Table of Contents
1. Marking text conventions used in the document ................................................................................................................. 3
2. Important safeguards and warnings .....................................................................................................................................4
A. Environment and place of installation ..............................................................................................................................5
B. General safety rules ............................................................................................................................................................6
C. Personal protection ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
D. Power supply and grounding system ................................................................................................................................ 7
E. Safety requirements during using the Sinterit PHS .......................................................................................................... 8
F. Safety during repair and maintenance ...............................................................................................................................9
G. Working with powders .......................................................................................................................................................9
H. Safety plates (specication tag and symbols) ............................................................................................................... 10
I. Scrapping ...........................................................................................................................................................................11
3. Contents of Powder Handling Station packaging ..............................................................................................................11
4. Sinterit Powder Handling Station ........................................................................................................................................12
A. Description ........................................................................................................................................................................12
B. Specication .....................................................................................................................................................................13
5. Initial startup of the Sinterit PHS after delivery ..................................................................................................................14
6. Powder transfer in the PHS device ......................................................................................................................................20
7. Powder recovery process from Sinterit printers .................................................................................................................23
8. Powder emptying and cleaning process of the PHS device .............................................................................................. 28
9. Powder refreshment process ..............................................................................................................................................29
A. Adding Fresh Powder to the Used Powder from printer ................................................................................................29
B. Mixing of powder (homogenisation) ............................................................................................................................... 30
10. Maintenance work ................................................................................................................................................................ 31
A. Checking the condition of the sieve and removing dirt from it .....................................................................................31
B. Cleaning the Powder Feeding Screw ...............................................................................................................................33
C. Cleaning the interior of the PHS device ..........................................................................................................................34
D. Replacement of the fuse .................................................................................................................................................. 35
11. General legal information ....................................................................................................................................................36
12. Disclaimer .............................................................................................................................................................................36
13. Trademarks ........................................................................................................................................................................... 36
14. Terms of warranty ................................................................................................................................................................36
15. Technical support .................................................................................................................................................................37
16. Residual risk .........................................................................................................................................................................37
17. Location of machines center of gravity ..............................................................................................................................38
A. PHS device itself ..............................................................................................................................................................38
B. PHS device with Sinterit Sandblaster .............................................................................................................................. 38
C. PHS device with Sinterit Sandblaster XL ........................................................................................................................38
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