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 “When I started my business five years ago, I thought I could make it with any CNC machine. What I found was that I needed Hurco in order to compete effectively in my market.”
-- David Hall, VP, Hallcraft Machining
Dave Hall started Hallcraft Machining from a love of motorcycles and making custom parts for them. As he built his business and coupled with marketers that could take him on a national scale, he had to make a key decision on his equipment. With small to medium lot sizes, part programming and set-up time was critical to profitability. His first CNC just could not meet the challenge.
As he researched available equipment, many other job shop owners told him to take a look at Hurco. He did and three Hurcos later, they are the core of his business. Dave has less than 10 employees and he did not want to purchase off-line CAM systems to generate programs for his equipment. He needed to be on the shop floor solving the myriad of day-to-day problems and opportunities that small shops face. The Hurco with its UltiMax control is perfect. Dave can program it himself quickly and easily. The control is easy to use, so as he adds employees, they only need a general knowledge of machining practices to be productive. In general, Hallcraft’s lot sizes are 50 to 300, so he is really benefiting from his latest Hurco that is equipped with a swing arm tool changer.
Many of his motorcycle parts have custom designs machined into the surface. Hurco offers a unique DXF file translator that allows DXF files to be loaded directly to the control and converted to a machine code in minutes instead of hours.
As Dave’s business grew, he began to look for work from many of the large defense and high tech companies along the space coast. He has found that the Hurco is ideal. The power of Ultimax to solve programming and machining problems makes it ideal for short run, fast turn around work. The result is a steady workload from a variety of companies to keep balance to a growing business.
Key Hurco Advantage
The owner of a small shop must have total control of his operation. Any small inefficiency can be the difference between success and failure. Profits are won or lost on the shop floor and that’s where Hurco lets Dave spend his time. He is in complete control of scheduling jobs, dealing with process and material problems, adjusting programs to face the demands that each day brings. With it’s easy to learn, easy to use yet powerful control, Hurco Machining centers offer Dave the performance and control that he needs to be successful.
Summary
To meet his customer needs, Dave has expanded his capabilities into high-level TIG and MIG welding along with light fabrication. But the core of his business remains CNC machining on Hurco machining centers. They offer him the speed and cycle time productivity to compete on production work, yet keep the flexibility and control he needs to meet the demands of a wide range of customers. All the while keeping control of the operation.
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