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alarm A type of Sinter
application message
(color code red). You
must acknowledge an
alarm when the alarm
dialog box that pops up
then correct the cause.
An alarm shuts down your current operation,
motion, heating, and scanning in the
SLS® system .
APMU ( A pplication P owder
M anagement U nit)
Database management
application that logs
powder transfer data it
receives from the
IRS . APMU resides on a
PowderNet client SLS® system computer and
helps ensure powder supply integrity in the
SLS process .
auger Screw mechanism at the bottom of the
powder transport hopper under the middle
grate on the BOS work table. The auger
grinds
part cake powder to be recycled
before it dropping it into the BOS sifter.
B
batch One unit of blend ed
virgin powder and used
powder stored in the IRS
Blender bin . A batch has
a specific Percent Virgin and weight (e.g., 5 kg
for DuraForm PA). The IRS blend s one batch
at a time.
beam
See laser beam .
beam delivery system All the optical
components of the SLS® system , including
the laser , mirrors, lenses, galvanometers, and
power modulators.
beam shaft The channel at the top of the
process chamber, below the laser window
and above the part bed heaters , through
which the laser beam travels. The beam shaft
is centered over the part bed .
beam width The smallest diameter of the
focused laser beam ; ideally located in the
part bed image plane.
See also message ,
warning , advisory ,
and the Message
List Window topic
in
Sinter
Help.
See also Powder
Management
System
.
See also partial
batch