More than 700 customers visited Haas Demo Days at Manesar

By Niraj M Wanikar, Chief Editor, CNCTimes.com, 2016-06-30 16:43:00

A ribbon cutting ceremony, facility tours and live cutting demonstrations were among the highlights of a highly successful event at this Auto hub in north India. “To attract over 1100 people highlights the growing importance that this high tech, engineering-driven city gives to adopting the latest CNC technology,” states Terrence Miranda, Managing Director, HFO Mumbai. “It also reinforces how Haas solutions offer an unmatched combination of technology and affordability, which are so crucial in today’s competitive environment.”

Manesar is a rapidly expanding Auto hub located around 30 kms Southwest of New Delhi. Less than 2 kms away is plant of Maruti Suzuki Udyog, where around 5000 people are employed. The automotive, steelmaking, automation and power generation sectors are also well represented in the area. All this made for a well-attended series of Manesar Demo Days 2016. The event opened with a high profile ribbon cutting ceremony. Given the honour of performing the opening by Mr. Hideo Yoshioka - Managing Director of Munjal Kiriu.

Following photos for the press, the crowd left the red carpet and headed inside to witness live cutting demonstrations on two of the company’s best-selling CNC machine tools: A Haas VF-2 CNC vertical machining centre and a Haas ST-35 CNC turning centre. Like all Haas CNC machines, the VF-2 and the ST-35 are built at the company’s one and only factory in California, USA. Haas Factory Outlet – A division of CNCSISPL has a network of local HFOs in India that support all Haas products, each one employing factory-trained engineers and stocking official Haas spare parts.

The event also coincided with second PhillipsCNC Open House. The Multi-Brand Open House was inaugurated by Managing Director of Munjal Kiriu, Mr. Hideo Yoshioka.

In India Phillips Corporation through its subsidiary CNC Servicing and Solutions India Pvt Ltd represents industry leading global brands such as Haas, Hermle, SHW, Zeiss, Sunnen, Tsugami, Maple, Kent etc.

The event witnessed approximately 1100 visitors & 700 companies over 3 days of the Open House. The machines on display were Kent KGS-510 AHD Precision Surface Grinder, Tsugami M08J CNC Lathe, Tsugami B0205 Sliding Head Turning Center, Maple Taiwan ME- 850 Vertical Machining Center, Zeiss SF&G machine, Zeiss Contourcord, Zeiss Rondcom, Pinacho Smart Conventional 200 x 750 and Pinacho Smart Turning 225 x 1500.
This event showcased the latest technologies in Milling, Turning, Honing, Grinding and Measuring with experts on hand to provide solutions helping manufacturers enhance their quality and productivity.

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