Bridgeport knee-mill IP

Hardinge Inc has taken total control of the Bridgeport knee-mill product with the purchase of technical information from BPT IP, LLC.

The original license agreement has seen gave Hardinge manufacture and distribute Bridgeport knee-mills, parts, and support services since in November, 2002. “This purchase allows us to control the product and the growth potential of the Bridgeport knee-mill business and the associated Bridgeport name,” said J Patrick Erwin, adding that the original agreement had “proven to be a sound one, both strategically and financially over the past three years as the Bridgeport knee-mill has experienced profitable growth.”