FANUC vs. HAAS

[chip6990]

hello guys, i am in bit of a pickle...kinda

i have spent all my CNC time w/Haas machines and controllers. i think i may be getting a job , and they mostly use Fanuc controllers. has anyone else
used both? and what are your likes and dis-likes between the 2?

i have a Manufac. degree, and they went over the Funuc control, but they mostly had Haas as well, so thats what we used there to. but for the last 8yrs, its been all Haas for me.

is it easy enough to figure out that i should be fine?

[mori_1]

Haas control is great for learning and getting familiar with all the various modes. Shouldn't be much of a problem to switch over to fanuc with 8 years in the game. Get to know the fanuc and put the haas in the past. The fanuc is by far more widely used

[GPena]

Haas and Fanuc are very similar to me, operation modes are the same and programing is almost the same, I think you won't have any problem changing the control.

I prefer Fanuc due to the support the have, both good controls.

GP.

[Mike Stevenson]

Fanuc is the original and still the best. All the other controls copy Fanuc's lead.

[Thread Ripper]

Fanuc is a great controller but so is Haas, both are here to stay. A good machinist will not have a problem going between the two as G codes stay pretty much the same. As far as Fanuc being first, I think Allen Bradley got there well before them.

[toastydeath]

The big downfall on a Haas is setup.

Everything is a button, versus Fanuc controls giving you independent knobs for things like rapid override, feed control, etc. My experience has been that knobs versus soft keys is the difference between a saved part and a crashed part. Once I started doing setups on a Fanuc, all the other differences faded away. You can compensate and work around all the software advantages Haas controls have over a Fanuc, you cannot compensate for the setup differences Fanuc has over the Haas.

[Thread Ripper]

Yea i like having toggel switches and knobs too, but i can do set ups just as fast and easy on either one, and not having knobs or switches has never caused me to crash a machine or scrap a part, it's just like everything else in metalworking, pay attention or pay the price.