Once the forward problem is well understood, it makes sense to Optimize

Thermal Dwell Optimization

Why Delays?

Dwell optimization enables users to target delays to prevent overheating issues without adding unnecessary build time

As an added benefit, this kind of optimization is the easiest to certify, as the process parameters are unchanged

Power Optimization (Beta)

Part Scale Power Optimization

PanX can optimize the laser power over the entire part volume.

This results in uniform melt pool characteristics, improving part quality and reducing porosity.

Since this is a feed forward approach, the parameters are fixed prior to the build, which is easier to qualify.

Support Structure Optimization (Alpha)

Interlayer Temperature Optimized Support Structure

PanX uses adjoint sensitivities to drive support structure optimization.

The criteria in this example is to keep interlayer temperatures below a target threshold, while using minimal support material

This optimization converged after 8 iterations, taking only 31 seconds on an 8 core laptop

Recoater Clearance Optimized Support Structure

The criteria in this example is to keep interlayer recoater clearance risk below a target threshold, while using minimal support material

Note that the recoater clearance risk decreases, while the amount of support structure goes down

This optimization took 8 minutes to converge on an 8 core laptop

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