The Haas Machine Lab

Haas Machine Lab Renovation (June 2004-December 2004). More to come!

The '99 CSUN FSAE Team would like to give special thanks to Gene Haas, president of HAAS Machines, for his generous donation of this Computer-Numeric-Control (CNC) Lathe and Mill. Using these machines, parts can be manufactured more quickly, and more accurately, with fewer errors, and less waste. This yields less manufacture time, leaving additional time for design and testing. Furthermore, it gives CSUN Engineering students the unique opportunity to become familiar with the operation and maintanance of the latest, state of the art equipment used in industry, better preparing them for a bright future in the engineering industry. This page includes a brief pictorial tour of the lab which was, on Oct. 6 1998, designated the HAAS Machine Laboratory, at California State University, Northridge.

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	This is the Computer-Numeric-Controlled (CNC) Mill. After a part is designed in a 3D engineering graphics engine, it can be modeled in package software for analysis purposes, and converted to G-Code. G-Code is the language understood by machines following the CNC standard. This code can be downloaded directly to the mill, where a part is machined automatically, perfectly to spec.
	Steve Cerrano, an engineer on the Engine Team, Operates the CNC Lathe manually from the front terminal interface. The machine can be operated both manually, for quick machining jobs, or setup, as well as using the computer generated G-Code. Familiarity with both interfaces is important.
	Steve Cerrano and Fernando Santamaria practice on a manual Bridgeport Mill, and the new Iron-Worker, a recent addition to our laboratory. Much of the engineering and manufacturing industry operate on older, manual equipment. It is just as important to be familiar with their use and operation as well. The Iron-Worker allows us to do simple cuts and shaping with fairly large pieces of sheet metal, and other stock, cleanly and accurately.

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