How We Build The VF-1 Today - Haas Automation, Inc.
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
- Back in the late eighties we started building our first VMC, the VF-1. We didn't build them as efficiently as we do today, but they were good machines and laid the foundation for decades of milling machine development and improvement to come.
Today, our process is finely tuned and quite efficient for a machine that is still hand built to a great extent. Take a look at how we build the same VF that may be sitting on your shop floor not too long from now.
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In 2005 I bought a brand new TM1 for my garage. Ran it for seven years almost daily. Not one single problem ever with it. A manufacturing company I worked with received a large aerospace contract and needed a CNC badly asap. I sold them my TM1 for what i paid for it after seven years. That machine is still making parts today.
How much you get for it?
You must have a good maintenance regimen.
@@greeneyesfromohio4103 30k
You guys are blowing a great opportunity. Your test cut block should result in a Haas logo in aluminum that packs with the unit for delivery to the customer. I know I'd love it.
Thats exactly where I thought it was going!
Wow! This is testament to the staff and the quality control that Haas has, it’s obvious why they have such a good reputation. They care about what they do!! Looks like the staff are top notch professionals too.
What is cool is it is Haas CNC building Haas CNC. Their own mills are accurate enough to build their own mills. That is way cool. Thanks for showing this.
No they are not buying $200 lathes on amazon but when they started building their mills they were not using Haas mills. It is a progression and takes an effort to get to where they are today.
reality check , .......they have a lot of OKUMA machines in that factory .
theklrdude oo okay cool... but they are still using their own machines for production. It would be interesting to hear what the mix is from Haas and how it has changed over the years.
This is a fact, takes "mother machines" from Japan to get'er done. Ran into a bunch of Haas folks getting trained at Okuma several years back. Nice guys.
holy crap can you really get a shitty lathe that cheap? I always thought it was like at least 500-1k to get in the turning game. I mean... gotta start somewhere... any decent budget brands out there??
An older VF2 was the first CNC I learned to run. Nice seeing how they are built.
I love your machines,
Been running a VF4ss
For 8 years. Running only plastic parts.
The only issues we have had is the windows break easily,
4x4in 1/8 thick nylon flew off vac plate and shattered the window.
The auto door mechanism broke off, we had to weld it solid.
Z axis way over is like an aluminum can, easy to damage.
Saying these issues, they are very minor compared to all the issues we had with an Okuma mill.
For the window, we installed 1/2 thick polycarbonate inside in front of the window. When it gets damaged we just replace it. Much cheaper.
You guys make an incredible product!!👏👏👍👍
This is my favorite video. You have to appreciate the skill, engineering and hard work that makes these amazing machines come together.
WoW, just WoW!! & the fact every single employee very obviously takes pride in what they do really makes this company a force to be reckoned with. Well done to all !
I’m not a machinists, I don’t know the first thing about CNC machines, but I can appreciate the craftsmanship in anything built or assembled by hand.
I have dealt with pecision machine tools since leaving scool which was 25 years ago. I love machine tools. They are a reflection of the brilliant minds behind the scenes who design and engineer them. I have worked installing, servicing, repairing and building them world wide and I just love them. Not worked with Haas but I see the same qualities, build and design techniques. I love precision.
That was a great video! I hope to own a Haas someday. I have been running a VM3 and a 96 VF3, for about a year now. Great machines.
I worked at Burgmaster in Los Angeles/Gardena from 1970-1980, Electronic Tech....I was the last guy before final Inspection....they folded around 1985...good equipment but financial problems....
Nice to see hand-built machines here, and the Dial Indicators!!
This video is the real proof that when man wants to do something, it can be achieved, personally, since I had contact with a CNC machine I was impressed, and I always had the doubt of how they were done, there is no doubt that this more that my work is my passion, it is what I like to do, thanks Haas for sharing this excellent video, greetings from Mexico
That was a great "how it's made" video from Haas -- very informative and quite enjoyable to watch.
Great show I was a QC and we had one of those machine. They did great, with no rejects.
Awesome video, just good ole fashioned parts fabrication then watching it all come together. No other way to crank out so much equipment! I'd love to see a similar video for a mid-sized lathe.
