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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. 

PADT's model for over 27 years has been to become experts on the leading tool that engineers use, then become a reseller. We continue that model with our new partnership with EOS, the leader in ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LemuZWFUSg&feature=youtu.be Desktop Metal was created to change the way companies bring products to market with metal 3D printing. Current metal 3D printing ...
When Nathan Huber moved to Arizona from Colorado to join PADT he learned a lot, and one of the things he learned fast was that the inside of cars get very hot in the summer here.  In fact, the shif...
This is part 2 of a 5-part series on the lessons we learned installing our first Metal 3D printer, a Concept Laser MLab Cusing R. Please read the first post if you haven't already, where I lis...
Fig 1. Concept Laser MLab Cusing R in PADT's Metal 3D Printing Lab What equipment does one need for metal 3D printing?  This is the first in a five-part series that brings together t...
Attending AeroDef this year in Fort Worth? Make sure you register to tour Concept Laser on March 6th before AeroDef! You’ll hear an update on the GE acquisition and presentations on customer applica...
I have always had an issue with leaving well enough alone since the day I bought my Subaru. I have altered everything from the crank pulley to the exhaust, the wheels and tires to the steering wheel. ...
Figure 1. Concept Laser's M2 Cusing at AMUG 2016 One of the more difficult things about being at the Additive Manufacturing Use...
One of the first concepts you come across in metal 3D printing is the notion of reactivity of the powder metal alloys - in this post, I investigate why some of these powder alloys are classified as ...
Download a recording and the slides from this informative webinar. Metal Additive Manufacturing, or Metal 3D Printing, is a topic that generates a lot of interest, and even more questions.  So we he...

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