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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.

Press Release: New Stratasys F3300 Significantly Boosts PADT’s 3D Printing Services Efficiency and Capability

We love it when a big truck shows up in PADT's back parking lot, especially when there is a big crate inside. New equipment has arrived! On this particular April morning, the truck was dropping off ...

Arizona space industry 2023 Space Symposium

Press Release: PADT Joins Arizona Space Industry Group in Hosting a Booth at the 38th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO

The Group Includes Arizona State University, Katalyst, KinetX, Qwaltek, University of Arizona and Yuma and is Co-Sponsored by the Arizona Commerce Authority, and Arizona Technology Council For the...

Press Release: Arizona Corporate Excellence Awards Lists PADT as one of the Top Private Companies in the State

Globally Recognized Company Selected as an ACE Recipient for its Impressive Growth and for Numerous Contributions to the Arizona Technology Sector For the third time this year, PADT was offici...

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

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 ...

Mission to the Moon: Stratasys Joins Forces with Lockheed Martin and PADT to Engineer Advanced 3D Printed Parts For NASA’s Orion Mission

Sometimes we get to help on some very cool projects and helping Lockheed Martin and NASA leverage Additive Manufacturing Technology from Stratasys on their Orion Mission is one of those special opport...

Entrepreneur 360 Recognizes PADT as One of the Top Privately-Owned Businesses in America

Working and living in your own bubble it's hard to recognize how others perceive your company from the outside. That is why we were honored and humbled to learn that PADT had been chosen by Entrepre...

Press Release: Concept Laser, Honeywell, and PADT Build Largest Additive Manufacturing Center in Southwest at Arizona State University

On January 18th, ASU will officially Launch their Manufacturing Research and Innovation Hub, the Largest Additive Manufacturing research and teaching center in the Southwestern US. PADT is proud ...

Press Release: PADT Co-founder and Principal, Eric Miller, Elected to Arizona Technology Council Board of Directors

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 rea...

Press Release: Free Thermal-Fluid Simulation Training Offered to Mark Growing Usage in the US and Demonstrate Advantages of Flownex Simulation Environment

PADT is getting the word out about growing usage of the Flownex Simulation Environment in the US, and marking that growth with some free training in January. If our previous avalanche of marketing did...