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Breakthrough in Metal Additive Manufacturing 'Thermal Barrier': FETS Simulation Tool Achieves 10,000x Speed Boost
2026-05-25
UK-based additive manufacturing AI software company Aibuild has launched the Thermo-Mechanical Finite Element Simulator (FETS), which completes full-process simulation of metal additive manufacturing in minutes—10,000 times faster than conventional methods. The system covers six outputs: thermal distribution, thermo-mechanical simulation, deformation prediction, residual stress analysis, interlayer bonding quality, and crack prediction. Validated by the US National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), FETS achieved an average interlayer temperature prediction error of only 3.2% in simulations of WAAM-fabricated 17-4PH stainless steel thick-walled parts. Running on cloud-based GPU computing, FETS eliminates the need for expensive local hardware and is already deployed by industrial and aerospace manufacturers, shortening traditional forging lead times from 12–18 months to 2–4 weeks while reducing material waste by 70%.
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金属增材制造“热障”难题迎来突破，FETS仿真工具速度提升1万倍
英国增材制造AI软件公司Aibuild发布热机械有限元模拟器FETS，可在数分钟内完成金属增材制造全过程仿真，速度比传统方案快10,000倍，覆盖热分布、热机械模拟、变形预测、残余应力分析、层间结合质量和裂纹预测六大输出。该系统经美国国家航空研究院（NIAR）验证，在WAAM工艺17-4PH不锈钢厚壁件仿真中，平均层间温度预测误差仅3.2%。FETS通过云端GPU计算，无需昂贵本地硬件，目前已在工业与航空航天制造商中应用，可将传统锻造12-18个月的交付周期缩短至2-4周，同时减少70%材料浪费。