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Haas Automation recorded the best quarter since 2008 and doubles the production
19/04/2011
on April 19, 2011
Haas Automation, Inc. (Oxnard, California) has been reported that revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 were 118% higher than in the first quarter of 2010, and that the company increased production more than double by 2010 to meet demand.
"We have closed the year 2010 with the best quarter since 2008", said Bob Murray, managing director of Haas, "both in orders and revenues." Last year we noticed a steady increase in demand: each month more than the previous. December was the best month since June 2008. Orders rose by 150% and revenues, 96% compared to the previous year. We believe that this trend will continue in 2011 ". "We have increased production more than double by 2010," added Murray, "and will continue to meet the demand, which grows as the workshops around the world invest in equipment Haas as a result of the improvement in the economic situation".
Bob Murray, managing director of Haas Automation.
60% Of the Haas machines sold in 2010 went to international markets, emphasizes Murray. Haas in Russia sales increased more than 120%, while in the India rose a remarkable 107%. In China, the turnover of Haas grew by 68%, and in Latin America, increased by 65%.
For its part, haas automation europe (HAE) also increased sales and requests for information during the last quarter of 2010, a trend that has continued in the first quarter of 2011. "The last quarter of the year tends to be the most active for us", says the director-general of HAE, Peter Zierhut, "but even so, we have sold more than we expected." New products such as the center of drilling and threading and the range redesigned vertical machining centres have propelled this growth in all regions of Europe. "We believe that we expected a very good year".
