Case Study
Ottenweller Co.
“It is so easy to train someone to drill, tap, or mill on the Hurco UltiMax ® control with the English language programming.” —Mike Ottenweller, Owner Mike Ottenweller is the grandson of Ed Ottenweller, the founder of Ottenweller Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ed began the business in 1916 as a blacksmith shop that manufactured wagon hitches, steel tires for wooden wagon wheels, and forging repair and forge welding for local contractors and businesses. The business evolved over the next 30 years with the company manufacturing parts for International Harvester and General Electric in Fort Wayne. Key Hurco Advantage The machining department at Ottenweller provides a support function for their main e ort in sheet metal and plate fabrication. The company needed a machine with more sophistica