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parameter 1. (SLS system)
part The output of the SLS process ; a solid object
described by an STL file made of sintered SLS
powdered material in an SLS® system .
part bed The area on
process chamber floor,
bounded by the edges
of the
part cylinder , that
contains both the powder being sintered and
the sintered
part (s).
part bed heaters The four heaters mounted
above the part bed . These heaters raise the
temperature of the part bed to just below the
powder’s melting point before the laser scans
part cross-section(s) on the layer .
partial batch A proportionally smaller batch of
virgin powder and used powder with the
same Percent Virgin as a full batch . For
example, if a full batch is 60% virgin, the
partial batch is also 60% virgin. The IRS only
blends a partial batch when there is
insufficient (virgin or used) powder for a full
batch . It makes the largest partial batch
possible, using all the limiting amount of
powder.
part cake The block of hot, loose, used powder
and part s in the part cylinder after a build .
After the part cake cools, part s are removed
from it in breakout . The BOS can be set to
recycle or dispose of used powder from the
part cake after breakout . The RCM -140 part
cake measures (550 x 550 x 460) mm. The
taller
RCM -230 part cake measures
(550 x 550 x 750) mm.
part cylinder heaters The band heaters
wrapped around the part cylinder that heat
the sides of the part cake .
A property of a part or
See Parameters in
an entire build with a
Build Setup Help.
default value you can
change. You change part and build
parameter values in
Build Setup using profile
editors. 2. (IRS, BOS) A machine or process
setting with a default value you can change
through menus on the operator panel
display.
See also part bed
heaters