f1 team haas lola newman haas racing stewart haas racing or carl a. haas motorsports . this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . october 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message haas automation inc. type private industry cnc machine tools manufacturing founded 1983 founder gene haas headquarters oxnard california united states of america number of locations oxnard california corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility brussels belgium regional headquarters shanghai china regional headquarters mumbai india regional headquarters area served worldwide products cnc vertical machining centers cnc horizontal machining centers cnc lathes turning centers cnc rotary products and indexers 5 axis machining centers mold making machining centers toolroom machines gantry routers owner gene f. haas number of employees 1 500 worldwide 2013 website www.haascnc.com haas automation inc is an american machine tool builder headquartered in oxnard california that designs and manufactures precision machine tools and specialized accessory tooling mostly computer numerically controlled cnc such as vertical machining centers and horizontal machining centers lathes turning centers and rotary tables and indexers . most of its production and manufacturing process occurs at the company s main facility in oxnard . haas is one of the largest machine tool builders in the world by total unit volume . 1 2 3 contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 certifications 3 distributor network 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit gene f. haas founded haas automation in 1983 4 to manufacture machine tool accessory tooling . the company entered the machine tool industry with the first fully automatic programmable collet indexer citation needed over the next four years the company expanded its product line to include fully programmable rotary tables rotary indexers and machine tool accessories . citation needed in 1987 haas automation began developing its first vertical machining center vmc the vf 1 a machine designed to perform operations such as milling drilling tapping and boring . the first vf 1 prototypes were completed in 1988 citation needed and introduced at the international manufacturing technology show imts 88 in chicago illinois . 5 1983 haas automation inc. established in sun valley ca 1991 haas moves to larger facilities in chatsworth ca 1997 haas moves to purpose built on 86 acres in oxnard ca 6 products edit small cnc turning center the company manufactures several lines of cnc machine tools for the metalworking industry . vertical machining centers vmcs horizontal machining centers hmcs turning centers cnc lathes rotary tables and indexers certifications edit haas automation is an iso 9001 2008 certified company . all machine tools carry the etl listed mark certifying that they conform to the nfpa 79 electrical standard for industrial machinery and the canadian equivalent can csa c22 .2 no. 73 . citation needed the company has completed the certification process that is required to affix the ce mark to its products . citation needed distributor network edit haas started out in 1983 with limited local distribution of its products in southern california eventually expanding into the united states canadian and united kingdom markets . citation needed in 1988 the company began establishing overseas markets beginning with denmark holland and israel . in 1993 haas began private labeling products for swiss machine tool builder mikron 7 which provided additional distribution of the company s machines in the european market . in 2000 haas established haas automation europe in brussels belgium to distribute haas branded products directly in europe and began phasing out the relationship with mikron . products are distributed worldwide through a network of haas factory outlets hfos independently owned franchised local businesses that provide sales service and applications support for haas machine tools . introduced in 1999 with the first hfo established in torrance california then applied to the company s existing worldwide network . 8 and canada and then expanded worldwide . 9 see also edit gene f. haas windshear inc. references edit haas s 2006 production makes it world leader . . tooling & production . nelson publishing . 1 march 2007 . 2007 was good to haas . . modern applications news . nelson publishing . 1 april 2008 . michael p collins 1 february 2008 . behind the haas phenomenon the philosophy of california company has redefined what s successful in a new manufacturing century . tooling & production . nelson publishing . inside the future of a machine tool builder . . tooling & production . nelson publishing . 1 april 2000 . stanley j modic 1 december 1991 . gene haas keeps entrepreneurial spirit alive . tooling & production . nelson publishing . ground broken in oxnard for 20 million haas headquarters ; private public teamwork cited . . business wire . 20 march 1996 . local machine tool building haas automation inks export pact with leading swiss manufacturer . pr newswire association llc . retrieved 8 may 2013 . haas expands factory outlet concept . . metalworking insider s report . gardner publications inc. 7 october 1999 . haas sets sights on europe . . nelson publishing . retrieved 8 may 2013 . external links edit the gene haas foundation haas technical education center htec network v t e stewart haas racing headquarters kannapolis north carolina personnel tony stewart gene haas greg zipadelli nascar sprint cup series drivers 4 kevin harvick 10 danica patrick 14 tony stewart brian vickers ty dillon 41 kurt busch crew chiefs 4 rodney childers 10 billy scott 14 mike bugarewicz 41 tony gibson development drivers cole custer levi smith partnerships and affiliations hendrick motorsports hscott motorsports jr motorsports tommy baldwin racing notable former drivers mike bliss jeff burton ward burton jeff green jason leffler mark martin ryan newman tony raines scott riggs johnny sauter ken schrader regan smith jack sprague related haas automation haas f1 team v t e haas f1 team founder gene haas team principal guenther steiner personnel ben agathangelou matt borland adam jacobs dave o neill rob taylor 2016 race drivers 8 . romain grosjean 21 . esteban guti rrez 2016 test and reserve drivers santino ferrucci development charles leclerc development formula one cars vf 16 related 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