space #8232. This huge Pavilion will feature metal-cutting machines, machining centers, turning centers, milling, boring, and drilling machines, as well as jig boring/milling equipment and much, much more.

Attendee information is available at the IMTS toll-free number, 800-322-IMTS, or check current IMTS information on the Internet at http://www.imts.org.


 

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