Inside Hurco blog: news and events from CNC machine company

Robert Hight and AA Northern New England Chevy Camaro SS Team Extend Points Lead to 13 Consecutive Races

Hurco is a proud sponsor of Jake Timm Racing! Watch the video to find out more about Jake Timm and other USMTS drivers.

Team Owner Leads Ed Carpenter Racing's Charge; Ed Jones Finishes 13th and Spencer Pigot in 14th

Indianapolis 500 Fast Nine Qualifying Notes

• For the sixth time in seven years, Ed Carpenter Racing will have a front row starting position for the Indianapolis 500; but for the first time, the team will hold two of the three positions. Additionally, Ed Carpenter Racing’s Chevrolets will fill out three of the top four starting positions in next Sunday’s 500-mile classic. Ed Carpenter, Spencer Pigot and Ed Jones qualified second, third and fourth, respectively.

Each year, the employee who demonstrates the work ethic and values of the late E. Keith Moore is presented with the award named after him. Mr. Moore continues to have a positive influence on our culture at Hurco. Last Wednesday, Hurco was proud to recognize two employees with E. Keith Moore awards. Wayne Kline, Senior Manufacturing Engineer with Hurco since 2011 and Matthew Ponto, Software Support Engineer with Hurco since 2013 both received 2018 honors during the company’s annual employee meeting. Both Matt and Wayne exemplify the customer-centric attitude that Mr. Moore exhibited throughout his career at Hurco.

The students and instructors from the School of Automotive Machinists & Technology (SAM Tech) in Houston, Texas, stopped by last week to check out our international headquarters. Mike Cope, Hurco Technical Product Specialist, and Gerry Traicoff, Hurco Applications Manager gave them a plant tour and a training session.

SAM Tech was in town for the 2018 Performance Racing Industry Show and had the opportunity to stop by to learn about the future of manufacturing, Hurco's new 3D Import feature on the WinMax® control, and check out some of our new CNC machines. SAM Tech focuses on automotive CNC technology – teaching students how to machine cylinder heads, engine blocks and other vehicle components.

The students and instructors were particularly interested in learning about 5-axis machining and the machine build/assembly portion of the tour. SAM Tech students were familiar with Hurco before their visit since they have Takumi CNC machine in their classroom (Hurco Companies acquired Takumi a few years ago).

All of us at Hurco are passionate about education and the students who are the future of our industry. If you’re an instructor, feel free to contact us to schedule a tour for your students!

We are pleased to announce our final group of Bottle Breacher winners from IMTS! Thank you to all who visited our booth and registered for our drawing!

Hurco 50th Anniversary Bottle Breachers will be shipped to the following:

Panos Angelopoulos  |  RAMPF  |  Niskayuna, NY
Ben Anoskey  |  IUPUI  |  Monrovia, IN
Mike Atherton  |  ORNL  |  Oak Ridge, TN
Greg Baker  |  Denso Mfg. Mich. Inc.  |  Battle Creek, MI
Josh Barber  |  Chicago Magnesium  |  Hammond, IN
Andrew Bartel  |  The Master Lock Company  |  Franklin, WI
Jesse Benton  |  ENC  |  Youngsville, PA
Jonathan Bersch  |  A & L  |  Strausburg, CO
Lee Bingham  |  Bedford Reinforced Plastics  |  Bedford, PA
Kirk Blank  |  K & K Inc.  |  Elkhart, IN
Eric Bowman  |  E & M Machining  |  Frankton, IN
Denise Brauer  |  Cutting & Grinding Fluids Inc.  |  Rockford, IL
Chad Burton  |  American Micro  |  Batavia, OH
Daniel Caraveo  |  OSG USA  |  Irving, TX
Jason Castano  |  William Penn University  |  Oskaloosa, IA
Matthew Corn  |  Shamrock Engineering  |  Oakland City, IN
Joe Curtis  |  Perfecto Tool & Engineering  |  Anderson, IN
Chip Davis  |  Layke Tool & Manufacturing  |  Meadville, PA
Lisa Davis  |  Tinney Tool & Machine  |  Belleville, IL
Fritz Dowe  |  Eng. Resource Center  |  Post Washington, WI
David Dunn  |  Shamrock Engineering  |  Princeton, IN
Jesse Espinosa  |  American Machine Works Inc.  |  Omaha, NE
Jason Florian  |  QME Inc.  |  Baroda, MI
Aaron Fox  |  Mueller Refrigeration  |  Hartsville, TN
Ashley Frost  |  Conn-Selmer  |  Elkhart, IN
Julie Gallagher  |  Profile Machining  |  Elk River, MN
Jack Gaul  |  Urschel Lab  |  Chesterton, IN
Scott Giunta  |  System 22  |  Barto, PA
David Goodman  |  3M  |  Vadnais Heights, MN
Shad Grile  |  Perfecto Tool & Engineering  |  Anderson, IN
Joe Grove  |  FCA  |  Auburn Hills, MI
Caleb Guelich  |  FRC East  |  Havelock, NC
Roger Haarklau  |  Madison-Kipp Corporation  |  Madison, WI
John Habernal  |  Huhtamaki Inc.  |  Mission, KS
Dean Hagerman  |  Commonwealth Tool & Machine  |  Georgetown, KY
Clyde Hatfield  |  FCA  |  Auburn Hills, MI
Jake Hendershot  |  Moonlight Mold & Machine Shop  |  Kokomo, IN
Mark Jacobs  |  Clover Technologies Group  |  Ottawa, IL
Dhruv Jain  |  University of Illinois at Chicago  |  Chicago, IL
Kyle Jeffery  |  GM  |  Lockport, NY
Steven Johnson  |  FN Smith Corporation  |  Polo, IL
Matt Kelley  |  Kelley Engineering  |  Piedmont, SC
Najeeb Khan  |  ACME Industries  |  Elk Grove, IL
Paulette Likwarz  |  Harley-Davidson Motor Co.  |  Menomonee Falls, WI
Daryl Linkous  |  Moog  |  Blacksburg, VA
Ed Madsen  |  Avanos Medical Inc.  |  Alpharetta, GA
Brian Miller  |  C. F. Martin Guitar  |  Nazareth, PA
Jeff Miranti  |  Intek Strength  |  Herrin, IL
Randy Mullins  |  DRT Manufacturing  |  Dayton, OH
Jim Pabst  |  Max Tech  |  Kansas City, MO
Maribel Perez  |  Dynatect  |  Highland, IN
Jeff Probst  |  HL Precision Mfg.  |  Champaign, IL
Kaili Richards  |  COTU Media  |  Long Beach, CA
TJ Roberts  |  GT Technologies  |  Millbury, OH
Donald Rockey  |  Machine and Components, Inc.  |  Louisville, KY
Tony Schwartz  |  Wilson Tool  |  Hugo, MN
Bruce Selman  |  Mistequay Group  |  Alger, MI
Richard Slade  |  Madison-Kipp Corporation  |  Madison, WI
Virgil Smith  |  Perfecto Tool & Engineering  |  Anderson, IN
Andy Stevens  |  NIBCO Inc.  |  Elkhart, IN
Ezgi Takmaz  |  University of Illinois at Chicago  |  Chicago, IL
Jeffrey Ternes  |  Moraine Park Technical College  |  Cedar Grove, WI
Joe Thurin  |  Moraine Park Technical College  |  West Bend, WI
Alana Trejo  |  COTV Media  |  Long Beach, CA

