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9. POWDER REFRESHMENT PROCESS
NEW PRINTING POWDER =
ADDING FRESH POWDER TO THE USED ONE + MIXING
A. STEP ONE - ADDING FRESH POWDER TO THE USED POWDER FROM PRINTER
Method 1
1. Prepare a portion of Fresh Powder according to the information provided on the printer screen or in the Sinterit
Studio report.
2. When the sifting process is finished, remove the Metal container 36 from the PHS device with the used, sifted
powder (remember to insert a new, empty container).
3. Add Fresh Powder to the Used Powder in the Metal container. Close tightly using the lid and clamping ring.
4. Shake the container for at minimum 15 seconds so that both powders are pre-mixed. We will have a Pre-Print Ready
Powder, which should be mixed in the PHS.
5. Before opening the container, wait a while for the powder to settle.
PRE-
PRINT
READY
POWDER
1. Connect powders.
3. Shake the container vigorously.
2. Close with lid
and clamping ring.
4. Pre-print ready powder
which should be mixed in PHS
USED POWDER,
SIFTED BY PHS
FRESH POWDER
Image 40. Connecting the powders together - method 1 (recommended).
Method 2
1. Prepare a portion of Fresh Powder according to the information provided on the printer screen or in the Sinterit
Studio report.
2. Add Fresh Powder to that used from the printer (Used Powder) when it is on the Powder Chamber grid 1 (during
the process of taking out the printout and cleaning the printer).
3. When the sifting process is completed, a new and used powder (Fresh Used Powder) is pre-mixed in the
Metal container 36 .
4. Remove the Metal container with powder from the Metal container drawer
37
and replace it with the spare empty
Metal container from Drawer 3.
5. Connect a spare Metal container to the rest of the Sifting module 11 .
PRE-
PRINT
READY
POWDER
USED POWDER
FROM PRINTER
PRE-PRINT POWDER
WHICH SHOULD
BE MIXED IN PHS
FRESH
POWDER
Image 41. Connecting the powders together - method 2.
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