News | January 19, 2000

ESPRIT CAM Software Education Program Announced

Source: DP Technology Corp., a CAD/CAM company

Affordable education version promotes skill development of future machinists.

DP Technology Corp (Camarillo, CA) has inaugurated its "ESPRIT in Education" program. Effective January 2000, DP's premier family of ESPRIT CAM software will be available to accredited educational institutions at an exclusive educational pricing level. The focus of the program, subtitled "Preparing the Future in Manufacturing," is the development of high technology skills for the manufacturing labor pool.

The "ESPRIT in Education" program is designed to be a vital part of a targeted CNC programming curriculum. It will allow students access to the latest and most widely used CAM technology and provide training for all methods of CNC machining, including milling, turning and wire EDM. ESPRIT is used in ten of thousands of companies worldwide and students will benefit from the simulation of practical, real life solutions. The program is designed to minimize financial investment for the educational institution and the software is suitable for either stand-alone CAM training or as part of a CAD/CAM/CIM lab.

"Full Value" Components Bundled with Education Version
ESPRIT will be available to eligible institutions for $250 per license. Each license will be fully functional, including all product components as well as the Getting Started manual. ESPRIT academic instructors will also have access to the ESPRIT Internet community, which includes DP Technology's CustomerWeb, WebBoard (user chat room), and SupportWeb. Technical support will be provided for faculty and instructors.

Eligibility Criteria
This program is for qualified educational institutions only. Qualified organizations include any accredited academic institution; a private or public legal entity serving the general public whose primary purpose or product is education; 2- and 4-year colleges and universities; vocational schools or technical colleges; and government funded training programs. Students and commercial customers are not eligible for these special price licenses.

For more information about ordering an "ESPRIT in Education" license contact DP Technology at 805 388 6000 (voice), 805 388 3085 (fax), or email at esprit @dptechnolgy.com.

DP Technology Corp., a CAD/CAM company, 1150 Avenida Acaso, Camarillo, CA 93012

Edited by Jim Lorincz