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Term Meaning
Layer A thin individual planar section of an object being printed. The 3D
object’s geometry is sliced into a large number of 2D layers that are
sequentially sintered together, forming the object.
Micron (µm) An SI derived unit of length equalling 1×10−6 meter, or one millionth of a meter
(or one thousandth of a millimeter, 0.001 mm, or about 0.000039 inch).
Nylon An industrial thermoplastic that bends before returning to its original
form without fracturing, making it suitable for structural, load bearing, or
mechanical parts.
Optical cassette A cassette that contains two glass windows—one for the printer’s
laser and the other for the printer’s camera—a set of corresponding
gaskets, and a pass-through for the IR sensor. The windows protect the
components behind them from excess wear and off-gassing that results
from sintering powder.
PEC*PAD Disposable lint-free, non-woven microfiber cloths for cleaning the
printer’s optical components. Do not reuse a PEC*PAD; dispose after
each use, even when cleaning the glass windows of the optical cassette
with the same cleaning agent.
Personal protective
equipment (PPE)
Garments or articles of clothing designed to protect individuals
from physical, electrical, heat, chemicals, biohazards, and airborne
particulate matter.
Plume A localized emission of pulverized material.
Powder cartridge The container in which printing powder is mixed and transported from
the Fuse Sift to the printer's hopper. Holds 3 kg (6.6 lb) of powder.
Polyester cloth swab A disposable lint-free polyester cloth swab with a plastic handle that is
used for cleaning the printer’s IR sensor and camera lens. Do not reuse a
polyester cloth swab; dispose of after each use.
PreForm Orient and lay out models in PreForm before sending them to the printer.
PreForm uses advanced, proprietary calculations to optimize print
settings for each model.
Print bed An aluminum plate onto which printing powder is deposited in 110 micron
layers and sintered to form 3D parts.
Print enclosure The main compartment inside the printer that contains the build
chamber, camera and sensors, quartz heaters, and powder
dispensing components.
Quartz heater A heating system consisting of a tungsten element sealed inside quartz
tubes that emits infrared radiation.
Recoater roller A bar that moves from left-to-right to pick up powder from either side of
the upper print enclosure, then deposits it as a layer on the print bed or
the previous layer.
Selective Laser Sintering
(SLS)
An additive manufacturing process that uses a high-powered laser to
sinter uniform beads of plastic together, drawing out individual 2D layers
(or slices) that eventually form a 3D part.
Surface armor A print process component of the Fuse 1 that surrounds parts with a
semi-sintered shell of material to alleviate thermal inconsistencies which
may adversely affect the accuracy of a part.