​“As I grew my business from an engineering prototype shop, I found that I could not compete for the production contracts on the jobs I had prototyped. My...Read more  >>

To Keep a Big New Customer, a Startup Company Turns to Hurco to Deliver a Needed Machine Fast.Story and photos by C. H. Bush, editor / As Seen in CNC West...Read more  >>

​This is a submission from our "Why I Love Hurco" Sweepstakes. I want to win the TM6 lathe. I own a small start up company, Fundamentally Fast ...Read more  >>

This is a submission from our "Why I Love Hurco" Sweepstakes. Control Is Easy to Learn ​I have operated a Hurco VM1 for several years. I have ...Read more  >>

​Once the beta test began at M-Tech Lab in Indianapolis for a new Hurco software feature, cycle time was cut by 30% and machine jerk was virtually elimina...Read more  >>

​​Two-thirds of Portchester Engineering’s  turnover comes from subcontract production of metal and plastic components for the marine industry, shipbuilder...Read more  >>

​One Friday morning in August 2005, a mince pie arrived in a taxi at the Crewe works of subcontractor, Vector Precision, with the request that the crust b...Read more  >>

“We are also currently working on additional designs for the other sports. So watch out rugby fans.” -- Sacha Vere, General Manager, Veem Engineering, S...Read more  >>

​"The Hurco control makes it easy to get the part from my head to the control.”     Shane Sievers, Lead Machinist, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Ind...Read more  >>

​In the last three years, the number of Hurco vertical machining centres on the shop floor at Tool & Gauge, Co Sligo, Ireland, has trebled to six, and...Read more  >>

​Blackpool-based Aerolux, a world leader in the manufacture of aircraft galley insert equipment such as ovens, refrigerators, wine chillers and coffee mak...Read more  >>

​Installation of a Hurco vertical machining centre (VMC) in the toolroom at the Ross-on-Wye factory of rubber mouldings manufacturer, Wye Valley Precision...Read more  >>

Read how this sub-contractor reduced machining time from 60 minutes to 8 minutes by switching from 3-axis to 5-axis.  The installation of two new Hurco m...Read more  >>

  Hurco machining centre turns as well as mills at start-up motor cycle factory.  Ever since the early 90s, after graduating with a first class honours ...Read more  >>

​Brett Mitchell and Darren Withers founded their new company, RP Tooling, as recently as June 2005. Yet by September 2010, turnover had grown to the point...Read more  >>

This is a submission from our "Why I Love Hurco" Sweepstakes. ​I am a CNC Machinist with over 20 years of experience. In my humble opinion, th...Read more  >>

This is a submission we received as part of our "Why I Love Hurco" Sweepstakes. We have a 2006 Hurco VM1, and love the machine. It does not hav...Read more  >>

During 2011, 4,000 such seals will be produced in the press shop at Newtownards, which has 17 power presses rated from 35 to 500 tonnes force for subcontr...Read more  >>

​There are a number of purpose-built 5-axis / 5-sided machining centre designs on the market, including types with a rotary table and either a trunnion su...Read more  >>

​“I have built my business by attracting top-notch machinists and then giving them the tools to put their talents to work. I have found that the capabilit...Read more  >>

​ Summary: This article explains the benefits Ishida derived from the purchase of Hurco machining centers, which made it more cost-effective to move its...Read more  >>

Black Country toolmaker and subcontractor, Cube Precision Engineering, has installed its largest Hurco machining centre to date, a 3,200 x 2,100 x 920 mm ...Read more  >>

Few contract machinists in Scotland have a modern, vertical machining centre to match the 2,200 x 1,700 x 750 mm capacity of the Hurco twin-column, bridge...Read more  >>

The world's leading manufacturer of narrow-web label finishing and converting lines, AB Graphic International, used to put out the machining of large plat...Read more  >>

​With a BP quality award hanging on its office wall alongside a platinum  award from Cameron Subsea Systems confirming 24 consecutive months' delivery of ...Read more  >>

