# Product Development Technologies

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'''Product Development Technologies''', Inc. is a global [product development](/source/product_development) consultancy founded in 1995.  PDT is headquartered in [Lake Zurich](/source/Lake_Zurich), [Illinois](/source/Illinois), [United States](/source/United_States), with regional studios in [Austin](/source/Austin%2C_Texas), [Chicago](/source/Chicago), [Fort Lauderdale](/source/Fort_Lauderdale), [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) and [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis).  The company maintains an international presence in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom), [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine) and [China](/source/China).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pdt.com/pdtstory/ |title=The PDT Story |publisher=PDT website |access-date=3 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410055204/http://www.pdt.com/pdtstory/ |archive-date=10 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

PDT works in these various disciplines: product strategy, [design research](/source/design_research), [industrial design](/source/industrial_design), [user experience](/source/user_experience), [mechanical engineering](/source/mechanical_engineering), [electrical engineering](/source/electrical_engineering), [software development](/source/software_development), [prototyping](/source/prototyping), [quality assurance](/source/quality_assurance) and [global sourcing](/source/global_sourcing).<ref>{{cite news |title=Product Development Technologies, Inc. |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=20947459  |newspaper=BusinessWeek |access-date=3 May 2011}}</ref> The company specializes in the development of new products within the medical, consumer and defense sectors.  Product Development Technologies is [ISO 9001:2008](/source/ISO_9001%3A2008), [ISO 13485](/source/ISO_13485) compliant and [ITAR](/source/ITAR) registered.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pdt.com/certifications/ |title=Certifications |publisher=PDT website |access-date=3 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423095153/http://www.pdt.com/certifications/ |archive-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2000, [Inc. Magazine](/source/Inc._Magazine) named PDT as the 22nd fastest growing company in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |title=Inc. 500: Product Development Technologies |url=http://www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/product-development-technologies |newspaper=Inc. Magazine |access-date=5 May 2011}}</ref>

The PDT portfolio includes projects with clients including:  [Motorola](/source/Motorola), [Dell](/source/Dell), [Qualcomm](/source/Qualcomm), [Iridium](/source/Iridium), [Texas Instruments](/source/Texas_Instruments) and [Cardinal Health](/source/Cardinal_Health).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pdt.com/projects/ |title=Portfolio Archive |publisher=PDT website |access-date=3 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514010426/http://www.pdt.com/projects/ |archive-date=14 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2011, PDT announced its partnership with a major U.S. university and Dr. Peter Belafsky, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. to create a new swallow enhancement device for sufferers of [dysphagia](/source/dysphagia).<ref>{{cite news |title=Product Development Technologies Contributes to the Creation of a Revolutionary Product for Dysphagia Sufferers |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/02/01/prweb8102996.DTL |newspaper=SFGate |date=1 Feb 2011 |access-date=3 May 2011}}{{dead link|date=February 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In 2009, PDT was also selected to work with Copenhagen-based Æsir, developing the Æ+Y mobile phone concepted by international designer [Yves Béhar](/source/Yves_B%C3%A9har).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aesir-copenhagen.com/collaborators/ |title=Collaborators |publisher=Aesir Copenhagen website |access-date=3 May 2011}}</ref> After more than 7,000 hours of engineering, the phone launched in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Deconstructed: Aesir's Perfect Cell Phone |author= Julie Taraska |url=http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/154/deconstructed-luxury-calling.html |newspaper=Fast Company |date=1 April 2011 |access-date=3 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Wireless companies beef up coverage around ballparks |author=Anna Marie Kukec
|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110331/business/703319832/ |newspaper=The Daily Herald |date=31 March 2011 |access-date=3 May 2011}}</ref> The firm also earned a 2010 [Good Design Award](/source/Good_Design_Award_(Chicago)) for its work on the [Invitrogen](/source/Invitrogen) MAGic Sample Processor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idsa.org/product-development-technologies-wins-good-design-award |title=Product Development Technologies Wins GOOD DESIGN Award |date=10 Feb 2011 |publisher=Industrial Designers Society of America website |access-date=3 May 2011}}</ref>

PDT was purchased by [Astronics Corporation](/source/Astronics_Corporation) in 2017 for $105 million.<ref name="fonix">{{Cite web |title=Astronics buys Illinois aircraft products maker |author=David Robinson |work=buffalonews.com |date=27 October 2017 |access-date=7 July 2020 |url= https://buffalonews.com/business/local/astronics-buys-illinois-aircraft-products-maker/article_2362f3c3-d4ab-52cc-b6f2-5e9c237c2325.html}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.pdt.com Product Development Technologies website]
* [http://aesir-copenhagen.com/home/ Aesir website]
* [https://larymdesign.com/ Larym Design]

Category:Companies established in 1995
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Category:Design companies of the United States
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