Mid Sweden University

Additive Innovation and Manufacturing AB (Aim) is a company working in the field of industrial additive manufacturing. With specialized expertise in electron beam melting (E-PBF). Through this expertise, Aim has created a tooling concept for molded fiber-production. The tooling concept goes by the brand of FreeFlow® and the main product being a perforated titanium mesh. A titanium mesh manufactured by E-PBF. Aim has received criticism from their customers regarding an undesirably high moisture content in the molded fiber-products, formed with their tools. The hypothesis is that this issue is due to the current design of the perforated mesh, which is believed to be mitigated by changing the pin density and pin length as well as adding paint to the surface. This report aimed to investigate the possibility and benefit of implementing these design changes. The results shows that the hypothesis was confirmed and painted meshes completely without pins formed the driest pulp. This report has provided insight into how Aim can improve the design of their tools and thereby create a more competitive product for their customers.