Haas Factory Outlet (HFO), a division of Champions Machine Tool (CMTS), announced it will host a Demo Day October 2, 2013, at its Austin area location. The event will take place at 375 Commercial Drive, Buda, TX, 78610 and will be celebrating 30 years of Haas innovation. The Open House will be held from 10 AM until 4 PM. Lunch will be served from 11 AM until 1 PM.
The event will feature CNC machines from Haas with live demonstrations on every machine. Haas machines to be demonstrated will be a VF-2SSYT and Super Minimill 2 vertical machining centers as well as the ST-20Y turning center. The Y-axis and Live Tooling options will be demonstrated on the ST-20Y. The Renishaw Wireless Probing System offered through Haas will be featured on the VF-2SSYT. Sheila Schermerhorn, the local Renishaw Sales Representative, will be on hand to present a technical seminar on the abilities of the wireless probing system.
Local customer, Design and Assembly Concepts, will exhibit a Fanuc robot and demonstrate its capabilities in the machining environment. A more recent customer, TrackingPoint (www.tracking-point.com), has agreed to display its product and be on hand to answer questions about its weapon target technology.
"We will have door prizes and look forward to visiting with attendees while enjoying a great meal. Everyone who attends the event will receive a free limited edition Haas T-shirt," said a company spokesperson. "HFO - Austin will showcase the latest innovations, all focused on putting new equipment on your shop floor while keeping your budget intact. The HFO showroom will have plenty of personnel on hand to answer questions. Haas applications engineers, along with representatives from major tooling, workholding and CAD/CAM manufacturers, will also be on hand to share insights and assist in adapting the newest machine technology and manufacturing strategies to the shop floor."
CMTS has been serving customers in the South and Central Texas area for over 32 years. Champions added a Haas Factory Outlet division over 16 years ago giving them exclusive rights to sell Haas CNC equipment in their region. They currently sell over 300 CNC machines per year. CMTS employs 37 people including 18 full time service technicians who drive fully stocked vans. They also keep over $2 million of parts on site in Spring, TX, to service the 5,000 plus machines in South Texas.
For more information contact:
Eric Foster, Regional Manager
Haas Factory Outlet
A Div. of Champions Machine Tool
375 Commercial Drive
Buda, TX 78610
512-312-1120 / 800-375-5673
www.championshfo.com