Author: Jochen Boy

11 Nov 2025

PDES, Inc. honors Veterans Day

On this Veterans Day, PDES, Inc. proudly salutes the men and women who served in the Armed Forces protecting our freedom. Their courage, sacrifice, and commitment to excellence inspires everything we do.

At PDES, Inc., our mission is to support those who serve by advancing the technologies that strengthen our nation’s defense capabilities. We collaborate with aerospace leaders to develop and implement standards that improve how aircraft and defense systems are designed, built, and maintained.

Through initiatives in quality management, composites, machining, persistent identifiers, and digital manufacturing standards, PDES, Inc. helps ensure that every component and system supporting the war fighter meets the highest levels of performance, safety, and interoperability. These standards not only ensure consistent quality—they accelerate the integration of new technologies that give our servicemen and women an operational edge.

The excellence our veterans exemplify in the field drives our pursuit of excellence in engineering and manufacturing. Every improvement we help enable—from better materials to smarter data exchange—pays tribute to their service by contributing to safer, more capable aircraft and equipment.

Today, and every day, we honor their dedication, their sacrifice, and their enduring legacy.

PDES, Inc. proudly stands with our veterans.
We remember. We honor. We advance.

06 Nov 2025

PDES, Inc., MBx-IF, and LOTAR Technical Interchange Meeting – March, 2026

Tuesday, March 24 – Friday, March 27, 2026

Charleston, SC

Our March meeting format will be three full days of PDES, Inc., MBx, and LOTAR team meetings, plus a fourth day of plenary sessions. PDES, Inc. values these opportunities for in-person interaction because they build strong interpersonal relationships and foster cross-team technical interchange. We hope you do, too.

We can’t wait to see you in Charleston!

Hotel reservation can be made here. Meeting registration will soon follow.

17 Sep 2025
Tom Kramer receives Brian K. Martin award from PDES General Manager Allison Barnard Feeney, CEO and Board President Dr. Michael Jahadi of Lockheed Martin Company

Tom Kramer receives 2025 Brian K. Martin Technical Excellence Award

Photo: Tom Kramer receives Brian K. Martin award from PDES General Manager Allison Barnard Feeney, CEO and Board President Dr. Michael Jahadi of Lockheed Martin Company

The winner of the 2025 Brian K. Martin Technical Excellence award is Tom Kramer of Nvariate. Tom has contributed to both the Persistent Identifier Vendor and User sub teams, as well as performing data review for the CAx-IF. Tom is often sought out by his colleagues for advice due to his technical expertise in the areas of Quality, Universal Unique Identifiers (UUIDs) and Persistent Identifiers (PIDs). His knowledge in these areas guided the user story development process for the PID project focusing on the needs of the Quality Manager requirements.

Because Tom is a recognized expert in both QIF and UUID,  he has played a significant role in several critical publications, such as NIST AMS 300-12, Research Results and Recommendations for Universally Unique Identifiers in Product Data Standards, where he provided pivotal feedback as a domain expert reviewer.