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
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Dave Stilley
Chaparral Machinery
3435 Roy Orr Blvd., #100
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
972-313-1987
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www.chaparralmachinery.com
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MDI Machine Tools
504 Springhill Dr, Ste 410
Spring, TX 77386
713-653-3555
matt@mdimachinetools.com
www.mdimachinetools.com
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Gage Machine Tool
10668 Widmer Rd.
Lenexa, KS 66215
913-894-1233
www.gagemachinetool.com
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H&S Machine Tools
1941 Industrial Blvd.
Harvey, LA 70058
504-347-5707
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www.hsmachinetools.com
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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
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www.altamachinetools.com
S.E. PA, S. NJ
Northeast Precision Machinery, Inc.
410 Camars Dr
Warminster, PA 18974
215-672-8112
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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
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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
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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