orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . may 2012 product development technologies inc. type private founded 1995 headquarters lake zurich illinois u.s. website pdt.com 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 . 1 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 . 2 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 certified and itar registered . 3 in 2000 inc. magazine named pdt as the 22nd fastest growing company in the united states . 4 the pdt portfolio includes projects with clients including motorola dell qualcomm iridium texas instruments and cardinal health . 5 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 . 6 in 2009 pdt was also selected to work with copenhagen based sir developing the y mobile phone concepted by international designer yves b har . 7 after more than 7 000 hours of engineering the phone launched in 2011 . 8 9 the firm also earned a 2010 good design award for its work on the invitrogen magic sample processor . 10 references edit the pdt story . pdt website . retrieved 3 may 2011 . product development technologies inc. . businessweek . retrieved 3 may 2011 . certifications . pdt website . retrieved 3 may 2011 . inc. 500 product development technologies . inc. magazine . retrieved 5 may 2011 . portfolio archive . pdt website . retrieved 3 may 2011 . product development technologies contributes to the creation of a revolutionary product for dysphagia sufferers . sfgate . 1 feb 2011 . retrieved 3 may 2011 . collaborators . aesir copenhagen website . retrieved 3 may 2011 . julie taraska 1 april 2011 . deconstructed aesir s perfect cell phone . fast company . retrieved 3 may 2011 . anna marie kukec 31 march 2011 . wireless companies beef up coverage around ballparks . the daily herald . retrieved 3 may 2011 . product development technologies wins good design award . industrial designers society of america website . 10 feb 2011 . retrieved 3 may 2011 . external links edit product development technologies website aesir website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title product development technologies & oldid 532627206 categories companies established in 1995companies based in lake county illinoisdesign companies of the united statesindustrial design firmshidden categories orphaned articles from may 2012all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 january 2013 at 00 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view