Haas Automation, Inc.—officially founded by Gene Haas in 1983—is America’s largest machine tool builder, headquartered in Oxnard, California. It produces a full line of CNC machines including vertical and horizontal machining centers, lathes, rotary tables, and advanced 5-axis and specialty machines haas.co.uk +15 linkedin.com +15 haascnc.com +15 . Gene Haas entered the market with the world’s first fully automated, programmable collet indexer (the Haas 5C), then expanded into vertical machining centers like the VF‑1 in 1987–88. Today, all products are manufactured at the company’s massive, state-of-the-art facility in Oxnard, combining lean production and just-in-time practices for high precision, quick delivery, and competitive pricing