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3D Import with 3D DXF Technology



The integrated Hurco control powered by WinMax is a flexible and intuitive control. Hurco's new 3D Import feature includes 3D DXF technology that now displays all CAD geometry, including splines and Z-depths.

The Hurco MAX5 control is now even more powerful with the new 3D Import feature that includes 3D DXF technology. This control feature allows the user to simply load the file they receive from their customer directly into the Hurco control. "3D Import eliminates extra steps and is a huge time saver," said Mike Cope, Product Technical Specialist for Hurco.

Cope explained the evolution of the 3D Import, which illustrates Hurco's commitment to continuous innovation of conversational programming, which was invented by Hurco in 1976. "When Hurco introduced the DXF Transfer option in 1992, it was a real game changer for the end user because many shops received DWG or DXF drawing files. This made it very easy to transfer the files to the machine and use them to create their programs on the shop floor (right at their Hurco CNC machine), and also eliminated incorrect data being entered, or `fat-fingering numbers' as we say in the shop. Today, it is common for shops to receive solid models of the parts that they need to produce, and even paper prints are becoming obsolete. Therefore, Hurco engineers developed 3D Import, which includes 3D DXF technology that displays all geometry that the CAD system outputs, including splines. With 3D DXF, the customer can select the bottom of a contour, and the Z-axis depths will also be automatically input into the conversational block."

All previous versions of DXF translators only displayed lines and arcs data, and were only useful in 2-D since no Z-axis data was translated. 3D Import (the solid model portion) automatically creates the necessary Transform Plane data blocks in conversational programming for 5-sided programs. "As a proponent of 5-sided machining, the automatic creation of Transform Planes is where this control feature really shines," said Cope, who is the author of the book, The Power of FIVE: The Definitive Guide to 5-Axis Machining.

"Additionally, the integrated Hurco control powered by WinMax is the most flexible and intuitive control in the industry in addition to being equipped with more memory and processing power out of the box: 2.7GHz dual core processor, 4GB RAM memory, a 128GB solid state hard drive, 10,000 block lookahead and an intuitive graphical user interface that supports multiple machining strategies," said a company spokesperson.

"As the inventor of Conversational Programming, Hurco conversational programming is considered the gold standard in the industry, but the control has many high-end features for NC Programming, too. The Hurco control is considered the most flexible control in the industry. I think we might be the only company to have a feature called NC/Conversational Merge that provides users with a blend of both programming methods, which is very popular with machinists, especially those that do not initially think conversational programming will benefit them," said Cope.

"In addition to the integrated MAX5 control, Hurco's expansive line of CNC machining centers are equipped with the sophisticated motion control system Hurco invented that determines the optimal trajectory to run the tool, provides consistent programmed feedrates and reduces cycle time," said the spokesperson. "With this patented motion control system called UltiMotion, cornering velocity is 2.5 times faster than conventional motion, machine jerk is reduced by half; and because the software is smart enough to adapt as required by the tool path, dynamic variable lookahead can be up to 10,000 blocks. UltiMotion is different than the smoothing features offered by CAD/CAM software and improves upon CAM output by providing better handling of the machine mechanics and dynamics." All Hurco CNC machining centers are equipped with UltiMotion as a standard feature. No set-up or programming is required.

For more information contact:

Hurco Companies, Inc.

One Technology Way

P.O. Box 68180

Indianapolis, IN 46268

800-634-2416

info@hurco.com

www.hurco.com

Southwest

TX, NM

Dave Stilley

Chaparral Machinery

3435 Roy Orr Blvd., #100

Grand Prairie, TX 75050

972-313-1987

dstilley@chaparralmachinery.com

www.chaparralmachinery.com

S.E. TX

MDI Machine Tools

504 Springhill Dr, Ste 410

Spring, TX 77386

713-653-3555

matt@mdimachinetools.com

www.mdimachinetools.com

OK

Gage Machine Tool

10668 Widmer Rd.

Lenexa, KS 66215

913-894-1233

www.gagemachinetool.com

AR, LA

H&S Machine Tools

1941 Industrial Blvd.

Harvey, LA 70058

504-347-5707

scott.eddins@hsmachinetools.com

www.hsmachinetools.com

Southeast

FL, AL, GA

Skip Thompson

Applied Machine Solutions Inc.

2200 Airport Industrial Drive

Suite 300

Ball Ground, GA 30107

678-880-0893

info@appliedmachine.com

www.appliedmachine.com

NC, SC, VA

Crotts & Saunders LLC

2709 Boulder Park Ct.

Winston-Salem, NC 27101

336-765-7250

sales@crottsandsaunders.com

www.crottsandsaunders.com

TN

Mark Cox

ACI Machine Tool Sales, LLC

2001 Foundation Drive

Lawrenceburg, KY 40342

502-839-1441

mark@acimachine.com

www.acimachine.com

MS

John Gore

J Gore Machine

119 Robinhood Rd.

Jackson, MS 39206

601-209-5005

jg209209@gmail.com

Northeast

E. PA (except far SE), N. NJ, MD, N.E. WV, DE

Alta Enterprises, Inc.

