SemperFiUSMC
Plastic
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- Jan 25, 2021
Hello all,
I've been a long time lurker, and haven't had a need to post on the forum, but I have consumed a lot of great information. Thanks.
We are predominately a Haas shop with 3 mills (DT-1s) and 5 (SL & STs) lathes, along with a couple of Fanuc Robodrills. We are not a job shop - we manufacture our own products. We have a couple of machine operators, and contract our heavy hitting machinist / programing work out. We have successfully operated in this model for the past 7 years, in large part to the ease of use the Haas platform provided.
Without trying to start a range war (which it probably will anyway) or going into detail why we no longer see Haas as a go to vendor (he reasons are irrelevant), we are considering an active project to transition to another manufacturer for both lathes and mills. We are probably going to go Robodrill since we already have a couple and they are absolutely awesome, and our support is superb.
I am far less certain on lathes. We typically buy machines that are 3 - 5 years old, but our last two lathes were an ST10Y w/sub-spindle, and an ST15Y. Both were brand new, and under $100K each (we bought them when Haas was running sick promotions).
Most of our work is multi-op turn then mill. We are gravitating toward multi-axis turning centers to reduce the impact of labor we can't seem to find. We are looking for one logo to be a primary supplier. I am looking for suggestions and recommendations. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve
I've been a long time lurker, and haven't had a need to post on the forum, but I have consumed a lot of great information. Thanks.
We are predominately a Haas shop with 3 mills (DT-1s) and 5 (SL & STs) lathes, along with a couple of Fanuc Robodrills. We are not a job shop - we manufacture our own products. We have a couple of machine operators, and contract our heavy hitting machinist / programing work out. We have successfully operated in this model for the past 7 years, in large part to the ease of use the Haas platform provided.
Without trying to start a range war (which it probably will anyway) or going into detail why we no longer see Haas as a go to vendor (he reasons are irrelevant), we are considering an active project to transition to another manufacturer for both lathes and mills. We are probably going to go Robodrill since we already have a couple and they are absolutely awesome, and our support is superb.
I am far less certain on lathes. We typically buy machines that are 3 - 5 years old, but our last two lathes were an ST10Y w/sub-spindle, and an ST15Y. Both were brand new, and under $100K each (we bought them when Haas was running sick promotions).
Most of our work is multi-op turn then mill. We are gravitating toward multi-axis turning centers to reduce the impact of labor we can't seem to find. We are looking for one logo to be a primary supplier. I am looking for suggestions and recommendations. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve