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1 Setup, 5 Sides – Surfaced, Drilled and Tapped

EC Series base castings are machined on state-of-the-art, 5-side CNC machines. Each casting is completely machined, drilled, tapped and inspected in a single setup, which provides higher accuracies and smoother production. Our ability to precisely machine all critical features of each casting eliminates alignment errors in final assembly. Cast iron provides up to ten times the damping capacity of steel. That’s why Haas uses cast iron for all major components. Our castings are internally reinforced with heavy ribs to resist flex and damp vibrations. All Haas castings are poured at North American foundries, and each one is thor-oughly inspected before and after machining to ensure it is free of flaws.
All structural components are optimized using finite element analysis (FEA) to produce the most rigid designs.

Anti-Flex, Reinforced Base & Column Castings

Our specially designed base and column castings feature heavy ribs that absorb vibra- tion and transfer it away from the cutting area. The column castings yield superior rigidity and provide the most anti-flex properties of any design. 5