Amazing! So fun to watch. Excellent vid. Really incredible amount of steps to make one of these mills.
Is nice to see under the skin of a modern VMC. Enjoyed the alignment, testing and setup too.
Cheers for the upload
Its amazing seeing a machine come to life. All that work it took from the design on the computer, research, testing, prototyping, testing, prototyping, and final production. I love seeing hand tools in action!
Excellent video! Every second worth watching. Haas, with this kind of videos, you gain trust and reputation. I'm waiting for the next one ... :-)
I loves me some Haas mills. I've worked alongside a lot of "snobs" who turn their noses up at Haas - claiming that they're cheap and light duty, but the million dollar Deckel that I used to run couldn't rough out what my simple VF-3 can, and when it's time to repair said million dollar machines - good luck getting a repairman out on the same day. The VF-3 that I'm running now has been running close to 24 hours a day for the past 14 years and only once did we need to have a simple spindle repair.
Still can't beat an Okuma
It takes precision to make precision. Amazing!
Excellent video..love to see interapid indicators at work..very good indicators I own 3 different styles in 43 years as tool and die maker, everyone of them is as good as the day I bought them
has to be a long friggen day running the test indicator along rails for 8 hrs. god bless his patience.
"some guys get all the good jobs"
@@highstreetkillers4377 do you think they are hand scraping it?
@@Juxtaposed1Nmotion Highly doubt it
I think the jobs looked interesting. Compared to most manufacturing jobs, anyway.
I'd imagine some if not most assembly-related tasks are rotated between several people during a shift.
We have 21 Haas machines. 16 lathes and 5 mills. The nice thing about having so many of one brand is spare parts, training and maintenance. And Haas is very high quality. Some of the idiots we hire to run them have had spectacular wrecks on some of them. And we always seem to recover. Good solid equipment.
so you hire idiots, please hire me too
@@davemwangi05 they're everywhere!!!! and Raid don't kill them either!!
Great video. Nice to see Haas machines making parts for Haas machines.
I ran Haas cnc machines for many years, very good machines made in America, would like to have a VF1 in my garage, thanks for the video .
Beautiful machines made by professional and dedicated people! Makes you proud to be an American.
That is a level of precision that blows my mind no matter how many times I see it.
I always wanted to see this. Thanks Haas.
A lot of you have been asking about the music used in this video. The song is called Don't Look, by Silent Partner - Haas Automation
Thank you for sharing the video. It's fascinating to see how much detail work goes in to building these machines.
I would only add that it would be 10x more interesting to hear the actual sounds of the machines and the factory floor. This link is one of my all-time favorites for that reason. Hope you enjoy it too. czcams.com/video/Xuc8sVERy6Q/video.html
Are we going to get a tour of your foundry? 🤔
Thank you!!!
Thanks for the point out 👍.
Such a beautiful display of precision.
Man that was a great video -- you really get to see how they are built and where many of the major components are. Ephraim looked to be the kind of guy you'd want setting up your machine.
I have a few business ideas, and Will start with a small mill but because of these videos and Mark being a bae, I'll be looking to invest in a Vf2 in the near future.
Great to watch! Everyone is very precise/meticulous, not rushed. Really enjoyed the machine calibration. Efrain's got it going on!
Wow, thats some seriously accurate machining to get tolerances like that. Great video, Thanks
Great video to watch ,especially the final set up of the unit -Thanks
that was Haas VF2 model to be taken away after completion at the end of the video. However I enjoyed every bit of it and liked the clean and precise work ethic of Haas industry.
lots of talented people in this video!
I took a machine tool course in college years ago and the Instructor told us " Machine tools are the only machines that can reproduce themselves" I saw it then and this is the ongoing proof. 1000 years from now these things may rule.
Dr Ruben! Guy is clinical as is everything about this process, amazing!
Thanks Haas team good team work and video
I absolutely look forward to becoming a Haas technician when I graduate from NTMA .. Machinest college in Santa Fe springs CA,. I'm about to start MOD 5 in a few days.. so six more weeks til graduation and I'll be a trained Machinest lvl (1)) but still a novice / apprentice..
