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Once the Part Piston has been homed,
maximize the Sinter application and select
Start position in the Piston Control screen.
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Continue Build Set-Up
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Once the piston has been homed, open the
Roller command and select the home radio
button.
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As soon as the roller is homed, select the
Level Powder command and begin leveling
powder.
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Once the machine has reached an inert level
(<5.5% O
2 ), select the Heat radio button to
open the heater function and enable all of
the heater selections.
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Continue performing Build Set-Up function.
Once the Build Set-Up is complete and has
been Saved and Verified, close Build Set-Up.
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In Sinter, select the blue Exit button to close
all running applications. Select the blue Exit
button one more time to close the ManOps
function.
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Select Build>Start Build, confirm that the
correct material has been loaded, and, when
prompted, push the start button on the
machine.
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When the build has completed, open the
front access panel, unplug and remove the
RCM.
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If a controlled cool-down is not required, the
RCM can be moved directly to the BOS for
part removal.
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Once in the BOS, the parts are removed from
the cake and the remaining powder is
processed through the BOS to the IRS.
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Clean the machine, insert the next RCM, and
repeat the process.