How It’s Made: Superior Machine Design and Construction | Hurco

[@cliffburridge]

I worked for Hurco in the UK for 39 years. I left this year because of two people. Good machines, nice control.

[@danielpallutt]

hurco maschines are great we use them for over 20 years.

[@johnashton3603]

I also worked for Hurco from 1990 - 1996 ish - Field service tech - Detroit

[@dutrajordan78]

These engineering videos are great .

[@ruhitemel4164]

I am an technical service specialist.we are dealer of hurco . I think this is very successful machine. Hi from Turkey

[@ShainAndrews]

I'll have to check out some of your gear. I admit Hurco was not on my radar.

[@SilverToolRacing]

Hard to beat a Hurco. Fantastic machines

[@darkshadowsx5949]

you could beat it with a broom stick but that would be an expensive mistake.

[@RocketGary]

That is awesome! Keep it up :)

[@dirtboy896]

Ive heard great things about hurco, especially their rigidity and accuracy. Much better than Haas in my opinion

[@Vikingman2024]

Ceramic bearings are great, until they need to be replaced....how expensive are they compared to high quality steel bearings?

[@darkshadowsx5949]

ceramic bearings explode so frequently at my workplace that i can find ceramic balls on the floor every day of the week. a few times i found ceramic race parts but those tend to stay in place. i think the machine uses 120 of them, but they are necessary consumable due to the insulating properties. sealed steel bearings would be WAY more reliable but they wouldn't work for our application. i would be extremely concerned with using them in a milling machine.

[@Icutmetal]

@@darkshadowsx5949 Don’t be- they have their place.

[@nickgoellner7809]

Very cool animation!

[@bryanburger]

And best of all, MADE IN THE USA!!!! Keep up the great work!!! You guys ROCK!!!

[@pappaflammyboi5799]

Ummm, no it's not. The ways and frame (axes and saddle) are US built, but I doubt the rest is (probably not even the ball screws), and definitely not the electronics. Yaskawa is a Japanese company that produces the drive controllers and motors. It's definitely assembled and partly manufactured in the USA though.

[@nersesgrigoryan1988]

@@pappaflammyboi5799 Looks like the linear guides are HIWIN made in Taiwan or in Israel. The ball screws are double nut, probably HIWIN too. Motors and drives are Yaskawa. Besides the brands, it is important to use hu orecision components. HAAS uses NSK linear guides but lowest available precision grade. Overall made in USA machines are better than Chinese, but they can not compete with German or Japaneese. I work with DMG-MORI, nothing even to compare with this.

[@ulugbekhojimatov9369]

Super machine

[@ulugbekhojimatov9369]

I want to use this machine.

[@ammarbarbee3180]

After hand scraping the base casting how do ensure flatness between the top of the linear rails on the Y-axis?

[@car9167]

Scraping is the method to make the surface flat within 5 microns. That's flat enough to hold the rails. If you're worried about the small islands of high and low don't be, they have enough baring surface

[@X197ToPlay]

Matter of fact the Hurco VMX10 we have cant mill a precice circle^^ Or do we need to buy some Expensive software addons?

[@aaronward3882]

The machine could be laser calibrated if the wear in the screws isn't excessive.

[@christianheidt5733]

Never mentioned what kind of controller? Fanuc, yasnak, Siemens etc...

[@hurcousa]

Hi Christian, it’s the Hurco CNC control.

[@christianheidt5733]

Thx I will research this

[@Icutmetal]

@@christianheidt5733 You could have done that to begin with, eh?

[@dimimexmaquinadosyautomati8217]

Nice video is art

[@Z-add]

Very few companies can make the machines, spindle and controller all inhouse.

[@ianagos4276]

Are the machines completely built in the US?

[@hurcousa]

Hi Ian, the VMX6030i is a model we designed specifically for the US market. It is made here in in Indianapolis as are some of the VMX42i models. The accurate designation is Made in the USA with globally sourced components. The build team here in Indianapolis hand scrapes machined surfaces; grinds mounting and surface plates; aligns castings, ball screws, mechanical housings, rails, and tool changes; drills and taps assembly and mounting holes. Additionally, the Indy build team completes a comprehensive inspection and certification process for each CNC machine that is shipped to customers from Indianapolis. Other machine models are made at our wholly owned factories in Taiwan with all engineering design and software development conducted out of our international headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

[@williamhuang5329]

Hanzhen harmonic drive gear , robot joint , strain wave reducer, over 30 years experience

[@stephenpavlov8942]

I thought they are all made in Taiwan?

[@hurcousa]

Hi Stephen, the VMX6030i is a model we designed specifically for the US market. It is made here in in Indianapolis as are some of the VMX42i models. The accurate designation is Made in the USA with globally sourced components. The build team here in Indianapolis hand scrapes machined surfaces; grinds mounting and surface plates; aligns castings, ball screws, mechanical housings, rails, and tool changes; drills and taps assembly and mounting holes. Additionally, the Indy build team completes a comprehensive inspection and certification process for each CNC machine that is shipped to customers from Indianapolis. Other machine models are made at our wholly owned factories in Taiwan with all engineering design and software development conducted out of our international headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

[@stephenpavlov8942]

Are any of the castings made in the US? I assume those would have to be machined on a giant gantry mill before hand scraping.

[@ShainAndrews]

@@stephenpavlov8942 Seem to have a narrative you are trying to bait them into.

[@catmeta6044]

muy bueno

[@mackk123]

Hand scraping and made in the USA

[@cncit]

I wouldn't agree that Hurco invented conversational programming. I've used a 1984 Fanuc 6ML with conversational software and Heidenhain has always been conversational since their first controls were made.

[@hurcousa]

Hi Arrow Racing, we are very proud of the technologies that have been invented at Hurco. You are correct that Fanuc and Heidenhain had conversational programming, but both of those companies paid Hurco licensing fees because we invented the technology. Our co-founder, the late Gerald V. Roch, and two others filed an application for a patent on “interactive machining system” in September 1981. The application was a continuation of previous applications that dated back to 1976. The U.S. Patent Office granted Patent B1 4,477,754 to our company’s founder and two others, who assigned it to Hurco Manufacturing Co., Inc., in October 1984. Actually, the list of machine tool builders that paid licensing fees to Hurco to use conversational programming is quite extensive. Thank you for the opportunity to clarify our invention of conversational programming. This foundation of innovation is part of our DNA at Hurco. Our engineers are continuously inventing new features and improving existing ones to help our customers increase productivity and profitability.

[@cncit]

@@hurcousa Thankyou for the information. Very interesting, My first cnc machine was a Hawk 5M with Ultimax 4 . I later used a Fanuc 6ML control with graphical displays and conversational programming. It's great to hear the history of how conversational programming started. I'm also impressed with the newer Hurco machines especially the BX range. A friend of mine has a VMX50, a VM30i and a VM20i and a TM8 lathe. Beautiful well made machines and real work horses.

[@hurcousa]

Anytime, appreciate the comments on our newer equipment. Have a great rest of your day!

[@101picofarad]

А какая модель подойдет для Российского рынка?

[@retoxxx1]

уже никакая...