Horizontal machining centers or HMC are CNC machining centers with their spindle in a horizontal orientation. This type of design favors uninterrupted production work. The horizontal design allows a two-pallet workchanger to be incorporated into a space-efficient CNC machine. Another benefit is that the horizontal orientation encourages chips to fall away, and don’t have to be cleared from the table. Hurco currently offers two series of horizontal machines: HM Series and HBMX Series
