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blackbody A temperature reference device
mounted on a hinged panel beside the
infrared sensor on the right wall of the
process chamber in
s
Pro SLS® system s.
The IR sensor measures the blackbody
temperature during IR sensor calibration.
blackbody heater The device that heats the
blackbody to its reference temperature
setpoint .
blend n . A mix of used powder and virgin
powder in the IRS Blender bin with a specific
Percent Virgin .
v . To make a batch of powder in the IRS
Blender bin .
Blender bin (On IRS top
right front corner)
receives and
blend s
used powder (from the
Used bin ) and virgin powder (from the Virgin
bin ) in proportions specified by the Percent
Virgin . It stores the powder blend until the
SLS® system requests a refill.
BOS B reakout S tation. The machine used for
breakout in the SLS process . The BOS can be
set to recycle or dispose of used powder after
breakout . When set to RECYCLE , the BOS sifts
used powder , then sends it to the Used bin
on the IRS . When set to DISPOSAL , the BOS
sends used powder to the waste powder
container.
bounding box In the Build Setup application, an
imaginary box that defines the 3-dimensional
space in which the part fits.
.bpf b uild p acket f ile: the file name extension for
build packet files.
.bpz b uild p acket ( z ipped) archive: the file name
extension for compressed build packet
archive files.
breakout Removing part s from the part cake ,
typically (and most easily) done in the BOS .
Breakout is the last step of the SLS process .
Breakout Station mode
The BOS mode in which
air flow is on and
powder transfers are
enabled. (Similar to
Ready mode mode in IRS .)
See also Virgin bin
and Used bin
See also Standby
mode