583D SYSTEMS, INC. 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.
1
2
4
Grinding lines
“AV” symbol
Carriage
3
10s
Sintering plate
Plate support
Grinding lines
“AV” symbol