​Founded in 1987 as a mouldmaker and subcontract machinist specialising in wire and spark erosion and manual milling, RST Engineering, Leighton Buzzard, i...Read more  >>

​When BAW Precision Engineering Ltd emerged from the global downturn under new ownership in July 2010, the primary aim for the new directors of the Swanse...Read more  >>

​Parts for instrumentation used in space observation, both terrestrial and satellite-based, are machined to tight tolerances on two Hurco vertical machini...Read more  >>

Bowtech Products was established 22 years ago as an importer of products used for underwater applications, but now designs and manufactures its own equipm...Read more  >>

​A workshop servicing one of the UK's leading scientific research facilities, the Diamond Light Source synchrotron near Didcot, has installed new machine ...Read more  >>

​Over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in research and development activity at medical device manufacturing facilities around Gal...Read more  >>

​Two Hurco VMX30 vertical machining centres (VMCs) have been added to the subcontract machine shop of Schivo Group in Waterford, on the south coast of Ire...Read more  >>

​Galway-based subcontract machinist, Dawnlough, which specialises in manufacturing components for the medical industry, has bought equipment to the value ...Read more  >>

There can be few companies that have embraced CNC machining so quickly and enthusiastically as S&E Engineering.  The family-run subcontractor installe...Read more  >>

​Cheltenham subcontractor, Pharma Tooling, (www.pharmatooling.co.uk) which until the middle of 2007 could prismatically machine parts up to 750 mm long in...Read more  >>

One British subcontractor fighting back against the threat from China, India and Eastern Europe is Formagrind (www.formagrind.com) based in Neath, South W...Read more  >>

​A steady increase in subcontract work for the medical industry coupled with the trend towards greater component complexity has prompted Caragh Tool &...Read more  >>

​Since its formation in 2005, DW Engineering has expanded its Hamilton, South Lanarkshire contract machining business at an impressive rate. Its success i...Read more  >>

​2006 saw a rationalisation in the press tool making industry in the West Midlands, with dozens of firms going out of business, including some of the bigg...Read more  >>

​Seven vertical machining centres from the same supplier, HURCO Europe, have been installed during the past 10 years in the Witney, Oxfordshire works of A...Read more  >>

​The launch by Avery Weigh-Tronix of a new range of on-board weighing products based on digital load cells, designed to fit to the axles of commercial veh...Read more  >>

​Whether it is a difficult-to-machine Hastelloy component for a petrochemical customer, or a heavy cast iron part for a full-size replica of a steam-drive...Read more  >>

​"In our operation, milling and drilling are the final operations on what is now a very valuable product. We must be sure that the program and set-up...Read more  >>

​“I have found that to compete in a global economy, I must have labor flexibility. That means all of my employees must be able to operate all of our princ...Read more  >>

“The VM1 is perfect for our shop. It gives us the productivity of a machining center as our production volume grows without losing fast and easy programmi...Read more  >>

“It is so easy to train someone to drill, tap, or mill on the Hurco UltiMax® control with the English language programming.” —Mike Ottenweller, Owner   ...Read more  >>

​“When our business started to recover earlier this year we decided to invest in a labor saving Hurco machining center rather than hire back a machinist. ...Read more  >>

​​In 1994, after working for several shops in the Kansas City area and serving his machinist apprenticeship in the U.S. Navy, Mike Lindsay founded Lindsay...Read more  >>

​We have a 2006 Hurco VM1, and love the machine. It does not have the WinMax control, although it would be nice. Shop floor programming is still a breeze ...Read more  >>

Bryco Machine is a 20-year-old modern-day shop specializing in CNC turning. They've built a reputation as a world-class supplier of precision turned parts...Read more  >>

​“I didn’t buy the Hurco because of the machine. It was fine, but there were many brands with similar specifications. I just had to have the Hurco control...Read more  >>

​"When I am out on the tour talking with the pros, they want service. With my Hurco back at the shop, I can respond to their wishes almost immediatel...Read more  >>

​“In the fast changing world of computer peripherals, innovative design is the key. Rapidly converting these designs into prototypes requires a high capab...Read more  >>

