On the Horizon – New Product Rumors and Updates

Always striving to make inroads into new markets, Haas engineers have been hard at work developing new products. Rumors around the water cooler have the following machines in the works:

HS-2RP HMC

Debuted at last year’s WESTEC, the HS-2RP is finally nearing production status. Nearly a year of development has yielded several changes to the original design.

•  Extended travels – 38" x 35" x 30"
•  Side-shuttle tool changer, 40-tool, travels out of the enclosure for unobstructed
    machining (60 tools optional)
•  Three-auger chip conveyor system – utilizes two side augers and a single front auger to
    remove chips from the enclosure during machining
•  Lower overall height as a result of the side-shuttle changer
•  25,000 lb machine weight

HS-3 Prototype

This T-shaped horizontal with travels of 150" x 50" x 50" – by far the largest machine built by Haas to date – will have the following features:

•  30-hp, 50-taper vector-driven spindle, 0–5,000 rpm
•  2-speed geared head
•  28-pocket, side-shuttle tool changer
•  45 mm guides on all axes
•  50 mm ballscrew on the X axis
•  40 mm ballscrews on the Y and Z axes
•  102" x 40" table with T-slots lengthwise and crosswise
•  High-thrust brushless servos on all axes
•  42,000 lb machine weight

Haas Side-Mount Tool Changer

This 24-tool, 40-taper tool changer attaches to the side of the column on Haas VMCs, keeping the tools out of the enclosure for unobstructed machining.

Live Tooling, Lathes

Allows the use of standard 40 mm VDI rotary tools for axial and radial milling, drilling or slotting. A VDI turret can be supplied, or Haas VDI adapters may be used with the standard turret.

•  5-hp brushless drive for live tools
•  Indexable main spindle
•  Hydraulic brake for main spindle
•  Compatible with standard turret
•  VDI turret available

HS-1, -1R, -1RP

•  Redesigned base castings provide wider stance
•  New internal sheetmetal and Z-axis way cover washdown for more efficient chip removal
•  Three-auger chip conveyor system – utilizes two side augers and a single front auger to
    remove chips from the enclosure during machining
•  New pallet changer clamping system reduces wear and contamination

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50-Taper Capabilities and Extended Travels 
in a Mid-Sized Package

In today’s world, versatility is the name of the game. Job shops and manufacturers alike must react quickly to market fluctuations in order to survive. The new Haas 50-taper VF-5 vertical machining center (50" x 25" x 25" travels) combines the versatility of a mid-sized VMC with the power and torque of a 50-taper machine, all in a compact, heavy-duty package designed to meet the demands of today’s modern machine shops.

The new VF-5 is built using super-wide-stance base and column castings, which provide the solid foundation and rigid backbone to take really heavy cuts. Combine this with extended Y and Z travels, and the VF-5 is perfect for such industries as mold making, tool & die and model making, where a large work cube is required.

Fast material removal comes from a standard 30-hp, 50-taper spindle that provides up to 450 ft-lb of cutting torque. A Haas-designed vector spindle drive yields peak performance and speed control under heavy cutting loads, and a two-speed gearbox provides the versatility of low-end torque for cutting steel, as well as speeds to 5,000 rpm for cutting aluminum alloys. Heavy-duty 40 mm ballscrews on all axes provide superior cutting rigidity, and 7.5-hp high-thrust brushless servo motors yield rapids up to 710 ipm.

For shops that don’t need the power of a 50-taper spindle but want the travels of the VF-5, an optional 40-taper spindle is available in either 20- or 30-hp configurations and with speeds up to 10,000 rpm.

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