ESPRIT Worldwide Conference 2017 set to hit Universal City, Calif., June 12

By Niraj M Wanikar, Chief Editor, CNCTimes.com, 2017-05-10 11:09:00

Register online now for the 14th annual event, which will gather ESPRIT users and partners from around the world.

DP Technology President Paul Ricard speaks to attendees at ESPRIT World Conference 2016 in Naples, Florida.

Registration is now open for ESPRIT World Conference 2017, which will be held June 12-16 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, California.

Resellers and customers from across the globe will converge upon Southern California to learn about the most recent software updates and latest technologies from ESPRIT’s expert application engineers and research and development team. Attendees can register via the ESPRIT World Conference 2017 registration website.

“One of our favorite events of the year is the ESPRIT World Conference — it’s such an honor to bring the ESPRIT community together in one place, learn from our global colleagues and forge new relationships,” says Paul Ricard, president of DP Technology. “As usual, the conference lineup this year is top-notch and will provide ESPRIT users and resellers with the knowledge they need to machine more effectively.”

Customer classes and reseller track

In addition to general sessions offering an overview of the trends and technologies that are changing the face of manufacturing, the ESPRIT World Conference 2017 will also feature customer and reseller classes to help attendees acquire knowledge of emerging technologies and learn new ways to optimize their machining processes with ESPRIT CAM.

Customers can sharpen their ESPRIT skills with sessions on topics ranging from model preparation and feature creation to Post Processor development to programming techniques, and tips and tricks for a range of ESPRIT cycles. In addition to training in advanced techniques, the schedule offers a chance for customers new to ESPRIT to hone their skills with a variety of introductory and fundamentals classes. For a complete list of customer classes and a detailed schedule, visit www.espritworldconference.com/schedule.

Resellers will have access to their own tailor-made classes on the ESPRIT World Conference 2017 reseller track. In addition to updating resellers on the latest news and success stories, these classes will offer the opportunity to learn about new ESPRIT milestones, Swiss-style programming and Post Processor development.

Keynote speaker – Grant Imahara

Grant Imahara, the host of White Rabbit Project on Netflix and a former cast member on Discovery’s MythBusters, will be the keynote speaker at ESPRIT World Conference 2017. Before he began appearing in front of the camera, Imahara worked as an animatronics engineer and model maker at George Lucas’s

Industrial Light and Magic and specialized in electronics and radio control in numerous movies. His credits include Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Van Helsing, Galaxy Quest, and Star Wars: Episodes I, II & III — for which he has the distinction of being one of only three official R2-D2 operators in the United States. Imahara will speak about engineering in entertainment, building upon EWC 2017’s theme of “Lights, CAM, and Action.”

Read more about Imahara at www.espritworldconference.com/speakers.

Valued sponsors

This year, the ESPRIT World Conference features Okuma, ANSYS SpaceClaim and ZOLLER as gold sponsors and CGTech as a silver sponsor. In addition to being ESPRIT’s close partners, these sponsors help make World Conference 2017 possible. To learn more, visit www.espritworldconference.com/#sponsors.

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