POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Douglas C. Tifft, Douglas J. Malone, John R. Alexander, and Aaron T.
Alsheimer, signing singly, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance
with Section 13(d) and Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules thereunder, or any other form, statement, certification or
representation required under the federal securities laws, including Form 144
and Schedule 13D, all with respect to securities of Hardinge Inc. (hereinafter
collectively referred to as "Forms");

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Forms
and the filing of such Forms with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any other authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form
and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in his discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as such
attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted. This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until revoked.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any
of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 13 or Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other federal securities laws.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 11th day of January, 2016.


s/ Benjamin L. Rosenzweig
______________________________
Benjamin L. Rosenzweig


State of Georgia	)
			:  ss.
County of Cobb		)

On this 11th day of January, 2016, before me, the subscriber, personally
appeared BENJAMIN L. ROSENZWEIG, to me known and known to me to be the same
person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and he duly
acknowledged to me that he executed the same.


s/ Lisa T. Kaht
______________________________
Lisa T. Kaht
Notary Public
Cobb County, Georgia
My Commission Expires January 30, 2017