Haas Automation Asia Opens New Facility in Shanghai

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Haas Automation Asia is pleased to announce the official opening of its brand-new 72,300-square-foot China Headquarters and showroom in Shanghai. The move comes just three years after the company first opened its Asian operations in the city’s Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone. In that time Haas’ business in China has increased dramatically, and the company has outgrown its original location.

As well as providing vital additional office space, the new building incorporates a 6,700 square-foot showroom, allowing some 20 Haas machines from the company’s extensive and growing range of affordable CNC machine tools to be exhibited and demonstrated simultaneously. Also part of the facility is a 32,300 square-foot warehouse for maintaining a stock of 200 new machines, allowing delivery to almost anywhere in China within five days of receiving an order.

According to Haas Asia Managing Director Fischer Mou, the relocation marks an important milestone for the company. “Since establishing Haas Asia we’ve exceeded our annual sales targets in all of the key China markets. In the past year alone we’ve experienced a sales increase of more than 30 percent. This is in line with the growth Haas has enjoyed in other markets around the world and reflects the universal appeal of low-cost, high-quality CNC machines.”

The new headquarters includes a 6,000 square-foot spare parts warehouse run by factory-certified support personnel, which will provide same-day dispatch for more than 90 percent of requisitions, with 100 percent of requisitions dispatched within 24 hours. The new facility also includes a modern, fully equipped training area, with three classrooms and a 1,550 square-foot Technical Education Center, where Haas personnel will instruct Haas Factory Outlet (HFO) service engineers and customers from all over China.

Five Haas Factory Outlets currently are in operation in China, with locations in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Qingdao, and Chongqing. An additional seven HFOs are scheduled to open throughout the country by year’s end, further expanding Haas Automation’s already substantial customer-support network in China. “As both our Chinese customer base and our distributor network increase, we intend to offer the best service and support in the industry,” Mou adds. “Our investment in the new office, showroom, and parts warehouse will help ensure that we do just that.”

For more information go to [www.haascnc.com].