I've got a 2007 VM1, one of the first with WinMax. I am the second owner. As pointed out by the techs, they did have problems. But I can tell you that Hurco support goes above and beyond expectations to take care of the customer inspite of the warranty term.
My wifes company has both a VM10 and a VM10U, the machines have performed flawlessly.
From an operating stand point, the WinMax control is nice, it's really made for a green CNC operator or a one man show. I program off line & use the ISNC side of the machine. Help files are all on the control, there's a number of 'panic' buttons if you will. Along with the BRB (big red button) there a Feed Hold, Feed Stop, Interrupt. Interrupt is a great feature which allows you to at any point during the machining cycle to stop, take a look and pick back up where it let off. You can adjust the Feed & Spindle speed on the fly which is handy if you have chatter or some harmonic. The control is clean & uncluttered. I'm happy with mine. |