Exhibit 31.1

   CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
                        OF 1934, AS AMENDED

     I, Michael Doar, certify that:

         1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Hurco
              Companies, Inc.;

         2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
              statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
              necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
              circumstances under which such statements were made, not
              misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

         3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
              financial information included in this report, fairly present in
              all material respects the financial condition, results of
              operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
              periods presented in this report;

         4.   The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible
              for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
              procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
              15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

(a)                       Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
                          caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
                          designed under our supervision, to ensure that
                          material information relating to the registrant,
                          including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
                          to us by others within those entities, particularly
                          during the period in which this report is being
                          prepared;

(b)                       Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
                          disclosure controls and procedures and presented in
                          this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
                          the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
                          of the period covered by this report based on such
                          evaluation; and

(c)                       Disclosed in this report any change in the
                          registrant's internal control over financial reporting
                          that occurred during the registrant's most recent
                          fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter
                          in the case of an annual report) that has materially
                          affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
                          affect, the registrant's internal control over
                          financial reporting; and

         5.   The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
              based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
              financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
              committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons
              performing the equivalent functions):

(a)               All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
                  design or operation of internal control over financial
                  reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
                  registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
                  financial information; and

(b)               Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
                  or other employees who have a significant role in the
                  registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


/s/ Michael Doar
Michael Doar,
Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
January 16, 2004


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                                                                   Exhibit 31.2

   CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
                            OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Roger J. Wolf, certify that:

    1.  I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Hurco Companies,
        Inc.;

    2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
        of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
        the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
        statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered
        by this report;

    3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
        information included in this report, fairly present in all material
        respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
        of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

    4.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
        establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
        defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
        registrant and have:

(a)           Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
              disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
              supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
              registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
              to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
              period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)           Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
              controls and procedures and presented in this report our
              conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
              procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
              based on such evaluation; and

(c)           Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
              control over financial reporting that occurred during the
              registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth
              fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
              materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
              the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

    5.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
        our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
        to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's
        board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)           All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
              or operation of internal control over financial reporting which
              are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability
              to record, process, summarize and report financial information;
              and

(b)           Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
              other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
              internal control over financial reporting.


/s/ Roger J. Wolf
Roger J. Wolf
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
January 16, 2004