Thank you to all who registered. To learn more about Bottle Breacher  – click here!

We are pleased to announce our final group of 20 winners of our VIP 50th Anniversary Bottle Breacher drawing!

Hurco 50th Anniversary Bottle Breachers will be shipped to the following:

Todd Joy  |  TnT Machining  |  Colorado Springs, CO

Robert Simmons  |  Suncast Corp.  |  Batavia, IL

Travis Karstetter  |  Keystone Friction Hinge  |  Williamsport, PA

Clint Hammerle  |  Muskegon, MI

Peter Clark  |  Phoenix, AZ

Terry Scott  |  Wacom Quartz  |  Phoenix, AZ

Joseph Palazzolo  |  M.C. Molds  |  Williamston, MI

Gary Farniok  |  Zirc Dental Products, Inc.  |  Buffalo, MN

Brad Patraw  |  Medtronic  |  Fridley, MN

Mario Salgado  |  Hartwell Corp.  |  Anaheim, CA

Jason Davis  |  Wayne Wire Cloth Products  |  Hillman, MI

Steven Groves  |  Vicaul Precision  |  Mansfield, OH

Mark Nordby  |  MGS Mfg.  |  Germantown, WI

Stephen Mines  |  Studio Wood Products  |  Grant, MI

Jesse Smith  |  Med Associates, Inc.  |  Swanton, VT

Aaron Fresh  |  Freshisbest, Inc.  |  Lake Havasu, AZ

Greg Sikonia  |  Roberts Automatic Products  |  Chanhassen, MN

Bill Tait  |  Deluxe Stitcher Co.  |  Northlake, IL

Mark Kingston  |  Boltswitch, Inc.  |  Crystal Lake, IL

Robert Thomson  |  Moeller Aerospace  |  Harbor Springs, MI

Thank you to all who registered. To learn more about Bottle Breacher  – click here!

We are pleased to announce our third group of 10 winners of our VIP 50th Anniversary Bottle Breacher drawing!

Hurco 50th Anniversary Bottle Breachers will be shipped to the following:

Robert McElroy  |  McElroy Farm & Ranch  |  Amarillo, TX

Mark Hiszem  |  Seco Machine  |  North Canton, OH

Matt Walker  |  Monahan Filaments  |  Arcola, IL

John Russell  |  Eaton Corp  |  Galesburg, MI

Tim Manuele  |  Dynex/Rivett, Inc.  |  Pewaukee, WI

Fred Schenker  |  Premac, Inc.  |  Rahway, NJ

Robert Lee  |  Mistequay Group, LTD.  |  Saginaw, MI

James Serafin  |  QMC Technologies, Inc.  |  Hamburg, NY

Tony Cole  |  ColeTrain Designs  |  West Chester, OH

Deb Bennett  |  Kyocera SGS Precision Tools  |  Columbia City, IN

To learn more about Bottle Breacher and for a chance to win – click here!