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  • BETA Technologies becomes a member of PDES, Inc.: Press Release
  • Brad Rigdon Technical Management 2023 Award Winner: Press Release
  • Bryan K. Martin 2023 Award Winner: Press Release
  • Successful Global Product Data Interoperability Summit addressed model-based supply chain readiness: Press Release
  • University of Maryland joins PDES, Inc.: Press Release
  • PDES,Inc. Partners with GPDIS 2023: Press Release
  • EXPRESS Training: Press Release
  • European Space Agency (ESA) highlights the ISO 10303 (STEP) based project DEFINE: Full_article_here
  • BKM Technical Excellence Award Winner: Press Release
  • BR Technical Management Award Winner: Press Release
  • New GIT Hub: Press Release
  • PDES, inc. Flagship Standard AP242 to be in the future PDF 2.0 Release: Press Release
  • PDES, inc. New Tac Chair: Press Release
  • PDES, Inc. and MTConnect Institute Sign Memorandum of Understanding: Press Release
  • PDES, Inc. Announces Model-Based-x Interoperability Forums Chair: Press Release
  • PDES, Inc. Welcomes Open Design Alliance (ODA) to the PDES, Inc. Consortium: Press Release
  • prostep ivip, PDES, Inc. and AFNeT announce cooperation in MBx Interoperability Forums: Press Release
  • PDES, Inc. and DMSC, Inc. Sign Memorandum of Understanding: Press Release
  • prostep ivip, PDES, Inc. and AFNeT announce cooperation in MBx Interoperability Forums: Press Release
  • PDES, Inc. Welcomes New General Manager and Membership Committee Director: Press Release
  • PDES, Inc. Welcomes El-Com Systems to the PDES, Inc. Consortium: Press Release
  • Video Links from the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems International (IMSI) Panel that PDES, Inc. sponsored:

    Admiral Polowczyk: Managing the National Supply Chain for COVID 19 Response

    Dr. Bruce Kramer: A Visionary Look at Industry 4.0

    Mr. Kenny Swope: Value Based Standards

    Mr. Phil Spreier: 3D PDF Adding Value-Adding for Smart Manufacturing

  • PDES, Inc. Announces Merger Agreement with 3D PDF Consortium :Press Release
  • Jotne’s DESIGN project uses AP209 for ESA spacecraft design:Press Release
  • Kubotek3D has joined the PDES, Inc. Consortium as an Industry 6 participant: Press Release
  • Jean-Yves Delaunay of Airbus receives the Brad Rigdon Technical Management Award at the Fall 2019 Technical Interchange Meeting: Press Release
  • Elysium has joined the PDES, Inc. Consortium as an Industry 6 participant: Press Release
  • Mitutoyo America Corporation has joined the PDES, Inc. Consortium as an Industry 3 participant: Press Release
  • Brandon Sapp of Boeing receives the Bryan K. Martin Technical Excellence Award at the Spring 2019 Technical Interchange Meeting: Press Release
  • PDES Inc. participant, Jotne, will contribute to Europe’s largest project for digitization of industry: Press Release
  • PDES, Inc. Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary: Press Release
  • Jean-Marc Crepel of AFNet receives the Brad Rigdon Technical Management Award at the Fall 2018 Technical Interchange Meeting: Press Release
  • Relating structural test and FEA data with STEP AP209: Research Paper
  • INCOSE and PDES Inc. Announce Formal Collaboration to Accelerate Digital Data Exchange in Model Based Systems Engineering Environments:Press Release
  • Kevin Le TuTour of Boost Conseil receives the Bryan K. Martin Technical Excellence Award at the Spring 2018 Offsite: Press Release
  • Albert Levy of Sopra Cimpa and Joseph Draper of Boeing receive the Brad Rigdon Technical Management Award at the Fall 2017 Offsite: Press Release
  • PDES, Inc. publishes the Spring 2017 Newsletter
  • Chris Johnson of Lockheed Martin receives the Bryan K. Martin Technical Excellence Award at the Spring 2017 Offsite: Press Release
  • Sophie Herail of Sopra Cimpa, and Airbus subcontractor, wins Brad Rigdon Award: Press Release
  • PDES, Inc., ProSTEP, and AFNeT Announce Formal Collaboration: Press Release
  • Jotne Seminar on New Frontiers in Engineering Simulation and Testing: Information and Registration
  • 3D PDF Consortium and PDES, Inc. Announce Formal Collaboration: Press Release
  • PDES, Inc. Team publishes research paper on Testing the Digital Thread in Support of Model-Based Manufacturing and Inspection
  • Thomas Hedberg Jr. of NIST receives the Bryan K. Martin Technical Excellence Award at the Spring Offsite: Press Release
  • Allison Barnard Feeney of NIST awarded the Brad Rigdon Technical Management Award at the Fall Offsite: Press Release


  • Archives

  • PDES, Inc. Issues Position Paper on the JT Specification Standard (ISO 14306): Press Release
  • Frédéric Darré and Pierre Duchier of AIRBUS CIMPA awarded the Bryan K. Martin Technical Excellence Award at the Spring Offsite: Press Release
  • The 2014 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress (3DCIC) took place May 28-30 in Colorado Springs, CO.
  • Jochen Boy, PROSTEP AG, receives Brad Rigdon Award at the 2013 Fall Offsite in Charleston, SC
  • Boost Conseil joins PDES, Inc. Consortium: Press Release
  • PDES, Inc. releases an eNewsletter!
  • PDES, Inc. welcomes new member, Dassault Systèmes
  • Alain Roche, Dassault Systèmes, was awarded the Bryan K. Martin Technical Excellence Award at the Spring Offsite Award Banquet in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. S. Shyam Sunder of NIST was the guest speaker.
  • Engisis joins PDES, Inc. Consortium: Press Release
  • Jeff Holmlund was presented the Brad Rigdon Technical Management Award, at the Fall 2012 Offsite in Charleston, South Carolina. The featured board speaker for the Award Banquet was Bob Kiggans of SCRA.
  • PDT Europe 2013, October 15-16, 2013, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Customer Supplier Interoperability (CSI) Project Wins DoD Award: Press Release
  • NIST Earns Honor for Work Supporting Information Exchange Across Supply Chains
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