​“I had to upgrade to CNC to remain competitive but I wanted a machine that would be easy to learn and easy to run. Hurco’s VM1 fit my needs perfectly.” ...Read more  >>

​“I bought my Hurco VM1 to improve the efficiency of my tool room. Then I found that it saved my bacon with a critical customer when I used a feature I di...Read more  >>

“When we formed our business five years ago, we knew that we needed flexible and easy to use equipment. The Hurco’s really fit the bill.”  Woody Scott, Pr...Read more  >>

​The following submission was received as part of our Why I Love Hurco Sweepstakes.   ​Dear Hurco,The Precision Edge Machine (TPEM) would really benefit...Read more  >>

​"The motto in our job shop is 'fast and right'. We can’t sell wrong, and there’s no profit in slow.Our 3 Hurco vertical machines keep us competitive...Read more  >>

​The following submission was received as part of our Why I Love Hurco contest, which provided people the ability to get an additional entry in our "...Read more  >>

​The people at NuCon Corporation are experts when it comes to impellers. More specifically, they are experts in the manufacturing of radial and axial comp...Read more  >>

This is an email we received as part of the "What Do You Like Best About Hurco" campaign. "I recently started my business machining and fa...Read more  >>

Because of Hurco’s track record of developing technology that increases productivity and for manufacturing rigid machines that last, EMM Precision purchas...Read more  >>

​“I had worked some with Hurco mills in the past,” notes Lanese. “I wasn’t even aware that Hurco was producing a lathe, but I had a chance to see one at a...Read more  >>

​“I bought my first Hurco 17 years ago because I wanted to have a lean, fast turnaround, customer-focused business. After recently installing my 13th Hurc...Read more  >>

​Murray Mold and Die is a job shop in Murray, Kentucky, serving western Kentucky and Tennessee. The twelve person tool and job shop has worked with both C...Read more  >>

​"I don't know of any other machine where you can pull down the file and a half-hour later have a form. You can be mediocre in math, mediocre in geom...Read more  >>

​“Veritas operates efficiently and lean. We’re extremely reliant on a fast, accurate, dependable machine and Hurco has met that need with the HTX500.” -S...Read more  >>

​"All in all, the Hurco was the best bang for the buck and has the least amount of downtimes over other machines."-Damon Weaver, Owner , Xcentri...Read more  >>

​“We have been using Hurco CNC machining centers for about six years in our tool room. They are indispensable for our operations. No other machine and con...Read more  >>

​ Bill Hutchison, owner of G&H Tool & Die in Union City, Tennessee, has been growing his tooling and job shop business for about 20 years. While ...Read more  >>

​"Having the large-capacity DCX allows us the opportunity to pitch for a lot of new business up to 3.2 meters by 2.1 meters that we could not have pr...Read more  >>

​ “We run these machines hard and they never give us a problem.”  - Mike Baker, President, Specialty CNC, Bloomington, Indiana, USA   Specialty CNC ...Read more  >>

​“To stay competitive in the stamping die business, we had to address setup time on multi-sided parts. Our new Hurco VTXU has slashed overall processing t...Read more  >>

“To stay competitive in the New England market, we must continue to make intelligent investments. That means getting the right level of performance and au...Read more  >>

"The integrated Hurco control and its inherent flexibility is advantageous for teaching." - Dean Krager, Associate Professor, Ferris State Univ...Read more  >>

​“With the Hurco control, we only need to maintain the program at the machine instead of having a CAM file and a machine program.”- Alex Okun, Owner, Etog...Read more  >>

​ “We truly believe the key to providing quality products is to invest in technology and our employees.” How does a company sustain an average growth r...Read more  >>

“Building plastic molds in today’s global economyis an extremely competitive business. Our newHurco VMX50 with Cat 50 spindle is a real workhorse. We’ve s...Read more  >>

"Like many companies, I needed to find a solution to the small lot jobs many of my best customers wanted me to do. Breaking in to my automated produc...Read more  >>