Ever since I discovered Titans of CNC (last month!) I’ve been working diligently to create a Small Group and offer the hands-on learning required of the Academy. I will be buying two brand new machines for my shop for this purpose. I’ve settled on a Doosan lathe, and narrowed my choice of mills, but one question remains: Hurco or Doosan? If the point of the Academy is getting people trained for industry, shouldn’t the machine control be the one most generally found on factory floors, i.e. Fanuc? I do see the great leap in technology and ease of use that the Hurco controller provides. Is learning a brand-specific controller detrimental to an Academy student? Does it matter? Why or why not? Your opinion is appreciated. Thank you.
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If you are buying machines for sole purpose of offering a Small group, I would recommend you match the Academy training videos, with Haas, Tormach or Doosan. Hurco’s do have conversational programming, but you can also G&M code for Hurcos… I would think you want your group to do the CAD and CAM at home and then bring code to your shop to run the parts. Keeping it the same as the training videos should make it less confusing. If you want to stay with Fanuc controllers, then Doosan would be your choice.
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