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Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-XXXXX) and related Prospectus of Hardinge Inc. for the registration of $10,000,000 of its common stock, of our reports dated March 15, 2007 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Hardinge Inc., Hardinge Inc.'s management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Hardinge Inc., included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Buffalo, New York

April 19, 2007

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