Exhibit 23.1




                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                              Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.







































                                  Exhibit 23.1




                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


Hurco Companies, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana



We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  Registration  Statement of
Hurco  Companies,  Inc.  on Form S-8  (File No.  2-71597)  of our  report  dated
December  10, 1993 on our audit of the  consolidated  financial  statements  and
financial  statement  schedule  of Hurco  Companies,  Inc.,  for the year  ended
October 31, 1993, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.





                                                       COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.




Indianapolis, Indiana
January 26, 1996