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Published in the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, a paper titled “Part scale prediction of residual stress through thermomechanical modeling of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V” seems to point to the benefits of using PanOptimization. So named for founder Pan Michaleris, and not for the goat-legged god of shepherds, or indeed the cooking utensil, PanOptimization is an FEA optimization tool that can be used to predict errors and simulate parts. Their software PanX comes in an LPBF and DED flavor, and can be used to optimize tool paths, check for distortion, and more.
The paper was written by Emmanuel De Leon of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Tinker Air Force Base; Rodolfo Villa of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker Air Force Base; Alex