PDES, Inc. is an international industry, government, and university consortium committed to accelerating the development and implementation of standards for product data exchange in the Digital Enterprise. Vision Statement: Provide the Digital Enterprise strong business value through collaboration in standards development and best practices. We offer support for the formation, project management, and technical support. We work with the national and international standards structure, helping companies utilize ISO 10303, more commonly known as STEP, as well as other industry and national standards. Our mission is to enable enterprise integration, improve product quality, increase flexibility, and project lifecycle management interoperability for our participant companies. PDES Inc’s participant companies represent a number of industries and fields, including aerospace, automotive, electronics, manufacturing, and software.