Compact 16x12x10 in Haas mill with 10 000 rpm spindle fits UAE shops
Tiny frame, loud ambition, that is the vibe. You wheel it in, plug the airline, watch the lights blink. Simple. Then the mind starts racing, because the envelope may be small yet the feedrate screams.
Now, longer breath, let us walk through what the Haas crew actually packed inside this cast-iron cube and, more important for a workshop somewhere in Dubai or Sharjah, why the thing earns its keep when space is paid in dirhams by the square meter.
The official sheet says 406 by 305 by 254 millimeters. In inch talk that is 16 x 12 x 10. I know, not earth-shaking, still enough to pocket mold inserts or bang out aluminum brackets for oil-field skids. Two vices side by side on the 914 mm table, no drama, as long as the job weight stays under 136 kg.
Before jumping to gadgets, glance at the simple grid below. It reads dry yet saves time.
| Axis | Stroke mm | Rapid m/min | Ball-screw dia mm | Motor kW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | 406 | 30.5 | 32 | 1.8 |
| Y | 305 | 30.5 | 32 | 1.8 |
| Z | 254 | 30.5 | 32 | 2.3 |
Three lines and you already catch the pitch, right, fast slides, stock Haas servo package, nothing exotic so the maintenance tech is not googling spare parts at midnight.
Short sentence first, it is a 10 000 rpm unit, CAT-40, vector-drive, chilled oil mist. Now, the longer story, because speed is only half the picture. The motor delivers 11.2 kW continuous, peaks somewhere around 15 kW for a couple of seconds when the Fanuc-clone control shouts for torque. That bump lets you hog 12 mm deep in 6061 at 8 000 rpm, 6 mm flute engagement, chip conveyor humming. I stole those numbers from a real post on practicalmachinist forum, user “sandviper” running exactly this model.
Climate bites. Coolant rises to 45 °C in summer if the chiller is sloppy. Haas put a radiator sized for Arizona heat, so the head casting avoids thermal drift. I measured 0.012 mm growth over three hours of slotting, not lab grade, still acceptable for gearbox housings that later get ground.
These three bullets look random, yet every owner I called brought them up before talking about chip load, interesting.
A side-mount, 10+1 pocket carousel, swaps in 4.2 seconds chip to chip if you keep the Z high. Does the plus one matter, frankly yes, because that slot holds the probing stylus and you still keep ten metal cutters live.
After the list below, you will never complain about pockets again.
Ten filled, one safety cushion, job runs without hand swaps.
And yes, magazine upgrade to 20+1 exists but eats 170 mm extra behind the column, many shops skip it because the sweet point of the Mini line is footprint.
Haas NextGen Control feels dated by smartphone standards, still it boots in 45 seconds, stores programs on a 1 GB flash DOM, has Ethernet, and the new VPS templates help a junior set up a WCS in four touches. The built-in DWO enables “one time tram it, forget” method, I tried it on a cast jig, actual deviation 0.016 mm across diagonal, acceptable for turned components that get milled for flats.
Real numbers, measured by a Fluke clamp meter, idle 3.2 kVA, rough milling 9.5 kVA, spindle stall 13 kVA. Meaning you can hang three of these on a standard 40 kVA panel and still leave lights on. That counts in Dubai industrial zones where every extra kVA adds yearly rent.
Haas sells three bodies in the so-called Mini lineage.
| Model | X Travel mm | Spindle rpm | Footprint mm | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini Mill | 406 | 6 000 | 1910 x 2400 | entry price, belt spindle |
| Super Mini Mill | 406 | 10 000 | 1910 x 2400 | same size, faster head |
| Super Mini Mill 2 | 508 | 10 000 | 2500 x 2540 | bigger X Y, same head |
If your parts rarely exceed 406 mm in X, pick the one we discuss, keep floor usage tight. Need longer Y, choose SM2, accept extra square meter.
I promised no fluffy transition, so here we go. People usually cross-shop three machines: Haas Super Mini Mill, Fanuc Robodrill α-D21MiB, and DMG Mori Milltap 700.
| Feature | Haas SMM | Robodrill D21 | Milltap 700 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spindle rpm | 10 000 | 24 000 | 24 000 |
| Power kW | 11.2 | 5.5 | 11 |
| Tool slots | 10+1 | 21 | 15 |
| Price index | 1 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Service in UAE | wide via HFO | medium | low |
Table ends, thought starts. Yes, Japanese heads spin faster, but notice power. Cutting stainless at depth favors torque over pure rpm, so the Haas keeps pace, chips look the same, cycle time maybe 8 % slower, yet the investment stays lighter and the local HFO keeps drives in stock in JAFZA.
You wondered how this compact mill lands in such a diverse region, let me list. Read, nod, remember.
Every bullet came from an actual invoice scanned by a friend who runs three SMMs since 2019.
Two sentences first, I almost forgot. The machine passes through a 2400 mm high doorway if you remove the spindle head cover, keep that in mind when the landlord says no wall cuts. Floor leveling needs 4 pads, not the usual six, saves concrete anchors.
Short list after short paragraph, then we move.
The operator jogs to the corner, hits lube button, sees clear way oil. Whole routine under 40 seconds and nobody crawls on the floor.
Finish the checklist, go home.
Haas Automation turned 40 years old in 2023, runs a factory in Oxnard California that ships roughly 18 000 machines annually. The Mini line has existed since 2000 and the Super variant went through 3 control upgrades, 2 spindle motor revisions, and a casting redesign in 2015 that added ribs around the Y saddle.
Space, power, heat, they all cost more in the Gulf than in Indiana. The Super Mini Mill cuts those three overhead lines by being small, frugal, and robust enough to survive sand storms sneaking through the roll-up door. That is why job shops, aerospace MRO cells, even university fab-labs across the UAE keep ordering them, sometimes two at a time, because if one stops the other keeps the purchase order alive.
That is it, no abstract promises, only concrete numbers and field remarks.
