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We started an email newsletter back in 2002 as “The Focus.”  We kept that up for some time and then made the plunge into blogging around 2008. Over the years, thousands of students and engineers from around the world have told us that our blog is an invaluable tool to them. If you can’t find what you are looking for, don’t hesitate to contact us. 

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Upcoming Events

10/30/2024

Structural Update in Ansys 2024 R2 (2)

10/23/2024

PADT30 | Nerdtoberfest 2024

10/22/2024

2024 ADOT DBE & Small Business Conference

10/16/2024

2024 Southern Arizona Tech + Business Expo

10/16/2024

Maxwell & Motor-CAD Updates in Ansys 2024 R2 - Webinar

10/15/2024

Sky's Not The Limit: The Power of SAF 3D Printing for Aerospace (re-ru

10/02/2024

Driving Innovation With SAF 3D Printing for Automotive - Webinar

10/02/2024

Structural Updates (1) in Ansys 2024 R2

09/25/2024

Wi3DP: Tour AM Labs at Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus

09/18/2024

AZBio Awards

09/18/2024

Materials Updates in Ansys 2024 R2

09/13/2024

Rocky Mountain Life Sciences Investor & Partnering Conference

09/13/2024

2024 AIAA Rocky Mountain Section Technical Symposium

09/12/2024

Rocky Mountain Life Sciences Investor & Partnering Conference

09/10/2024

New Mexico Tech Summit 2024

09/09/2024

Turbine Engine Technology Symposium 2024

09/04/2024

Discovery Updates in Ansys 2024 R2 - Webinar

08/28/2024

Smart Product Innovation Just Got Easier - Webinar

08/23/2024

12 pm - 4 pm. PADT's Tempe Office

08/22/2024

AZBio Summer Reception

08/05/2024

2024 CEO Leadership Retreat

07/25/2024

AZTC Q3 VIP Tech Mixer

07/18/2024

Stratafest - Denver, CO

07/15/2024

Experience Stratasys Truck Tour: Salt Lake City, UT

07/12/2024

12th Annual Aerospace, Aviation, Defense and Manufacturing Conference

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06/27/2024

E-Mobility and Clean Energy Summit

06/27/2024

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Los Angeles Convention Center
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06/26/2024

RAPID + TCT 2024

06/26/2024

Enabling 6G Technologies - Ansys Hosted Webinar

06/26/2024

Structures Updates in Ansys 2024 R1 (3) - Webinar

06/25/2024

RAPID + TCT 2024

06/20/2024

Sky's Not the Limit: The Power of SAF 3D Printing for Aerospace

06/18/2024

TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo

06/17/2024

TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo

06/12/2024

Connect Updates in Ansys 2024 R1 - Webinar

05/23/2024

Optics Updates in Ansys 2024 R1 - Webinar

05/21/2024

2024 Arizona MedTech Conference

05/16/2024

Simulation World 2024

05/16/2024

Experience Stratasys Truck Tour: Tucson, AZ

05/15/2024

Simulation World 2024

05/14/2024

Simulation World 2024

05/13/2024

Experience Stratasys Truck Tour: Tempe, AZ

05/08/2024

Fluent Materials Processing Updates in Ansys 2024 R1 - Webinar

05/07/2024

Dynamic Simulation for Rocket Propellant Systems! - Webinar

05/07/2024

Experience Stratasys Truck Tour: Albuquerque, NM

04/24/2024

Experience Stratasys Truck Tour: Houston, TX

04/24/2024

Structures Updates in Ansys 2024 R1 (2)

04/22/2024

Experience Stratasys Truck Tour: Houston, TX

04/11/2024

39th Space Symposium

04/10/2024

39th Space Symposium

04/10/2024

Discovery Updates in Ansys 2024 R1 - Webinar

04/09/2024

39th Space Symposium

04/08/2024

39th Space Symposium

04/04/2024

Venture Madness Conference + Expo 2024

04/03/2024

Stratasys F3300: Game Changing Throughput - Webinar

04/03/2024

Venture Madness Conference Reception + Expo

04/03/2024

Low Frequency Updates in Ansys 2024 R1 - Webinar

03/28/2024

2024 Arizona Space Summit

03/28/2024

SAF Blue Carpet Event

03/27/2024

2024 Arizona Space Summit

03/27/2024

High Frequency Updates in Ansys 2024 R1 - Webinar

03/15/2024

2024 Arizona BioPreneur Conference

03/13/2024

Fluent Updates in Ansys 2024 R1 - Webinar

02/28/2024

Structures Updates in Ansys 2024 R1 (1) - Mechanical, Meshing & compos

02/13/2024

Driving Innovation in Vehicle Lighting with Additive Manufacturing

02/08/2024

IME West 2024

02/08/2024

2024 Transformative Vertical Flight

02/07/2024

2024 Transformative Vertical Flight

02/07/2024

IME West 2024

02/06/2024

IME West 2024

02/06/2024

2024 Transformative Vertical Flight

01/26/2024

Arizona Photonics Days 2024

01/25/2024

Arizona Photonics Days 2024

01/24/2024

Arizona Photonics Days 2024

12/20/2023

Improving Heath Care with Additive - Webinar

12/13/2023

AZ Tech Council Tech The Halls 2023

12/07/2023

Stratafest 2023 - Houston, TX

12/06/2023

Optics Updates in Ansys 2023 R2 - Webinar

11/15/2023

2023 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation Awards

11/15/2023

Twin Builder Updates in Ansys 2023 R2 - Webinar

11/01/2023

Webinar: Additive's Role in Factory 4.0

10/25/2023

Ansys LevelUp 2023

10/25/2023

Nerdtoberfest 2023

10/25/2023

Mechanical Updates in Ansys 2023 R2 (3) - Webinar

10/18/2023

2023 Southern Arizona Tech + Business Expo

10/18/2023

Fluent GPU Solver Updates in Ansys 2023 R2 - Webinar

10/09/2023

Structural Updates in Ansys 2023 R2 (2) - Webinar

10/02/2023

Colorado Life Sciences Innovation Forum 2023

09/27/2023

2023 AZ Bio Awards

09/26/2023

Experience Stratasys Truck Tour - Houston

09/22/2023

AIAA Rocky Mountain Section Technical Symposium 2023

09/22/2023

Experience Stratasys Truck Tour - Dallas, TX

09/21/2023

Accelerating the Energy Transition through Simulation

09/20/2023

3D Printing vs. CNC Machining - Webinar

09/13/2023

Maxwell Updates in Ansys 2023 R2 - Webinar

09/12/2023

Sandia Science & Technology Park 25th Anniversary

09/08/2023

26th Annual New Mexico Flying 40 Awards

09/08/2023

New Mexico Tech Summit

09/07/2023

New Mexico Tech Summit

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