3D Systems ProX DMP 300 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................1
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
General machine operation .........................................................................2
Intended use ......................................................................................2
Limitations relating to the manufacture of 3D objects by laser sintering ....................................2
Conditions relating to the Layering ....................................................................2
2
SAFETY GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS ..............................................................3
General Guidelines .................................................................................3
Training and Instructions ...........................................................................3
Machine Handling .................................................................................3
Material Handling ..................................................................................3
Laser .............................................................................................3
Alarms and Warnings ...............................................................................3
Safety Symbols and Definitions ......................................................................4
First Aid Section – What to do .......................................................................5
Burns ..............................................................................................5
Reporting Laser Radiation Exposure ...................................................................5
Electrocution .......................................................................................5
Material Inhalation ..................................................................................5
Powder ingestion ...................................................................................5
Powder skin contact .................................................................................5
Powder eye contact ..................................................................................5
DMP Equipment Safety Features .....................................................................6
Safety Interlocks ....................................................................................6
DMP System Response if an Interlock Fails ..............................................................9
Limited Access and Barrier Shielding ...................................................................9
Other Active Safety Features .........................................................................10
Machine Safety ....................................................................................10
Electrical Safety ...................................................................................10
Personal Protective Equipment .....................................................................11
Hand Tools .......................................................................................11
Grounding .......................................................................................11
Vacuum Cleaners .................................................................................12
Fire and Explosion Prevention ......................................................................12
Room Ventilation .................................................................................12
Material Safety ...................................................................................13
Material Ignition Information ........................................................................13
Finding Material Safety Information ..................................................................13
Material Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Potentially Hazardous Metal Powders ...............................................................14
Reactive Metal Powder Storage .....................................................................14
Material Handling Precautions .......................................................................15
Safe Material Handling Guidelines ....................................................................15
GAS Safety .......................................................................................16
Oxygen Deprivation Effects and Symptoms ............................................................16
Risk Relating to Gas Bottles ........................................................................17
Chemical Risk ....................................................................................17