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SandFest 2022 – The Challenge of a Big Pile of Sand

Eric Miller

- March 30, 2022

What would five engineers do with a giant pile of sand, a bucket full of tools, five hours? Why build the mystical island of Paadet, of course!And, along the way learn a new aphorism, the power ...

Three Dimensions of Time: A new, 3D Printed Clock Highlighting PADT’s Additive Capabilities

Pam Waterman

- July 16, 2021

Tracking time has challenged the human race for centuries, resulting in some of the finest mechanisms ever crafted. From sundials and hourglasses to pocket watches and atomic clocks, we have marked t...

Printing 3D Texture on FDM 3D Printed Parts – it can be done!

Pam Waterman

- July 28, 2020

While many examples exist of impressive texturing done on 3D printed Stratasys PolyJet printed parts (some wild examples are here), I have to admit it took me a while to learn that true texturing can...

GrabCAD Print Software: Part One, an Introduction

Pam Waterman

- February 11, 2020

Where are you on your New Year’s resolutions? They often include words such as “simplify,” “organize” and “streamline.” They can be timely reminders to rethink how you do things in both...

Stratasys 3D Printing Filament: the Quality Behind OEM Sourcing

Pam Waterman

- December 4, 2019

In 1925, when the automotive industry was rapidly growing in response to consumer and industrial needs, a group of independent auto parts resellers joined to form the National Automotive Parts Associ...

3D Printed Parts Create a Tricked-Out Truck

Pam Waterman

- August 29, 2019

PADT’s Austin Suder is a Solidworks CAD wizard, a NASA design-competition (Two for the Crew) winner and a teaching assistant for a course in additive manufacturing (AM)/3D printing. Not bad for som...

Our Parking Lot Gets Cool for PADT Motorsport Day

Eric Miller

- March 4, 2019

There were Chevys and Fords, Porches and Harleys, Teslas and Acuras. Big trucks and little sports cars. And of course, there was pizza. Our first ever Motorsport Day was a blast. Mechanical enginee...

Press Release: Grant to ASU, PADT, and Others for Advancement of 3D Printing Post-Processing Techniques

Eric Miller

- January 24, 2019

We are very pleased to announce that PADT is part of another successful Federal grant with ASU in the area of Additive Manufacturing. This is the second funded research effort we have been part ...

Press Release: NASA Awards a $127,000 STTR Research Grant to PADT and ASU for Advanced Research in 3D Printing

Eric Miller

- August 14, 2018

For as long as PADT has been involved in Additive Manufacturing, we have been interested in how the process of building geometry one layer at a time could be used to more closely represent how nature ...

Standard Roof Rack Fairing Mount Getting In Your Way?! Engineer it better and 3D Print it!

Nathan Huber

- September 19, 2017

It is no mystery that I love my Subaru. I bought it with the intention of using it and I have continually made modifications with a focus on functionality.When I bought my roof crossbars in order to...

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