Product Development Technologies

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| location_city = Lake Zurich, Illinois

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Product Development Technologies, Inc. is a global product development consultancy founded in 1995. PDT is headquartered in Lake Zurich, Illinois, United States, with regional studios in Austin, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles and Minneapolis. The company maintains an international presence in the United Kingdom, Ukraine and China.{{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 }}

PDT works in these various disciplines: product strategy, design research, industrial design, user experience, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, software development, prototyping, quality assurance and global sourcing.{{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}} The company specializes in the development of new products within the medical, consumer and defense sectors. Product Development Technologies is ISO 9001:2008, ISO 13485 compliant and ITAR registered.{{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 }} In 2000, Inc. Magazine named PDT as the 22nd fastest growing company in the United States.{{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}}

The PDT portfolio includes projects with clients including: Motorola, Dell, Qualcomm, Iridium, Texas Instruments and Cardinal Health.{{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 }} 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.{{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}} In 2009, PDT was also selected to work with Copenhagen-based Æsir, developing the Æ+Y mobile phone concepted by international designer Yves Béhar.{{cite web |url=http://aesir-copenhagen.com/collaborators/ |title=Collaborators |publisher=Aesir Copenhagen website |access-date=3 May 2011}} After more than 7,000 hours of engineering, the phone launched in 2011.{{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}}{{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}} The firm also earned a 2010 Good Design Award for its work on the Invitrogen MAGic Sample Processor.{{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}}

PDT was purchased by Astronics Corporation in 2017 for $105 million.{{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}}