The Future of CNC: Sub-micron Cutting Edges & Dark Factories

Tech in the Tropics 12: The Father of Chinese Video Art... no wait, CNC edition! 🦾⚡️

Hey tech fam!! This Friday is almost here and we've got another one for you!! 🎉

Back in April, Okafor Francis had us on the edge of our seats talking agentic AI — LLMs that don't just respond, but act. Research workflows, real-time decision making, and yes… controlling robot arms with prompts 🤖⚡️

Now we're back and turning up the heat 🔥

Presenting: "The Future of CNC: Sub-micron Cutting Edges & Dark Factories"

This Friday, the stage goes to a dear friend and absolute unit in the CNC world — MINH DANG, ANCA EPX Engineer and nanotechnology researcher 🔩

🦾 He'll be presenting on the cutting edge (literally) of CNC technology — from sub-micron precision tooling to the rise of fully autonomous dark factories!!

Featured Speaker: Minh Dang

• ANCA EPX Engineer
• Advanced Materials PhD @ Swinburne University
• Vietnam-France Uni B.S. Nanotechnology

Hosted By: Josh Woodard

• MIT B.S. Mech. Eng '18
• Hardware Manufacturing @ The Sparrows
• Apple Camera Eng. PM (prev.)

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World leading manufacturer of CNC tools for aerospace, automotive, medical & electronics. 50 years of in-house innovation — proprietary machines, motion controls, and flagship ToolRoom platform.

Event Details

• 📅 Friday, June 5th, 2026
• ⏰ 6:30pm (drinks + tech talk + networking)
• 📍 BRASS HOUSE — Bld 150, 1368 Intl. Cultural St., Shuiwei Village, Futian, Shenzhen
• 💰 FREE entry — come one come all!

What's in store: lots of brews 🍻, cool nerds and techies to meet, some lively debates, and the future of manufacturing happening right in our backyard 😏

RSVP via the QR code on the flyer (or just show up). See you in the tropics! 🌴

Presented by BRASS HOUSE & The Sparrows • www.thesparrows.co