The theme on Hurco Europe’s 216 m² (19-140) is ‘Smarter CNC for Smarter Shops’, emphasising the ability of these intelligent, intuitive and operator-friendly machines to reduce reliance on specialist programmers. As ever, the manufacturer’s proprietary WinMax software is a primary focus, as it sits at the core of user ability to compress lead times. WinMax bridges the gap between conversational and G-code programming.

Centre stage on the stand is Hurco’s first-ever machine tending cell based on a six-axis industrial robot, offered as a standard package. It comprises a cantilever-design five-axis VC500i machining centre equipped with a Kawasaki PC 25 system. It is the first offering to result from the strategic collaboration between Kawasaki Robotics and Hurco that was announced at the most recent IMTS show in Chicago.

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