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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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If you have visited PADT's headquarters in Tempe, Arizona you know that we have been next to an empty lot since we moved in.  Today our new neighbors, Arizona Oncology, broke ground on their new East...

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Heavy Industry – How to Model a Switched Reluctance Motor - Webinar
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Balancing Cost and Performance in 3D Printing
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Digital Engineering for ePowertrain Development for Automotive - Webinar
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Applying Digital Engineering across Space Mission Analysis and Design: Satellite - Webinar
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Dynamic RF Interference: HFSS and STK for Antenna Array Control - Webinar
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Ansys Virtual Workshop - PCB Reliability with Sherlock
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May 07
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Transforming Robot Arm Design with Topology Optimization - Webinar
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Applying Digital Engineering across Space Mission Analysis and Design - Webinar
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, 2025
Explicit Dynamics Updates in Ansys 2025 R1 - Webinar
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, 2025
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, 2025
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