Haas Expands Line of High-Speed VMCs for Mold Makers
Haas Automation, Inc., has expanded
its line of VMCs designed for the mold industry. The company's latest entry is
the VM-2, a high-performance machine with a 30"x20"x20" work cube, a 36"x18"
table, a 12,000-rpm inline direct-drive spindle and a high-speed control with
full look-ahead.
The VM-2 features cast-iron construction. Internal ribbing on the castings help increase rigidity and damps vibrations. High-precision linear guides on all axes are also designed to increase rigidity and stiffness, while providing a low coefficient of friction and. High-speed brushless servos, combined with fine-pitch ballscrews and digital encoders, help ensure positioning and repeatability.
The VM-2 is equipped with a 12,000-rpm, 40-taper spindle that uses an inline, direct-drive system that couples the motor directly to the spindle rather than using belts (a source of heat). "This results in less vibration, less heat and less noise, providing better surface finishes, thermal stability and quiet operation," stated a spokesperson. Powered by a 30-hp vector dual drive system, the spindle produces low-end torque, as well as the speed necessary for high-speed machining. On-the-fly wye-delta switching provides a wide constant horsepower band.
To help ensure thermal stability, coolant is circulated through a jacket in the VM-2's head casting to remove heat generated by the spindle. The headstock is also lined with insulating material to prevent radiated heat from affecting the casting, and air is circulated through the entire assembly for additional cooling. An electronic thermal compensation algorithm in the Haas control models ballscrew heating from high duty cycles and automatically corrects for any expansion that could cause positioning errors, according to the company.
For fixturing versatility, the VM-2's 36"x18" cast-iron table features standard T-slots in both vertical and horizontal directions, as well as dowel-pin bores and an array of drilled and tapped holes. It has a maximum weight capacity of 3,000 lb.
The VM-2 comes standard with a side-mount tool changer that holds 24 tools plus one in the spindle; it features a quick-change double-arm gripper that swaps tools in 2.8 seconds. Also standard are an automatic chip auger system, remote jog handle, automatic air gun, high-speed machining software with look-ahead, hard drive with Ethernet interface, floppy drive, Visual Quick Code programming, user-definable macros, coordinate rotation and scaling, and spindle orientation.
Available options include a 30k spindle, linear scales, Visual Quick Code probing and expanded program memory (up to 16 MB).
For more information contact:
Haas Automation, Inc.
2800 Sturgis Road
Oxnard, CA 93030
800-331-6746
Fax: 805-278-2255
Southwest
AR
Michael Garner
Haas Factory Outlet
7123 Interstate 30, Ste. 30
Little Rock, AR 72209
501-562-8040
South TX
Ronnie Dutton
Haas Factory Outlet
1151 East Cypresswood Drive
Spring, TX 77373
800-375-5673
Fax: 281-353-3299
Central TX
Eric Foster
Haas Factory Outlet-Central Texas
375 Commercial Drive
Buda, TX 78610
800-375-5673
Fax: 512-295-2406
KS
Haas Factory Outlet
1540 E. Spruce Street
Olathe, KS 66061
877-325-4227
Fax: 314-567-0220
LA
Pat Kane
Haas Factory Outlet
300 Fairlane Drive
Lafayette, LA 70507
800-448-2084
Fax: 337-234-1245
North TX
Michael Johns
Haas Factory Outlet
11875 Forestgate Dr.
Dallas, TX 75243
972-231-2802
Fax: 972-231-2815
OK
Guy Timmons
Haas Factory Outlet
1720 N. Juniper
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
866-HAAS-CNC
Fax: 918-836-3356
Southeast
AL
Michael Garner
Haas Factory Outlet
7123 Interstate 30, Ste. 30
Little Rock, AR 72209
501-562-8040
TN
Michael Garner
Haas Factory Outlet
1897 General George Patton Dr.
Franklin, TN 37068
336-665-1080
Fax: 336-665-1980
NC, SC, VA, GA
C. Brooks Barwick
Haas Factory Outlet
P.O. Box 35547
Greensboro, NC 27499-0684
336-665-1080
Fax: 336-665-1980
FL
Scott Myre
Haas Factory Outlet-Florida
913 S US Hwy. 301 South
Tampa, FL 33619-4338
813-628-0665
Fax: 813-383-0308
MS
Pat Kane
Haas Factory Outlet
300 Fairlane Drive
Lafayette, LA 70507
800-448-2084
Fax: 337-234-1245
Northeast
CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
Kirk DeRousse
Haas Factory Outlet
790 Marshall Phelps Road
Windsor, CT 06095
860-687-2466
Fax: 860-687-2477
WV
Dave Tucker
Haas Factory Outlet
30825 Aurora Road
Solon, OH 44139
440-519-9140
Fax: 440-519-9144
Eastern NY, Northern NJ, Long Island NY
Marty McGill
Haas Factory Outlet
260 West Crescent Ave.
Allendale, NJ 07401
800-972-9401
Fax: 201-327-3692
E-mail: info@allendalemachinery.com
Western PA
Tom Jonas
Haas Factory Outlet
549A Keystone Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086
724-778-3220
Fax: 724-778-3221
E-mail: tj@gosiger.com
Western NY, Central NY
Mike Cregg
Haas Factory Outlet
2650 Baird Road
Fairport, NY 14450
585-641-4227
Fax: 585-248-3463
E-mail: customeradvocate@nymat.com
DC, DE, MD, Southern NJ, Eastern PA
Ed Kilgallon
Haas Factory Outlet
3599 Marshall Lane, Unit A
Bensalem, PA 19020
215-245-5500
Fax: 215-245-6837