PADT is excited to open our doors to the community and show you and your families what engineering is all about. Bring the family down for a tour of PADT’s Tempe office and we will show them why engineering rocks. You can find more info at bubdesk. This family friendly event is a great way […]
Being able to grow your own replacement organ is one of those things, like flying cars, that we have been waiting a long time for. The combination of stem cells and 3D Printing may be what we need to get that new liver on order. In “How close are we to 3-D Printing human organs?” […]
There is a great STEM program here in Arizona called the “Chief Science Officer” that is backed by the Arizona Commerce Authority and the Arizona Technology Council. In “Building tomorrow’s science and technology leaders with Arizona’s Pioneering Chief Science Officer program” I go over some highlights on how they take kids interested in Science, Technology, […]
I am sick and tired of cyber security fear mongers hijacking so many technical discussion. Even meetings on STEM education seem to always devolve into a discussion on CyberSecurity. The last time this happened to me it reminded me of what it was like back in 1998 and 1999 when IT Consultants were spreading fear […]
Sometimes everything happens at once. This June 22nd was one of those days. Three key events were scheduled for the same time in three different states and we needed to be at all of them. So everyone stepped up and pulled it off, and hopefully some of you reading this were at one of these […]
We are very pleased to announce the launch meeting of the newest New Mexico Technology Council peer group: 3D Printing. After the success of other peer groups, and a similar committee in the Arizona Technology Council, PADT is partnering with the NMTC to start a group focused on all things Additive Manufacturing, which is the […]
Although February is a short month, we have lots of activities scheduled to talk about new releases from both ANSYS and Stratasys as well as a STEM and Medtech event. Take a look for details below or visit the bottom of our home page to see the latest. Arizona Science Bowl 02/04/17 ASU West Campus […]
We are pleased to announce that PADT’s contribution to the technology community was recognized with the election of one of the owners to the Arizona Technology Council Board of Directors. Please read the press release below to learn more. This honor will allow us to increase our involvement with the Arizona Technology Council and help where […]
What do you get when you combine a motivated student leader, enthusiastic classmates, a worldwide online community, and the latest 3D Printing technology from Stratasys? You give children around the world a cool way to hold things again. That is what happened when high school student Rahul Jayaraman of Basis Chandler decided to take part in a […]
Welcome to October, fall, and the last three months of the year. This month we have our normal collection of events plus a very special open house at our Tempe Office to celebrate engineering and manufacturing in Arizona. This very special event introduces a new name to our annual open house in Tempe, AZ. This […]
The Arizone high tech community gathered in downtown Phoenix Wednesday night to celebrate the leaders in the Biotech community at the annual AZBio Awards. As the premier event of a very busy AZBio Weekthe audience was joined by key companies and investors from outside of Arizona as well. The winners showed the diversity and promise […]
We are pleased to announce that PADT was recognized by the Phoenix Business Journal as one of 2016’s “Most Admired Leaders.” It is a real honor to be recognized by our peers in the business community and reflects on the hard work and contributions of the entire PADT family. We are especially honored to be included in such […]
Check out this great article on the Arizona SciTech Festival site about PADT. “Innovation Personified: Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies” Our very own Josh Heaps talks about how we use 3D Printers, STEM Education, and gives some advice on how students can best prepare for a stem career. Learn more about the Arizona SciTech Festival […]
PADT has always been a proud supporter of STEM education in our community. This summer we have been busy planning some new activities to help support local schools. Today we are busy attending the Innovation Arizona Summit which is a joint collaborative of the Arizona SciTech Festival, the MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix and the Arizona […]
Sometimes you get strange messages on Facebook. This weekend I heard a beep and checked my phone “Can you 3D Print a Quill Pen?” Most messages involve asking me why I posted something stupid or annoying, so this one caught my attention. Turns out my friend Chelsea is taking part in the 2014 “GREATEST INTERNATIONAL SCAVENGER […]