The Haas VF-2SS is a super-speed CNC vertical machining center with a reputation for simple operation and dependable output that has made it a staple in job shops and production cells across North America. This 2021 unit offers X, Y and Z travels of 30 x 16 x 20 inches over a 36 x 14 inch T-slot table rated for 1,500 lbs, with 4 to 24 inches of spindle nose to table clearance. Its 12,000 RPM, 30 HP inline direct-drive CAT 40 (CT40) spindle is rated for 90 ft-lbf of torque and is paired with 1,400 ipm rapids on all three axes and an 833 ipm maximum cutting feed. A high-speed 30+1 side-mount tool changer handles tools up to 2.5 inches in diameter (5 inches with adjacent pockets empty), 11 inches long and 12 lbs, with a 1.8 second average tool-to-tool time. The machine runs the Haas Next Generation Control with touch screen, 1 GB program memory, high-speed machining, rigid tapping, Dynamic Work Offsets and Tool Center Point Control, Ethernet, WiFi, HaasConnect remote monitoring and HaasDrop. It is equipped with 4th-axis drive and wiring, 300 psi through-spindle coolant, high-pressure flood coolant, a programmable coolant nozzle, window air blast, 55-gallon coolant tank with auxiliary filter, oil skimmer and automatic refill, a coolant mist condenser and a chip auger. Power is 220V, 3-phase.
Compared with the standard Haas VF-2, the VF-2SS raises spindle speed from 8,100 to 12,000 RPM, increases rapids from 1,000 to 1,400 ipm, and replaces the 20-pocket carousel with a 30+1 side-mount changer for faster, more flexible tool access. Against earlier VF-2SS machines built on the Classic Haas Control, this 2021 model adds the Next Generation Control with a touch-screen interface, networked WiFi and Ethernet connectivity, HaasConnect monitoring and advanced work-offset functions that shorten setups and simplify multi-sided work. Buyers get a meaningfully better machine, not just a newer one: higher metal removal, shorter cycle times and a modern control that keeps the VF-2SS productive in demanding small-part and mold work.