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Robot Ready Interface Simplifies Automation



Haas Automation, Inc., has developed a single point interface that standardizes communication between the Haas control and a parts loading robot. Available on select Haas machines, the pre-engineered, Robot Ready Interface option includes the necessary hardware, DeviceNet I/O module and software to connect a Haas mill or lathe to a machine tending robot. According to Haas, this option simplifies robot set up, making it easier for more shops to use robotic cells for their manufacturing.

"The mid-size Haas mills and turning centers have ideal footprints and work envelopes for use in high-production robotic cells," said a company spokesperson. "In the past, each discrete cell required its own unique hardware set up for the machine and robot to communicate effectively.

"The Robot Ready Interface option allows a Haas CNC machine to integrate easily into a robotic cell. It is a flexible solution that allows machines to be added, removed or exchanged as production changes or the machine shop grows."

Robot Ready Interface features include:

  • DeviceNet Protocol provides one connection from robot to CNC
  • Add robot requests to any CNC program using M-codes
  • Remote cycle start capability
  • External emergency stop for robot
  • Includes eight spare M functions option (four are used by the option)
  • Includes user-definable macros option
  • Example programs available.

An engineering document detailing the Robot Ready Interface is available from Haas Automation and local Haas Factory Outlets. Visit www.HaasCNC.com for links to robot manufacturers, as well as sources for workholding, grippers and safety fencing.

For more information contact:

Haas Automation, Inc.

2800 Sturgis Road

Oxnard, CA 93030

800-331-6746

www.HaasCNC.com

Southwest

AR

Michael Garner

HFO - A Div. of

Jeffreys Mfg. Solutions

7123 Interstate 30, Ste. 30

Little Rock, AR 72209

501-562-8040

S. TX

Ronnie Dutton

HFO - A Division of

Champions Machine Tool Sales

1151 E. Cypresswood

Spring, TX 77373

800-375-5673

281-355-9220

Central TX

Eric Foster

HFO - A Division of

Champions Machine Tool Sales

375 Commercial Drive

Buda, TX 78610

800-375-5673

LA

Pat Kane

HFO - A Div. of

Machine Tools, Inc.

914 W. Pont des Mouton Rd.

Lafayette, LA 70507

800-448-2084

N. TX

Michael Johns

HFO - A Div. of

CNC Machine Tools

1633 Firman Dr.

Richardson, TX 75081

972-231-2802

OK

Ken Timmons

HFO - A Div. of

Timco Machine Tools

1720 North Juniper Avenue

Broken Arrow, OK 74012

866-HAAS-CNC (422-7262)

NM

George Michel

HFO - Denver, A Div. of

Moncktons Machine Tools

637 Osage Street

Denver, CO 80204

303-571-4933

mmt@mmtdenver.com

Southeast

TN

Michael Garner

HFO-Tennessee

1897 General George Patton Dr.

Franklin, TN 37068

615-599-5959

AL, NC, VA

C. Brooks Barwick

HFO - A Div. of Jeffreys Mfg. Solutions

8500 Triad Drive

Colfax, NC 27235

336-665-1080

SC

HFO - A Div. of Jeffreys Mfg. Solutions

501 Richardson Street, Suite A

Simpsonville, SC 29681

864-228-6760

GA

HFO Atlanta - A Div. of Jeffreys Mfg. Solutions

315 Curie Drive

Alpharetta, GA 30005-2264

678-297-9666

FL

Scott Myre

HFO - A Division of CNC Machine Tools

913 S US Hwy. 301 South

Tampa, FL 33619-4338

813-628-0665

MS

Don Dison

HFO - A Div. of Machine Tools, Inc.

276 N. Nissan Pkwy, Ste. C

Canton, MS 39046

800-448-2084

601-855-0480

Northeast

CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT

Nick Schuchardt

HFO - A Division of Trident

790 Marshall Phelps Road

Windsor, CT 06095

860-687-2466

E. NY, N. NJ, Long Island

Neil McGill

HFO - A Div. of Allendale Machinery Systems

16 Park Way

Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458

800-972-9401

800-224-0528

info@hfoallendale.com

www.HFOAllendale.com

W. PA

Tom Jonas

HFO - A Div. of DSM Machinery

549A Keystone Drive

Warrendale, PA 15086

724-778-3220

tj@gosiger.com

www.gosiger.com

WV

Dave Tucker

HFO - A Div. of Midwest Mfg. Resources

10165 International Blvd.

Cincinnati, OH 45246

513-874-8692

800-874-0160

dtucker@hfomidwest.com

W. NY, Central NY

Mike Cregg

HFO - A Division of NYMAT

2650 Baird Road

Fairport, NY 14450

585-641-4227

customeradvocate@nymat.com

DC, DE, MD, S. NJ, E. PA

Ed Kilgallon

HFO - A Div. of Lance Co.

