8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 27, 2006.

Hardinge Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	000-15760	16-0470200
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	Commission file number	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Hardinge Drive Elmira, NY 14902

(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)

(607) 734-2281

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item  8.01  Other Events

Hardinge Inc. issued a press release on January 27, 2006 announcing that the Company had purchased the Bridgeport knee-mill technical information from BPT IP, LLC.  The details were outlined in an 8K the Company filed on January 3, 2006.  A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits
99	Press release issued by Registrant on January 27, 2006.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Hardinge Inc.

January 31, 2006	By:	/.s/ J. Patrick Ervin
Date		J. Patrick Ervin
		Chairman, CEO and President
January 31, 2006	By:	/s/ Charles R. Trego, Jr
Date		Charles R. Trego, Jr.
		Senior Vice President and CFO

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EX-99

Exhibit 99

RE: Hardinge Inc.

One Hardinge Drive

Elmira, NY 14902

(Nasdaq: HDNG)

AT THE COMPANY:	AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD:
J. Patrick Ervin	Robert Leahy
Chairman, President & CEO	Analyst Inquiries
(607) 378-4420	(212) 445-8017

HARDINGE ACQUIRES THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF

BRIDGEPORT KNEE-MILL MACHINE TOOLS

ELMIRA, N.Y., January 27, 2006 – Hardinge Inc. (Nasdaq: HDNG), a globally diverse producer of advanced material-cutting solutions, today announced, as outlined in an 8K filed January 3, 2006, that it has purchased the technical information from BPT IP, LLC.

J. Patrick Ervin, Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer said, “We are pleased to announce the consummation of this transaction.  The original license agreement which gave us the right to manufacture and distribute Bridgeport knee-mills, parts, and support services in November, 2002, has proven to be a sound one, both strategically and financially over the past three years as the Bridgeport knee-mill has experienced profitable growth.  This purchase allows us to control the product and the growth potential of the Bridgeport knee-mill business and the associated Bridgeport name.”

Hardinge Inc., founded more than 100 years ago, is a leading provider of advanced material-cutting solutions to the world.  The Company designs, manufactures, and sells computer controlled metal-cutting lathes, machining centers, and grinding machines together with collets, chucks, indexing fixtures, and other industrial products.  Our products are of the highest precision and reliability generally available in the market, providing our customers with superior productivity solutions.  The Company has manufacturing operations in the United States, Switzerland, Taiwan and China and distributes machines in all major industrialized countries of the world.  For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.hardinge.com.

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