I have been working on Haas for 13 years. Haas can not and should not be compaired to Mori or any other high dollar Japanese or German machine but you need to ask yourself what you want. Haas is highly accurate and can be fitted with scales. I would like to see how long spare parts take to get to you on a Korean made machine. Haas offers local service and of all the machine tool companies I have dealt with not one cares more or is more flexable with customers. Every part on the machine is available next day at your door. Haas parts priced lower than anyone else I know of. Hey, if your local HFO is not getting the job done you can actually call the factory and talk to them. How many other machine tool companies would give to a direct line to upper management. Honestly, the biggest problem we see is people using the machines in a manner they are not intended to run in. It is amazing with all the new technology out there that people still think big heavy cuts are the way to go. Modern tooling supports faster lighter cuts and you can reduce cycle times at the same time.
I could go on forever but IMO Haas is a great machine as long as you use it within the within the work envelope it was designed for.  |