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News Release from: Haas Automation
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 January 2007
Machine tool maker has most productive
year
With CNC machine tool production of more than 12,500 units - up almost 25% over 2005 - Haas Automation reports that 2006 was its most productive year.
Haas Automation of Oxnard, California, USA reports that 2006 was the most productive year in the company's history, with CNC machine tool production of more than 12,500 units - up almost 25% over 2005 - and a nearly 30% increase in revenues to more than US$740 million The 2006 numbers reinforce Haas Automation's position as the largest unit-volume builder of CNC machine tools in the world, and the largest dollar-volume builder in North America
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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All Haas products are built in the company's 100,000m2 manufacturing facility in Southern California and are distributed worldwide through a global network of Haas Factory Outlets (HFOs) that provide arguably the industry's best product range and availability, sales process and customer service and support.
In 2006, Haas opened 20 new HFOs, primarily in Europe and Asia, with another 30 planned to open worldwide in 2007.
Haas general manager Bob Murray stated that, "The HFO concept - providing customers - whatever their location - with local access to Haas products, sales engineers and consultancy, replacement parts and factory-trained service personnel - is one of the driving forces behind Haas' global success.
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We had a very, very good year." He added: "We have the right company, the right people, the right products and a world-wide distribution network.
Everyone working together made all of this possible." For 2007, Murray expected revenues to increase to more than US$800 million, with production hitting around 14,000 machines.
A large number of those machines will be new models.
"We continually introduce new products, and work to make our current models better," he explained.
"It's all part of the constant evolution of Haas." Around a dozen new products were introduced in 2006, and another dozen or so are expected in 2007.
In Europe, Haas sales increased by almost 40% over 2005, giving a average compounded unit growth for machine sales of about 30% per year over the six years since Haas began its operations on the continent: an impressive rate of growth, by anyone's standards.
"To maintain our momentum, we're making significant marketing and infrastructure investments over the next 12 months," said Peter Hall, managing director of Haas Automation Europe, "So Haas will be even more visible in the European market place in 2007." He said: "For a start, we will accelerate the HFO programme in Europe, with eight new ones opening before the spring.
We intend to have all main-market European HFO's officially opened by the end of 2007, bringing the total to 35.
Within two years, this will increase to 45.".
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