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PN:80-D48 REV A
Front and Back casings cleaning
Part required :
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Vacuum cleaner equipped with wet separator and be explosion proof
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Natural fiber brush
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Damp cotton cloth
Caution : Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must be used to protect the user against health or
safety risks during working tasks . Wear disposable rubber gloves, anti-static coverall, anti-static safety
shoes and safety glass . Wear disposable dust mask rated FFP3 or N99 level protection at minimum ; we
recommand the use of powered air purifying respirator .
Caution : perform only tasks you are authorized and certified to complete. This maintenance procedure
requires the operator to be trained on the use of the printer through the
Adjuster
Caution: this maintenance will require to move the feeding piston . Make sure not to perform the
maintenance that might result in powder overflow inside the manufacturing chamber.
The steps from 1 to 10 are performed to clean the front casings .
Procedure:
1 . Move the feeding piston and the sintering piston respectively to the position 100mm and 0mm .
2 . Switch off the printer (see section "Shutting printer down" on page 59) .
3 .
Switch the locking key to position “0”, remove the key and keep it with you. This will prevent any power up of the printer
during the maintenance .
4 . Open the access door located below the front doors of the machine (1) .
5 . Remove the 2 cover panels (2) .
WARNING: FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS . COMBUSTIBLE DUST INSIDE . METAL POWDERS ARE
FLAMMABLE AND POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DISPERSED IN A CLOUD AND EXPOSED TO
AN IGNITION SOURCE SUCH AS HEAT OR STATIC ELECTRICITY SPARK . OPERATORS AND SERVICE PERSONAL
SHOULD AVOID DISTURBING POWDER (MANIPULATE CAREFULLY TO AVOID AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
SUSPENDING OF FINE PARTICLES) .
WARNING : FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS . PRESENCE OF METAL PARTICLE CONDENSATE . HIGHLY
COMBUSTIBLE . DO NOT VACUUM, DO NOT BLOW . USE DAMP COTTON CLOTH TO REMOVE THE METAL
PARTICLE CONDENSATE .
WARNING : STATIC HAZARD . METAL PARTICLE CONDENSATES INSIDE THE PRINTER ARE HIGHLY
COMBUSTIBLE AND SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY FROM SOURCES OF POTENTIAL IGNITION . WEAR ANTI-STATIC
CLOTHING, ANTI-STATIC SAFETY SHOES, STAND ON GROUNDED ANTI-STATIC FLOOR PAD .
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Access door
2
Covers