But I have the desire to become a technician for Haas and do service calls.. or maybe after seeing this video becoming an assembly technician at the Haas factory.
This stuff looks cool...
Thats just incredible.
Great editing, picture quality, and sound track! I love this format of video. Just manufacturing and assembly with no talking just chill tunes. Do more of these! I want to see how you make all of your machines!
Machinists machine with machines to make parts of machines that can machine machine parts
Yo Dawg I heard you like machines...
that is until "machines" machine with machines that make the machines that make the machines that make the machines that . . . and so on
Say "machines" again sweetheart. Say it slow the way you know we like it.
slow and steady like . . .
a "machine"
yeah baby, yeah !
Grandfather machine lol
Well that was fascinating. This is what comes from looking at old milling machines.
Such a great collaboration of Mechanical & Electrical Hardware & Software. Shining example of "Made in America", equally competitive Globally.
Great work.
All our CNC's are now Haas. Early mornings to late evenings they run and hold tight repeatable parts. Day in, day out. Making us consistent money. Haas American.
Mike Zahnow asks above if your machines can hold .0002 all day long.
Hello Mike. We don't have usually have mill work that requires those tight of tolerances in any production. Can our VMC's do and maintain tenths? Yes. But holding that is much more than just the machine(temps, cutters, holding, etc.). Now we do hold a lot of tight tolerances with the lathes. Holding within a .001" isn't unreasonable with proper programming, speeds, feeds, inserts. If it really needs to be within .0002", we stop and measure. Or send it out for grinding. Most don't want to pay for those tight tolerances. I think a lot of people get pissed that these newer Haas machines are so well built and accurate and cost substantially less money then what they spent on their other brand machines. My previous statement was our experiences with these machines within the scope of our work loads. They make the company profit which is used to pay it's employees. Not to mention Americans are being paid to bulid these machines. A win-win for everyone.
Yeah, a Mazak is at least twice as much from what I can tell. Are you going to bill twice as much on each job you run because you have a Mazak instead? If so, go for it!
Meanwhile, there's that guy with the channel of how he alone runs a small parts shop with a manual Bridgeport... Takes all kinds!
How do you find the reliability of a Haas? Say 5 to 10 years down the road?
Our first Haas was a 2007 VMC kept it without any problems until last year(one service call which a software update solved). All the rest are 2015 and newer. So long term on these, don't know. Performance thus far has been spectacular from the lathes and mills.
Hello, i have recognised the Fastems FPC pallet handler in the video , i'm happy that we helping in the process to build the VF-1 , by the way i'm a Fastems technician
amazing... seeing the level of skill and precision every worker puts into these machines... I'm not the most knowledgeable person when it comes to these machine, but it boggles my mind; the incredible high precision these are machined, constructed and calibrated...
Que trabalho mais bonito é lindo de se ver, eu já trabalhei com uma máquina dessas EC 1600 muito top
Amazing video. You guys do good work.
I still have a '92 VF2 and its still deadly accurate
A CNC machine used to make a CNC machine, love it!
The alignment part was the best.....
Fun to watch this come together.
Ocean fishing in kayak
That was fun to watch! :-)
I'll put my hands up, it took me a second to get the red tube at the end. Nicely done.
Great video. This kind of videos gives you what quality is
I operate VF-1 on the regular and many other haas cnc etc.. its very intriguing to see how it’s all made and put together.
The corporate secret to this video is the unseen Okumas doing the critical machining for these Haas.
Ok, that was a pretty cool video 😎. Usually lean towards the manual side of machining but that was pretty interesting. Gonna have to teach myself g code now lol. Thanks for the video 👍😁👍.
Nice fastems pallet system for the spindle heads.
After rewatching this great video I’ve now subscribed,and will be watching them all as time allows.
As regards the music,one of my other great passions , I know the beginning is a mix of the Doors ,but by whom?
The trick to keeping the dial zeroed is to not actually touch the surface
I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't a .0001 indicator.
Que nivel de inteligencia, y eso lo has pensado tu solo? o te han ayudado?
lmao
@@JohnCThomas24 i was dissapointed it was not .001 metric
Lol
OK, you convinced me, I'll take one. With complete set of tooling.
