In 2002 Hardinge acquired Bridgeport and created the Hardinge Bridgeport brand. This fusion allows them to combine their know-how and thus possess a wide range of machining centers. With its wide range of products, from the small VMC 480 (stroke X = 480) to the palletized horizontal center HMC 700, Hardinge Bridgeport is positioned as one of the most important manufacturers in the industry. Its strength is thus to be able to respond to a customer's request which is more and more demanding.