Company Overview

Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ: HDNG) is a leading international provider of advanced metal-cutting solutions. The Company has a very diverse international customer base and serves a wide variety of end-user markets.  Along with metalworking manufacturers which make parts for a variety of industries, its customers include numerous 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.  Hardinge employs approximately 1,138 employees worldwide with manufacturing operations in Switzerland, Taiwan, United States, China, and United Kingdom. 

At Hardinge, we infuse a culture of quality, innovation and service among all our associates at all of our facilities, and enforce strict quality standards worldwide. We’ve developed a strong and effective global presence with manufacturing and distribution locations on three continents, which enables us to adapt more quickly to changing local business conditions. 70% of our revenue in 2009 came from outside of North America.

Hardinge at a Glance

Turning: Hardinge® manufactures a full line of metal-cutting lathes to meet a broad spectrum of performance, capacity and budget requirements. Our turning solutions are known for precision, flexibility and durability, as well as our focus on utilizing technology that reduces tool wear and overall operating costs.

Milling: Our acquisition of Bridgeport’s® highly regarded products and intellectual property, combined with our own milling machines, has made us a significant supplier of milling solutions (now collectively sold under the widely respected, 80-year-old Bridgeport® brand).

Grinding:  Hardinge's grinding solutions provide high performance incorporating Swiss precision and more than 75 years of experience.  With over 100 machine models collectively among our Kellenberger® and Hauser, Tripet and Tschudin brands, we service technically demanding applications for cylindrical and jig grinding.

Workholding / Industrial Products: Hardinge® has one of the world’s most complete lines of workholding and industrial products, including collets, feed fingers, pads, tool holders and rotary products. We sell more than 38,000 standard products and provide components for most brands of lathes and mills, as well as grinding, automatic screw and rotary transfer machines, and other automation and assembly operations.