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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.

3D Printed Tyrolean Hat and AI for Art – Tech at Nerdtoberfest

Now that Nerdtoberfest 2025 is behind us, we want to go back and share two uses of cool technology at this year's annual open house. We used our scanning tools and 3D printers to make 3D Printed Bav...

PADT and Medical Device Development Blog Post

Industry Highlight: PADT and Medical Device Development

In our last industry profile, we highlighted the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) Industry and mentioned that it is one of the heaviest users of 3D printed materials and components. In today’s b...

Press Release: Innovative GOM and ZEISS 3D Scanning Solutions Added to PADT Portfolio as it Joins the #HandsOnMetrology Digital Platform Global Network

The new combined offerings are being called #HandsOnMetrology. Someone must of let an engineer into the branding meeting because the new name is a perfect description of what the product line of...

Press Release: PADT’S Quality Management System Receives AS9100D(2016) + ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Additive Manufacturing has been making a transition from a prototyping tool to an accepted way to make tooling and end-use parts across industries, and specifically in the Aerospace industry. PADT has...

Press Release: ZEISS Industrial Metrology Signs PADT as an Authorized Distributor of its COMET® Series of Blue Light 3D Optical Scanners

Scanning is one of the fastest growing parts of PADT's business, and with the announcement of a new agreement to distribute for ZEISS Industrial Metrology, we are growing even faster. Blue Light 3D ...

Nerdtoberfest is coming up soon!

Nerdtoberfest, PADT's annual fall open house is coming up soon! Join us - Thursday, October 26th, 2017 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm MST at 7755 S. Research Drive Tempe AZ, 85281 This year our fall open hou...

What we Learned at the Geomagic Conference about Design X and Control X

On September 11th and 12th Mario Vargas (Hardware Manager for PADT Inc.) and I (James Barker, Application Engineer for PADT Inc.) attended Convergence 2017 in Los Angeles, CA. This event is held by ...

Announcing Nerdtoberfest 2017 – Save the Date!

We are excited to announce the return of our annual fall open house, Nerdtoberfest! PADT will be opening it's doors to the public for a celebration of all things engineering and manufacturing in A...

Getting to Know PADT: Part Scanning and Reverse Engineering

This is the first installment in our review of all the different products and services PADT offers our customers. As we add more, they will be available here. As always, if you have any questions ...

Engineering.com: Metal Additive Manufacturing Keeps Legend Flying

What do you do when you want to replace the exhaust on a 1944 P-51D Mustang warbird and you also happen to be a pioneer in additive manufacturing? You work with Concept Laser and PADT to can and pri...