In the field of industrial engineering, a well known fundamental principle is that manufacturing-induced residual stress states have a considerable influence on reliability, strength, and lifetime of components. There is a great and still increasing demand to include existing residual stress distributions into design rules. Consequently, for the full exploitation of the potential of highly and complexly loaded components, e.g. for light weight constructions, the exact and reliable determination of existing residual stress distributions is crucial. The availability of fast, reliable, and economic methods for residual stress analysis, therefore, is a key factor for the successful manufacturing of advanced materials and structures and for the reduction of production costs. The correct consideration of residual stress states already in the design phase of components based on modeling and simulation techniques is an important step towards short production cycles, to increase the degree of safety and reliability of relevant parts as well as for the economical use of materials.