The HAAS control has features that the Fadal control does not and vice versa.
The Fadal control is more sparse than the Haas control panel. Some of the features are similar some are quite different.
Where I work we currently have 10 Fadal milling centers and one Haas Mill.
Over all I prefer the Fadal over the Haas.
But had I never ran or worked on a Fadal or a Haas mill, my first choice without knowing, would be the Haas. The Haas control panel has everything you expect on a CNC control.
The the large programs I have ran were on a Fadal using DNC feature. Now one of the Fadals we just got in has 4Mb memory. The Fadal mills which have about 1/4 Mb and 1/2 Mb will run any of the larger programs currently in use in the shop without using DNC.
Since Fadal programs REQUIRE block numbers (N words) searching and starting at a block is easy as AU,#starting block number# command.
One feature that the Haas control has over (better) than the Fadal, is in this: that the Haas will do if needed tool changes. The Fadal, you had better to have made sure the correct tool is in the spindle!!! or start at a tool change (M6.)
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Last edited by Paul_S; 07-26-2003 at 03:57 PM.
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