One entrepreneur will win a Hurco CNC mill or lathe at the Hurco booth on Tuesday, September 9, 2014, as part of the first ever Chipmaker Challenge contest. The application period started July 1, 2014, and will conclude August 8, 2014. The top five finalists will appear at IMTS to pitch their business plan and win a new machine.
In addition to the Chipmaker Challenge, IMTS attendees will be the first to preview the new 3D printing capabilities incorporated into the Hurco control's WinMax software, to see the new MAX5 control console and to experience the new 3-axis conversational pocketing strategy named AdapiPath that includes controlled chip load, controlled tool engagement and a rest machining cycle in addition to a smooth toolpath motion. With a theme of Control Your Future, Hurco will showcase CNC technology that is focused on making shops more profitable with demonstrations on its most popular CNC mills and lathes in addition to new models.
For the energy sector, the Hurco HBMX55i boring mill will be of particular interest. The HBMX55i horizontal boring mill has a small footprint (18' 4.37" x 17' 3.28") especially considering the large work envelope (55.1" x 55.7" x 43.3"). The HBMX55i has a W-stroke of 19", a geared head spindle with two speeds, hardened box ways, unlimited angular movement of the B-axis and weighs just over 21 tons (42,328 lbs.). The boring mill has a 4.33" diameter quill that allows operators to use shorter tools; a contouring 4th axis rotary table, not just positional; linear glass scales on X, Y and Z axes to maintain thermal stability and increase accuracy; CTS; and a 60-tool ATC.
"The Hurco boring mill is powered by the integrated Hurco control that supports both ISO/EIA NC and conversational programming, and includes the patented Hurco motion system, UltiMotion, that uses sophisticated software algorithms for motion planning instead of conventional hardware, which means it optimizes look-ahead, up to 10,000 blocks, and simultaneously reduces cycle time by 30% or more and significantly improves the part's surface finish quality," said a company spokesperson.
Hurco will also premiere the company's new MAX5 control that features bigger, brighter LCD screens and numerous ergonomic features.
Other models on display will include the new 3-axis VMX6030i, the new 5-axis high speed VMX30UHSi with an Erowa robot, the new 5-axis VCX600, the 5-axis VMX42SRTi, the 5-axis VM10Ui, the high speed 3-axis VMX42HSi, the 3-axis VM20i with a rotary table, 3-axis VM5i, the TMM12i mill turn lathe and the TM8i lathe.
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