2008 CONFERENCE SUMMARY
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April 30 - May 2, 2008 Quick Links
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HUGE MATERIAL SAVINGS REPORTED This year's 13th Annual Advanced Technology Opti-Users™ Conference 
topped off attendance with a 61% increase from last year and was represented by both our domestic and international customers. The event was held at the all new Sheraton Sports Complex Hotel of Kansas City, where Chef and Sadie Lundy collaborated to provide lavish menus enhanced by a truly classic jazz-filled Kansas City atmosphere. The Conference delivered an information-packed itinerary that energized and benefited everyone. Donning their new Optimation® ball hats, gift cards and winnings from the numerous prize drawings, our Users shared in the excitement and camaraderie always found at Opti-Users™ Conferences.
Introduced at the conference were new and upcoming products, new usages, tutorials, user speakers, testimonials, a Q&A Panel, and opportunities for our Users to get with like Users.First off, and met with great anticipation; the highlight of our conference was the launch of our new product AxiomVE™ for Punch. The beta-testing results provided the proof of the savings forecasted; making both AxiomVE™ for Contour and AxiomVE™ for Punch processes unrivaled. Vision Emulation™ technology is saving our customers hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars in material costs alone; not to mention the amount of time saved during the order throughput process. 
Undeniably, We Deliver Economic Performance. As a result, everyone is signing up and scheduling for their free upgrade through their Maintenance Program. Also announced, was the upcoming new Database. Look for information to follow within the next 6 months. Finally, Peter Nguyen discussed the new AxiomVE™ features, including the new ability of the software to nest on any irregular shape skeleton.While this Conference; as those held before, provided its users with the great opportunities of the very popular "Users to Users", 
and the "Question and Answer Panel", the Conference also hosted many new additions to the itinerary that were found to be valuable tools as well. One of the new technological tools utilized at the conference for the first time was GoToMeeting.com.
It allowed for a seamless broadcast of an online presentation given by our international customer, Len Weibe, who spoke of his partnership with Optimation® and the benefits he has enjoyed this past year. Joining Len, as a speaker at the conference, were customers John Edwards, Boyd Keller, Arlin Vanderwerff, and Charles Wenning.
They spoke on topics that ranged from their experiences with Optimation® to product benefits, efficiencies, and problem solving. All were hailing Optimation®'s commitment to customer service given by our fantastic technical support team and managers. Boyd Keller gave testimony of results proven through the many benchmarks set against us, that time and time again "Optimation® can't be touched when it comes to the punch process. If you are not using AxiomVE™, you're using obsolete technology."OPTIMATION® IS THE WORLD LEADER IN COMPUTER OPTIMIZED MANUFACTURING. Also new at the Conference, the Optimation® Support Team provided for the User's a pre-scheduled One-on-One meeting to address their specific customer needs.
This opportunity proved to be a big success and was greatly endorsed in the questionnaire results as a "must include" for all future Opti-Conference itineraries. Our President, Michael Lundy, provided a tutorial on Economic Performance. There, he illustrated the dollar for dollar impact to the bottom line of budgets when material costs are reduced and dispelled the myths around limited inventory. He also provided the User's a forum to help drive future development and technology. The Users embraced this partnering and offered many ideas and needs. All, of which, are currently being looked at by the Optimation® Support Team Members to prioritize and address.What a truly Advanced Technology Conference! In conclusion, we had a terrific time hosting what is YOUR CONFERENCE and look forward to seeing you next year. We are one of the very few companies worldwide that produces such an event for their customers, about their customers, to benefit their customers. 
One can hardly put a price tag on that. If you are not taking advantage of all the benefits Optimation® brings to the table; like free training and upgrades for maintenance customers and 24 hour live customer support, we encourage you to start doing so. Also, to continue our ability to provide you with an innovative, informative, and value-packed conference, send your ideas and comments to Jo Lundy at
or call her at (877) 827-2100 ext 212.Mike Lundy, Sadie Lundy and the Optimation® staff would like to thank you, our users, and all those who participated and helped to make our 13th Annual Opti-Users™ Conference a great success. Most of all; however, we would like to thank you for allowing us to partner with you, and to participate in your growth, development, challenges and successes to help ensure your success and a very bright economic future. Comments from some of the Attendees: "Friendly, comfortable atmosphere""Interaction with other users was very beneficial" "Very informative and the Optimation® group was very friendly" "It gave me insight into other programmers methods and issues" "Optimation® staff friendly, willing to listen and help" "Good, helpful information presented" "I most liked the user presentations and the future 
development session""One on one session was very helpful" "Loved the entertainment – bring him back next year!" |
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