Exhibit 23




                                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                                           Arthur Andersen LLP





                                                                 Exhibit 23




                                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


Hurco Companies, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report dated  December 5, 1997  included in this Form 10-K,  into the  Company's
previously filed Registration Statement File No.
2-71597.






                               ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP




Indianapolis, Indiana
January 23, 1998