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SLS p r o c e s s 7 6 B U I L D P A R T S
u s e r ’ s g u i d e h o m i n g t h e p a r t p i s t o n a n d r o l l e r
H o m i n g t h e Pa r t Pi s t o n a n d R o l l e r
After you load the RCM,
you must “home” (reset
the reference limit
position of ) the
part
piston and the roller .
Before you can do either,
these dependencies
must be met:
✓
SLS system start-up
is complete and
Sinter is running.
See SLS system start-up on page 61.
✓
The RCM is loaded.
See Loading the RCM on page 75.
✓
The Add Powder Layer window is closed.
See Loading the RCM on page 75.
To home the part piston
Before you can move the part piston to any
position other than the home limit, the piston
must be successfully homed. All the buttons
except for Home Limit are dimmed for a piston
that needs to be homed.
1
To home piston, click Home Limit in Piston
Control window.
2
After piston home, click Start Position
button
3
To home roller, click Home Limit in the Roller
Control window.
To home the roller
The roller must be at its left or right limit position.
Before you can move the roller, you must meet
the following dependencies:
✓
The RCM must be loaded.
✓
The part piston must be stationary.
✓
The Add Powder Layer dialog box cannot be
open.
After roller home, click Under feed hopper
button.
Starting up other machines while you wait
You can startup the IRS and BOS as described in
IRS Start-up on page 154and BOS Start-up on
page 220 while you wait for part piston to finish
homing.
The part piston
moves up and down
inside the RCM
cylinder. The roller
moves back and forth
inside the process
chamber, rolling out
powder with each
pass.