Surfware, Inc. Announces Hardinge Inc. to Debut the New Bridgeport GX-1000 OSP VMC Cutting at Unsurpassed Material Removal Rates with TRUEMill Technology at IMTS 2010

CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hardinge Inc., in cooperation with the TRUEMill Division of Surfware, Inc., will be demonstrating unsurpassed material removal rates machining 4140 Alloy LIVE on the new Bridgeport GX-1000 OSP-P200M Vertical Machining Center in the Hardinge booth #S-8348 at IMTS 2010.

“The ability to cut machining time in half and sometimes more than half, is one of the tangible results customers are looking for today”

The LIVE machining sessions at the show will demonstrate that the Bridgeport GX-1000 OSP VMC, in cooperation with the patented TRUEMill Milling technology, dramatically increases material removal rates, decreases cycle times, while at the same time extending cutting tool life, in machining even the toughest of alloys like 4140. The new Bridgeport GX-1000 OSP VMC will be machining 4140 parts throughout the show at a rate of 475 IPM with a ½" dia. endmill at a 1" depth of cut, achieving peak material removal rates of 18.6 in³/min.

The live demonstrations at IMTS will show that the Bridgeport GX-1000 OSP VMC coupled with the proven and extremely reliable Okuma THINC-OSP control and the patented TRUEMill Technology will provide customers the ability to not only increase speed and material removal rates, but also provide unsurpassed control and quality. The combination of these complementary technologies will provide machine shops a significant return on their investment by increasing their throughput even in the most difficult of materials and geometries.

“The ability to cut machining time in half and sometimes more than half, is one of the tangible results customers are looking for today,” comments Rick Simons, President/CEO of Hardinge Inc. “These spectacular results will be demonstrated live every day during the six day show. Stop in to booth S8348 to witness for yourself!”

About Surfware, Inc.

Surfware, Inc., the developer of SURFCAM CAD/CAM systems and the award-winning TRUEMill technology, provides world class solutions for today's manufacturing challenges. Surfware, Inc. is dedicated to continuous innovation and development of new technologies that increase customers' machining productivity and profitability. Surfware's goals are to provide top-quality technology, customer service and world class solutions that allow its customers to gain a competitive edge in a changing global marketplace.

About Hardinge Inc.

Hardinge is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of machine tools, specializing in SUPER PRECISION™ and precision CNC Lathes, high performance Machining Centers, high-end cylindrical and jig Grinding Machines, and technologically advanced Workholding & Rotary Products. The Company’s products are distributed to most of the industrialized markets around the world with approximately 70% of the 2009 sales outside of North America. Hardinge has a very diverse international customer base and serves a wide variety of end-user markets. This customer base includes metalworking manufacturers which make parts for a variety of industries, as well as a wide range of end users in the aerospace, agricultural, transportation, basic consumer goods, communications and electronics, construction, defense, energy, pharmaceutical and medical equipment, and recreation industries, among others. The Company has manufacturing operations in the Switzerland, Taiwan, United States, China and United Kingdom. Hardinge’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol, “HDNG.” For more information, please visit http://www.hardinge.com.