New Chicago Area Haas Factory Outlet Announced

June 10th, 2009

For Release: Immediately

New Haas Factory Outlet to Serve Northern Illinois and Northwestern Indiana

Haas Automation, Inc., America’s leading machine tool builder, is pleased to announce the opening of Haas Factory Outlet–Chicago (HFO Chicago) as the exclusive source for Haas Automation new machine tool sales, parts and service in Northern Illinois and Northwestern Indiana.

HFO Chicago is a subsidiary of Midwest Manufacturing Resources, Inc. (HFO Midwest), which provides dedicated sales, service and support for Haas Automation machine tools in other parts of the country.

“We are pleased that Haas Automation, Inc., has selected us to expand our regional distribution into Northwestern Indiana and Northern Illinois,” states Dave Tucker, President of HFO Midwest. “Our company has a long and successful history of working with Haas Automation in Ohio, Kentucky, Greater Indiana and West Virginia. We look forward to developing and serving the Haas customer base in our new region.”

HFO Midwest is a top-performing, full-service Haas distributor with more than 40 employees. Fully stocked parts/service vans and factory-trained service staff are strategically located throughout the territory to provide best-in-class service support and response. HFO Midwest and HFO Chicago are members of the broader Haas distribution system – the largest fully integrated machine tool distribution network in North America.

Haas Automation, Inc., is the largest machine tool builder in the United States, manufacturing a full line of CNC vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, CNC lathes and rotary products. Haas also builds a variety of specialty machines, including 5-axis machining centers, moldmaking machining centers, toolroom machines and gantry routers.

All Haas products are built in the company’s 1-million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Southern California, and distributed through a worldwide network of Haas Factory Outlets (HFOs) that provide the industry’s best sales, service and support. Haas products deliver the best cost-to-performance value in the machine tool industry.

Inquiries may be directed to HFO Chicago toll-free at 877-440-HAAS (4227) or online at www.hfochicago.com.