ANSYS has been collaborating with Pitt’s additive manufacturing program since 2013. In June 2016, ANSYS established a five-year partnership with Pitt to support research and commercialization of emerging AM modeling and simulation tools. In addition to being the single largest financial contributor to Pitt’s AM program, which facilitated the launch of the MOST-AM Consortium, their support resulted in the dedication of the ANSYS Additive Manufacturing Research Laboratory (AMRL) at Pitt and supports two full-time students. They collaborate with Pitt on two America Makes projects and serve as a pathway to rapid transition of research to commercialization.