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ANSYS, University of Pittsburgh establish AM research lab

Engineering simulation tool provider ANSYS and the University of Pittsburgh have partnered to open a 1,200-sq.-ft. additive manufacturing (AM) lab in the university’s Swanson School of Engineering. The ANSYS Additive Manufacturing Research Laboratory is equipped with AM devices that use metals, alloys, and polymers to laser-print components for nearly every industry.

The partnership supports faculty and students conducting collaborative research with ANSYS and other industry partners, including those in the biomedical, aerospace, and defense industries. Lab workers have access to the ANSYS portfolio, enabling them to explore, simulate, and analyze solutions for stress and fatigue on critical components that go into products such as airplanes, cars, and medical devices.

This collaboration was initiated with funding from the federal government via America Makes (the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute). The university’s research includes the development of new tools to optimize the interior construction of a manufactured part at the microscopic level, thereby improving strength and structural integrity, lowering weight, reducing costs, and improving sustainable production methods.