Bespoke Design Electronics

“Our APL just gets on with the job and it does not complain. The process of making custom enclosures for the electronics would take a staff member over a week. Now, production is done in a weekend. But the important part is that it now does not tie up a staff member for a week to make the enclosures. And having the 4th axis on the Haas machine allows us to do all 4 sides of the enclosures in one operation.

– Bart Dinger, President

MICRO-CUT ENGINEERING

See how Micro-Cut Engineering automated their processes, and were running parts the first night of setting up their APL!

Micro-Cut Engineering decided to purchase a VF-2SS with an APL to machine their parts unattended. Previously, all parts were hand loaded one-by-one into a vise. Purchasing the Haas APL is their first step to a simple transition toward lights-out, unattended machining. Company president Andrew Starrenburg explains how simple the install and set up were, allowing him to run parts unattended the first night!

“Once the machine was installed by our local HFO, the machine was up and running within an hour or two.” 

– Andrew Starrenburg, President, Micro-Cut Engineering

TMF Center

“The APL was a game changer for us, because it’s difficult to find employees right now, so the more automation we can use the better. The best part about it is its simplicity. Our APLs mostly help us with labor. We’re about to eliminate our past-due work, and we run the APLs 8 to 10 hours a day. We have one APL, and we’ve ordered 3 more. Down the road, I see us utilizing technology, and stategically placing the APLs and other automated equipment to make sure that TMF stays on the cutting edge of all processes for our customers.”

– Lori Van Meter, President 

Holzman Machine

Holzman Machine, LLC found its niche in machining complex 5-axis parts for aerospace with Haas UMC 5-axis machining centers. Recently they took 5-axis to the next level by adding a UMC-500 integrated with an Automatic Parts Loader to run stainless steel parts lights-out and on weekends. Their next step in increasing productivity was to add a Haas ST-20Y Y-axis lathe with live-tooling to machine cylindrical parts with critical slots and a window in a single setup.