2014 Haas VF-3 CNC Vertical Mill

The 2014 Haas VF-3 is a CAT-40 vertical machining centre that fuses 40-inch X, 20-inch Y and 25-inch Z travels with a 48-by-18-inch table carrying 3 500 lb—perfect for aerospace fixtures and production castings in one compact chassis. A 20-HP vector spindle reaches 8 100 RPM through a two-speed gearbox, and the factory 300-PSI through-spindle coolant system drives fluid straight down the flutes for faster drilling and finer finishes. The side-mount 20-tool carousel swaps cutters in 2.4 s, rapids tick 1 000 IPM in all axes, and Haas NextGen control hosts 1 GB of memory, WiFi and Ethernet for drip-feeding multi-axis CAM files. Rigid tapping, programmable coolant nozzle, chip auger and flood wash keep the enclosure clean while the coolant filter prevents nozzle clogging and preserves surface finish.

Line this machine up beside a contemporaneous VF-2 and the VF-3 stretches X-travel by 10 inch, lifts table size from 36-by-14 inch to 48-by-18 inch and ships with wiring for rotary fourth- and fifth-axes that cost extra on its smaller sibling. Both share CAT-40 taper, 8 100 RPM spindle and 20-tool ATC, yet the VF-3’s heavier 12 500-lb casting and integrated 300-PSI coolant deliver deeper cuts, longer tool life and true five-axis readiness—making the VF-2 the compact stepping-stone while the VF-3 becomes the production workhorse.