2600 E Saucon Valley Rd

Center Valley, PA 18034

610-866-8866

info@altamachinetools.com

www.altamachinetools.com

S.E. PA, S. NJ

Northeast Precision Machinery, Inc.

410 Camars Dr

Warminster, PA 18974

215-672-8112

glenn@northeastprecision.com

www.northeastprecision.com

ME, VT, NH, CT, MA, RI, NY (far South)

Brooks Associates, Inc.

300 Longwater Dr, Unit A

Norwell, MA 02061

800-458-6607

781-871-3400

sales@brooksmachinery.com

www.brooksmachinery.com

NY (except far South)

Jason Boyle, President

Excel Machine Technologies, Inc.

65 Bermar Park

Rochester, NY 14624

585-426-1911

jasonb@emtcnc.com

www.emtcnc.com

W. PA, N. WV

Hurco USA

One Technology Way

Indianapolis, IN 46268

800-634-2416 / 317-298-2622

info@hurco.com

www.hurco.com

S. WV

Crotts & Saunders LLC

2709 Boulder Park Ct.

Winston-Salem, NC 27101

336-765-7250

sales@crottsandsaunders.com

www.crottsandsaunders.com

Midwest

MI (except extreme NW)

Jim Braun

Braun Machinery Company, Inc.

3876 E Paris Ave SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49512

800-968-1000

616-698-6400

info@braunmachinery.com

www.braunmachinery.com

N. IL

Jeff Hassen

Machinery Source

6530 Revlon Dr

Belvidere, IL 61008

815-547-0990

sales@machinerysource.com

www.machinerysource.com

S. IL, S. & E. MO

David Smith

CJ Smith Machinery Company

2275 Cassens Drive, Ste. 123

Fenton, MO 63026

800-223-3240

636-349-7757

dsmith@cjsmith-machinery.com

www.cjsmith-machinery.com

N. IN

Jay Shultz

Humston Machinery, Inc.

10813 DeAndra Drive

Zionsville, IN 46077

317-873-3765

humston@humstonmachinery.com

www.humstonmachinery.com

IA, MN, ND, SD, N.W. WI

Tom Drazkowski

Stone Machinery, Inc.

551 Phalen Blvd.

St. Paul, MN 55130

800-879-2788

651-778-8887

info@stonemachinery.com

www.stonemachinery.com

KS, N.W. MO, NE

Dirk Gage

Gage Machine Tool

10668 Widmer Rd.

Lenexa, KS 66215

913-894-1233

dgage@gagemachinetool.com

www.gagemachinetool.com

KY, S. IN

Mark Cox

ACI Machine Tool Sales, LLC

2001 Foundation Drive

Lawrenceburg, KY 40342

502-839-1441

mark@acimachine.com

www.acimachine.com

OH

Scott Mays

Reynolds Machinery, Inc.

760 Liberty Lane

Dayton, OH 45449

937-847-8121

scottmays@reynoldsmachinery.com

www.reynoldsmachinery.com

WI (except extreme N.W.), extreme NW MI

Dynamic International, Inc.

N25 W23287 Paul Road

Pewaukee, WI 53072

262-521-1100

vincef@dynamicintl.com

www.dynamicintl.com

West

AZ, S.E. NV

Randy Flores

D & R Machinery Exchange, LLC

75 W Baseline Rd, Ste. 11

Gilbert, AZ 85233

480-775-6462

randy.flores@dandrmachinery.com

www.dandrmachinery.com

CO, WY

Tim Beer

Foothills Machinery Sales

6855 West 116th Avenue

Broomfield, CO 80020

303-466-3777

tim@foothillsmachinery.com

www.foothillsmachinery.com

OR, WA

Rosco Precision Machinery, LLC

4710 B Street NW, Unit 104

Auburn, WA 98001

253-333-2439

info@roscoprecisionmachinery.com

www.roscoprecisionmachinery.com

S. CA

David Cogswell

Machinery Sales Company

17253 Chestnut Street

City of Industry, CA 91748

626-581-9211

david_cogswell@mchysales.com

www.mchysales.com

N. CA, N. NV

CNC Solutions

1011 Pecten Ct #A

Milpitas, CA 95035

408-586-8236

info@cncsolutions.biz

www.cncsolutions.biz

UT, ID, MT

Hurco USA

One Technology Way

Indianapolis, IN 46268

800-634-2416

317-298-2622

info@hurco.com

www.hurco.com

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