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PanX Launches Simulation Solution for Ultra-Large, Complex Metal Parts
2026-06-10
Traditional additive manufacturing simulation tools face scalability bottlenecks when handling parts that combine large dimensions with fine features: finite element models exceeding approximately 5 million elements become difficult to solve. PanOptimization, a U.S.-based additive manufacturing simulation software company, has developed PanX, which uses periodic adaptive and multi-grid modeling techniques to improve mesh scale and simulation capability by 100 to 1,000 times compared to traditional methods. In a case study of an aerospace spike engine, a complete part model including powder was simulated with 26 million elements/57 million nodes in 3.5 hours. PanX also incorporates loose powder and substrate into the simulation, enabling more accurate prediction of temperature fields and thermal history for large-scale prints under real-world conditions.
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PanX推出面向超大超复杂金属部件的仿真方案
传统增材制造仿真工具在处理兼具大尺寸和细小特征的零件时普遍面临扩展瓶颈：有限元模型超过约500万单元即难以求解。美国增材制造仿真软件公司PanOptimization开发的PanX软件通过周期性自适应和多网格建模技术，使网格规模和仿真能力比传统方法提升100到1000倍。在航空尖锥发动机案例中，包含粉末的完整零件模型以2600万单元/5700万节点的规模在3.5小时内完成仿真。PanX同时将松装粉末和基板纳入仿真，可更准确地模拟大型打印件在真实工况下的温度场和热历史。