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Features businessman Gene Haas and his company Haas Automation Inc. Factors behind the growth and expansion of the company; Background on the development of the Haas 5C and 8- inch rotary table; Major product lines manufactured by Haas Automation.

The article describes the automation of manufacturing operations at the factory of Oxnard, California-based Haas Automation Inc. Bill Tandrow, director of mechanical engineering at Haas Automation, prefers strategies that increase flexibility and easing equipment set-up. This product development strategies is based on design fundamentals, as well as chip management issues.

The article evaluates the EC-6300 horizontal machining center from HAAS Automation Inc.

The article evaluates the HAAS ES-5 series HMC from Haas Automation Inc.

The article evaluates the SR Series sheet routers from Haas Automation Inc.

The article features the TI-4 lathe from Haas Automation Inc., which has a twin-chuck lathe with a top spindle speed of 500 rpm. It has maximum part swings of 25 inches over the front apron and 16 inches over cross slide. Its front and rear spindles accept a variety of chucks up to 25 inches in diameter.

The article reports on the increase in sales of Haas CNC machine tools from Haas Automation Inc. in 2006. The increase in sales resulted in a 30 percent increase in revenue to more than $740 million, according to director of customer service John Roth. The increased sales was attributed to the positive machining trend as well as the product approach adopted by the company which involves the evaluation of service performance.