[8] The company moved to larger facilities in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, in 1991, but Haas was dissatisfied with the local government and the building permit process.
[12][13] The company denied the allegations and asserted it had departed Russia prior to the invasion, while remaining Haas equipment were taken over by an independent distributor.
[13] Haas was fined $1.04 million by the United States Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control in January 2025 for "21 apparent violations of sanctions related to the defense and energy sectors of the Russian Federation economy.
These machines are characterized by a smaller casting and slower rapids, as they are targeted towards customers who do not require production capabilities.
The Haas DT series was originally introduced as a 30 taper high-speed machine, ideal for operations where high speed and small footprint are required, but the ability to handle large axial cutting loads is not needed.
Eventually, the DM series was introduced as a 40 taper variant of the DT machine, but does not offer the 20,000 RPM spindle option.
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.
[citation needed] HAAS Certification Program[16] was created to provide basic fundamental knowledge required to start CNC machining.
The first part of the program is an online portion consisting of both videos and quizzes that help users learn and test their knowledge on the machine type they are trying to be certified for.
The certification is to prove understanding of HAAS machinery and in certain colleges such as Western Carolina University is used for evaluation of Safety.
Products are distributed worldwide through a network of independently owned franchised local "factory outlet" businesses that provide sales, service, and applications support for Haas machine tools.
Introduced in 1999, with the first outlet established in Torrance, California, it was applied to the company's existing worldwide network,[18] and then expanded to Europe.