Haas Automation sees sales and production recovery
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Califormia-based Haas Automation Inc has reported that production will be 50 per cent higher in 2010 than it was in 2009.
General Manager Bob Murray (picture, front, left) also told delegates at a recent European distributor conference in early October that Haas sales had grown more than 33 per cent since the same time in 2009 and that revenues are expected to be up well over 30 per cent by the end of the current year, compared to last year.
"We are seeing strong growth in all markets," said Mr Murray, "including the Western European countries." Some of the Haas Automation's competitors have faltered or failed during the past two years, but Haas has continued to invest in designing and building more productive, reliable and affordable CNC machine tools, it was highlighted.
"We expect our new machines to be very well received by our European customers," the general manager added. "Our export sales continue to grow and Europe shows a great deal of potential as one of the biggest overseas markets. Production at our factory has doubled in the last eight months, thanks partly to the recovery in Europe."
Peter Zierhut, Haas Automation Europe managing director said: "There's a pent-up demand for CNC machine tools in Europe. Many of the East European countries are growing and other CNC machine tool manufacturers are struggling to increase output and maintain service and support. We, on the other hand, have a whole new product range, a bigger and improved European distribution network, and even better local service for our customers."
Founder of Haas Automation, Gene Haas also attended the distributor event, and presented the best-performing HFOs with awards for exemplary service and support. The gold award was won by the Polish HFO – a Division of Abplanalp Consulting, with the Bronze and Silver Awards going to the German HFO – a Division of Dreher Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH, and the Swedish HFO, a Division of Edströms Maskin AB, respectively.
