HFO Chicago helped local educators fill the skills gap in 2019 by providing $811,652 in grants and equipment discounts! Of that total, $595,000 came from grants provided by the Gene Haas Foundation. Gene Haas founded the foundation and 1999 to partner with schools and organizations to expose students to careers in manufacturing and provide means… Read more →
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DIVERSIFIED WITH HAAS
FORT WAYNE, IN – Watch the video above to learn how Diversified Metal Specialties in Fort Wayne Indiana found a single machine tool brand to help them diversify their machining capabilities to include the following; Haas UMC-750, 5-Axis Universal Machining Center Haas VM-3, Mold Making VMC Haas VF-5/50, 50-Taper VMC Haas VF-9/50, 50-Taper VMC Haas… Read more →
Keeping Workers Safe at Haas During a Pandemic
So what’s up at the Haas factory in Oxnard California you may be wondering? Haas continues to build and ship machines from California, as well as spare parts from its warehouses in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, as part of the critical manufacturing sector. We’d also like to share some of the following measures Haas… Read more →
Strong Demand for Haas CNC’s in April-May
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – Some positive numbers that may surprise you… In April HFO/Chicago received nearly the same number of orders for Haas CNC’s as in April of 2019, with strong demand continuing into May. This validates the strength and resilience of Haas users and our local manufacturing community as a whole, which is… Read more →
Nexxt Spine Machining Cervical Plate on Haas VMC’s
Whether 3D-printed or machined from titanium blanks or polyether ether ketone (PEEK) blocks, spinal implants demand precision. And, with demand increasing from an aging U.S. population, high productivity is key. Noblesville, Indiana-based Nexxt Spine LLC’s leaders say working with trusted manufacturing partners has supported its expansion into advanced implant designs and new production technologies. “We’ve… Read more →
Your NEW HFO Tech Center!
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – Haas Factory Outlet – A Division of Midwest Machinery Resources, LLC (aka HFO/Chicago) recently celebrated the Grand Opening of their new, larger, Chicago Tech Center in Elk Grove Village. The event drew a record size crowd and was kicked off by a ribbon cutting ceremony with ownership, management and local… Read more →
Ivy Tech Partners with Gene Haas Foundation to Support Advanced Manufacturing Students
COLUMBUS, IN – Ivy Tech Community College has partnered with the Gene Haas Foundation to provide high-quality education and training to align the skills of southeastern Indiana’s workforce with the area’s advanced manufacturing employer needs. The Gene Haas Foundation has awarded $29,500 to the Ivy Tech Foundation for scholarships and to fund advanced manufacturing training… Read more →
Supporting the Next Generation of Machinist in Indiana and Beyond
LEBANON, IN – Three years in the making, a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Vincennes University’s all-new Gene Haas Training and Education Center, took place in Lebanon, Indiana on December 9, 2015. To help fund construction of the all-new 20,000 square foot tech school, the Gene Haas Foundation provided a $1.5 million dollar grant to the… Read more →
Century Career Center Receives $11,000 Grant from Haas
LOGANSPORT, IN – On Tuesday, December 13, 2016, the Center Career Center in Logansport was presented with a $11,000 grant check from the Gene Haas Foundation. Mr. Veger submitted the grant application and Century Career Center’s precision machine trades program was selected. The check was presented by the local Haas Factory Outlet Sale Engineer, Coby… Read more →
Advanced manufacturing for diesel racing with Haas CNCs
BROWNSBURG, IN – Haas machines allow racing components manufacturer Fleece Performance Engineering to expand, insource parts, and push the limits of how much power a diesel engine can produce. As seen in the November/December issue of Today’s Motor Vehicles, story by Robert Schoenberger. It didn’t start out as a manufacturing business. At first it was… Read more →