3599 Marshall Lane, Unit A

Bensalem, PA 19020

215-245-5500

Midwest

N. IL, N.W. IN

HFO Chicago

555 Busse Road

Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

877-440-HAAS

www.hfochicago.com

E. MI

Fred Schultz

HFO - A Div. of Gerotech

29220 Commerce Dr

Flat Rock, MI 48134

734-379-7788

sales@hfogerotech.com

www.hfogerotech.com

W. MI

Tom Dawson

HFO - A Div. of Gerotech

2716 Courier Court N.W.

Grand Rapids, MI 49544

616-735-1100

sales@hfogerotech.com

www.hfogerotech.com

S. MI

HFO - A Div. of Gerotech

29220 Commerce Dr

Flat Rock, MI 48134

734-379-7788

sales@hfogerotech.com

www.hfogerotech.com

E. WI, U.P. MI

Mark MacVicar

HFO - A Division of Gosiger

3315 Intertech Dr.

Brookfield, WI 53045

262-373-5050

mmacvicar@gosiger.com

S. IN

Dave Tucker

HFO - A Div. of Midwest Mfg.

5733 West Minnesota St

Indianapolis, IN 46241

800-833-0246

dtucker@hfomidwest.com

N.E. IN

Dave Tucker

HFO - A Div. of Midwest Mfg.

2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.

ECTS Building, Room ET 137

Fort Wayne, IN 46809

800-833-0246

dtucker@hfomidwest.com

N. OH

Dave Tucker

HFO - A Div. of Midwest Mfg.

1993 Case Pkwy. N.

Twinsburg, OH 44087

800-833-0246

dtucker@hfomidwest.com

S. OH, KY

Dave Tucker

HFO - A Div. of Midwest Mfg.

7595 Innovation Way

Suite 100

Mason, OH 45040

800-833-0246

dtucker@hfomidwest.com

S. IL, E. MO

HFO - A Div. of NYMAT

136 Weldon Pkwy

St Louis, MO 63043

314-567-4227

hfo@nymat.com

W. MO, KS

HFO - A Division of NYMAT

15661 South Mahaffie St.

Olathe, KS 66062

913-768-HAAS (4227)

hfo@nymat.com

MN, W. WI, ND, SD

Greg Buck

HFO - A Div. of Productivity

15200 25th Ave N, Ste 120

Minneapolis, MN 55447

763-742-1263

hfomn@productivity.com

NE, W. IA

John Caskey

HFO - A Div. of Productivity

8402 S 117th St

Omaha, NE 68128

402-758-9143

jcaskey@productivity.com

E. IA

Dennis Smith

HFO - A Div. of Productivity

9440 Atlantic Dr.

Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

319-632-4294

dsmith@productivity.com

West

AZ, S. NV

Patrick Ellison

HFO-Phoenix, Div. Ellison Machinery Co.

1610 S. Priest Dr. #101

Tempe, AZ 85281

480-968-5877

sales@ellisonaz.com

CA (Los Angeles, Ventura Counties)

HFO-Torrance, Div. CNC Machine Tools

580 Madrid Ave

Torrance, CA 90502

310-381-0750

Cell: 760-390-9253

jphillips@haasfactoryoutlet.com

S. CA

HFO-Anaheim, Div Machining Time Savers Inc.

1338 S. State College Pkwy.

Anaheim, CA 92806

714-635-7373

sales@mtscnc.com

N. CA, N. NV

HFO-Union City, Div. Selway Machine Tool

29250 Union City Blvd.

Union City, CA 94587

888-735-9290

HFO@selwaytool.com

CO, WY

HFO-Denver, Div. Moncktons Machine Tools

637 Osage Street

Denver, CO 80204

303-571-4933

mmt@mmtdenver.com

ID, MT

Larry McConnell

HFO-Boise, Div. King Machine Inc

443 W. Pennwood St.

Meridian, ID 83680

208-345-9600

sales@kingmach.com

OR

HFO-Portland, Div. Selway Machine Tool

25599 SW 95th Ave., Ste G.

Wilsonville, OR 97070

888-735-9290

HFO@selwaytool.com

UT

HFO-Salt Lake City, Div. Moncktons Machine Tools

3676 W. California Ave, Ste. A117

Salt Lake City, UT 84104

801-886-2221

mmt@mmtutah.com

WA

HFO-Seattle, Div. Selway Machine Tool

4108 B Place NW #A

Auburn, WA 98001

866-844-5400

HFO@selwaytool.com

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