Hurco Announces Chipmaker Challenge Contest
July 1, 2014
Joe Braun, General Manager of Hurco North America, has announced that Hurco will launch the first ever Chipmaker Challenge contest July 1, 2014. According to Braun, the Chipmaker Challenge gives new shops the chance to pitch their business plan, win a new machine and control their future with their choice of a Hurco VMX42i mill or TM8i lathe. The contest is open to entrepreneurs in the manufacturing industry who have been in business five years or less.
Qualified participants will answer a series of questions and provide an essay and/or video during the application period (July 1 through August 8, 2014). The top five finalists will appear in front of a panel of judges at the Hurco IMTS booth S-8319 on Tuesday, September 9, 2014.
"The idea of the Chipmaker Challenge evolved as we discussed ways to add some excitement to IMTS and get publicity for the entrepreneurs in our industry who do remarkable things each and every day," said Braun. "Our customers are competitive, proud of the businesses they have built and the products they make. We decided to model the Chipmaker Challenge after the TV show Shark Tank in order to create an exciting, competitive, entertaining event that showcases manufacturing entrepreneurs and highlights the high-tech aspect of manufacturing in this country. We know there is an effort to rebrand manufacturing so young people and their parents better understand 21st century manufacturing and we hope the Chipmaker Challenge might bring more attention to the industry."
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
IMTS 2014 Booth S-8319
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