Small Turning Center
The Haas Mini Lathe features a 5 1/2' x 4 1/2' footprint and industry-unique gang-style tooling. Its 7.5 HP (peak) vector drive spindle (6,000 RPM) provides fast acceleration and plenty of torque for high-production work and part versatility. The Mini Lathe’s high-speed cross slide features travels of 12" x 12" (x, z), and allows mounting of up to 10 gang-style tools.

To further increase the capabilities an option is available for air-driven live tools. This includes four M-code activated air-supply solenoids, all associated plumbing and two tool holders that accept standard 30 mm pneumatic tools. A combination of static and live tooling may be set up on the lathe’s extra-rigid, quick-set tool platen for both standard turning/boring/threading and assorted cross-hole drilling or milling operations. Tool holders for driven tools may be mounted at any angle from 0 to 90 degrees for extreme versatility, and easy two-bolt installation allows tools to be adjusted quickly within the holder.

Pair the Mini Lathe with an automatic bar feeder and it becomes a high-production machine capable of churning out parts up to 1" diameter by the thousand. For the manual shop, the Mini Lathe’s affordable price combines with the powerful, easy-to-use Haas control to make it a practical first step into CNC.

The Mini Lathe comes standard with Haas’ Visual Quick Code, a proprietary conversational programming system with a graphical interface that makes creating simple G-code programs nearly effortless. A large-capacity coolant pump is available to improve tool life and allow higher cutting speeds, and adding a floppy disk drive makes it easy to upload programs from a PC disk, download for back-up storage or DNC directly off the disk. A parts catcher is available to speed production further, and the Haas Servo Bar 300 bar feeder may be added for unattended operation.

For more information, contact Scott Melamed, Haas Automation, Inc., 2800 Sturgis Road, Oxnard,CA 93030, 805-988-6933, Fax: 805-988-6918, E-mail: smelamed@haascnc.com, Web: www.haascnc.com.