Please deliver by Friday.
Oh, DO NOT call my bank to see if I can afford it as they are very busy this time of year.
So much awesome machine porn in one video! I LOVE the alignment process details that included the care and effort needed to show the dial indicators without glare from the shop lights! (Its the little details)
What a beautiful video. I just love it
This is a good video to watch. I run a Haas vf-2, vf-3, vf-9, hs-1, and ec1600. At the place I work.
such a fine video I feel I i have the gist of how to build one of these machines on my own. I will watch the video a few more times and study up on it. I feel confident i can build my own VH-1 and save on the overall cost of owning one.
25:54 you Should have the machine machining a haas emblem plaque for the first thing to be machine on it then give it to the customer sort of like making your first dollar and framing it
I was think the builders plate with the model number, serial number, built date should be attached to the machine it was engraved by.
I was thinking a part of the next machine, cuz your milling anyways, why not actually use the part
That was fascinating and awesome! I can't wait to own a HAAS machine!
how much cash?
they multiply, went from zero to 6 in 5 years. St15 DY with a bar feeder delivered today.
GOOOOOOOSH I have been wanting this for the longest....watching all the old manufacturing vidoes and never one of a machine tool being built
Same here : )
fantastic video. really enjoyed it.
There are some great opportunities for process improvements through newer assembly tooling. Have you looked at a torque tracking system? You could reduce the time it takes to torque bolts and have that information tracked so that any future issues or service calls could be tracked back to the assembly torques for future design improvements.
Beautiful !!!!! I love this. I just ordered one.
Wait a sec... is this how you impulse buy?!
I'm hoping to get one soon too!
What a fantastic company.
Awesome video!
Great video guys!
The fact someone thought up this machine and all the parts that go with it baffles me. They must of been really good with Lego when they were a kid 0___0
Espetacular y muy bueno!!!
Too cool! Go Haas!!
Whats really cool is someone designed and built the machines to make all the parts
All I can say is "That was just Bad Ass" 🤯
We have all Haas machines. They’re just rock solid and very well thought out. As a maintenance tech dealing with operators who crash them on a weekly basis, you appreciate little things like covers that come off easily, waycovers that are easily replaceable, turrets that can be reset after a wreck...and back up and in business in no time. And the software is so intuitive and user friendly. Once a year we have a Haas service tech come in and tune them up properly. When he leaves we know we’re golden
Great video!
No doubt about Haas quality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Xzibit would love loading HAAS base castings into HAAS machining centers to make HAAS machines
I appreciate this joke so much I had to sign-in to leave this comment lol. Made my afternoon. You're awesome haha
What an amazing machine! I've been around machinist for most of my 60 years of life...It's amazing to see how far it's developed...I live near Boeing Vertol when they got their 5 Axis machine, they were so proud! :)...That thing is a dinosaur now...:)...Keep up the great work...I"m a carpenter by trade...I could build you a nice box for it but...Those things are like quantum computers to me! :)
The box is important. Imgine a machine get damaged during the transport ?
Sir what is the material used for casting the base of the cnc and other body parts ? Is it gray cast iron or ductile cast iron or other ?
Excellent video. Hass must have an extensive metrology group to keep all those indicators and standards to the mark.
So lovely and help full video thanku
I don't even work in the industry and I watched the entire video.........good job!!
Leave it to me the business guy to think, "What is that payroll and benefits expense like'.
Great vid!
I've ran Moris, OKK, Toyota etc. This year got to start working with Haas VF5 and VF2 and nothing in my mind is more precise, and user friendly. Watching them put the care they do into making their machines is amazing.
Best industrial promo music ever!
That was fascinating. I must be weird, but I like machined parts, a lot of it is like works of art. I saw one brand name I'm familiar with, Renishaw. Renishaw encoders are used in very premium telescope mounts. Thanks for putting this very interesting video together.
Incredible machines.
I think Haas machines are great. The features of the control are great. Tool length offsets are fast to do. I have found that these machines are more than accurate enough. If you need superior accuracy then I guess get a Matsuura or something.
I have run Fadals and they are ok too. But if I was to choose one or the other I would get a Haas.
Wow. Amazing!