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PN:80-D27 Rev.B
Plate preparation and loading
Operations described below complement and follow on from the Preparation Assistant "Step 4 : Loading plate" on page
41 .
1 . Clean the bottom part of the plate support (1) .
Clean the Hirth gear teeth thoroughly, as they will position the
sintering plate + the plate support in the machine .
2 . Degrease the upper face of the plate support and clean it with dry paper towel .
3 . Attach a sintering plate to the plate support (2) using the 8 screws .
Plate support : make sure to position the plate support so that the
“AV” marked symbol is front of the operator .
Sintering plate : make sure to position the sintering plate on the base
plate as indicated on the picture . The grinding lines of the sintering
plate must be on the same direction than the operator .
4 . Degrease the upper face of the sintering plate and clean it with dry paper towel .
To avoid leaving towel residues on the sintering plate, clean it in the grinding lines direction .
5 . Press the unlock door button . The door is still locked during the next 10 seconds .
After the 10 seconds, open the airlock door (3) .
6 . Pull the carriage out, and load the whole plate (base plate + sintering plate) on the carriage (4) .
Make sure to position the whole plate so that the grinding lines on metal plates will be parallel to the
roller when installed on the machine .
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2
4
Grinding lines
“AV” symbol
Carriage
3
10s
Sintering plate
Plate support
Grinding lines
“AV” symbol