How to resolve AdBlock issue? Haas record: $1 B revenue, 14,000 machines
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- February 5, 2015
Click image to enlargeHaas Automation, Oxnard, CA, reached a milestone in 2014: revenue exceeded $1 billion US, an 11 per cent increase over 2013, and machines built numbered more than 14,000, a 22 per cent increase over 2013.
Sales of Haas CNC machine tools were strong throughout 2014, with a number of records set in the 3rd and 4th quarters. September was the 2nd-best sales month ever for Haas, thanks in part to a very successful IMTS. And October yielded records for machine tool production and sales, with more than 1400 machines built and revenue exceeding $100 million. Third-quarter revenues also set a company record, only to be surpassed by record revenues in the 4th quarter.
The total number of Haas machines sold during 2014 topped 13,000 units – an increase of more than 9 per cent over 2013. The company also shipped more than 14,000 units worldwide during the year – a 21 per cent increase over 2013 – with 53 per cent going to international markets.
It was an incredible year,” stated Haas general manager Bob Murray, “our best year ever. And we owe a lot to our international customers. We will continue investing in our growing international markets to ensure that all Haas customers receive the high-quality products and world-class service they deserve.”
Haas products are built in the company’s 1 million sq ft manufacturing facility in Southern California. They are distributed worldwide through a global network of Haas Factory Outlets (HFOs) that provide sales, service and support. Currently, there are more than 170 HFOs in more than 50 countries worldwide, with more planned for the future.
“Our growing HFO network allows us to provide Haas customers around the world with local access to Haas products, sales assistance, replacement parts, and factory-trained service personnel,” said Murray. “This commitment to serving our customers is one of the driving forces behind Haas Automation’s global success.”
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A manufacturing factory in North America will complement SMTCL's current manufacturing facilities in Europe (Germany) and Asia (China). "The United States was chosen because that is where our customers are and we know that we can find workers and vendors that have the dedication to quality that we need", McCarty stated in a press conference at IMTS earlier this week. "We will employ Americans and this facility will be managed by Americans. I can also tell you that although we will continue to use the world's best components in our machines, we will also use a number of local US vendors to provide contract machining, fabricating, and electronics."
The site of the new manufacturing facility has not been determined, but McCarty says SMTCL-Americas will begin manufacturing VMCs and expand with other products as the market dictates.
SMTCL plans on purchasing or building a 100,000 square foot facility and employing between 100 to 120 employees. "We will need manufacturing engineers, machine assembly technicians, and service technicians, as well as purchasing, accounting, and general management professionals," said McCarty.
McCarty added that he hopes to be manufacturing in the US by the end of 2015. "These machines will be shipped to our customers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico and we look forward to helping our customers compete in the world economy."
SMTCL produces 80,000 machine tools each year and has revenues of $2.9 billion. The company has more than 300 products in its machine tool line-up.
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