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 included in this Form 10-K,  into the  Company's
previously filed Registration Statements File Nos. 33-27085 and 333-37401.






                                                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP




Indianapolis, Indiana
January 25, 1999