3D Systems ProX SLS 6100 Original Instructions Manual

3D Systems ProX SLS 6100 Original Instructions Manual

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ProX ® SLS 6100
3D Printer
Facility Guide
Original Instructions
3D Systems, Inc.

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  • Page 1 ProX ® SLS 6100 3D Printer Facility Guide Original Instructions 3D Systems, Inc.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Compressed Air Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 3D Systems, Inc.
  • Page 3 ProX 6100 SLS 3D PRINTER FACILITY REQUIREMENTS POSTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 3D Systems, Inc.
  • Page 4: How To Prepare For Installation

    This guide gives you the information and guidance you need to complete the Facility Requirements Checklist - ProX SLS 6100 3D Printer and Auxiliary Equipment . You must complete this checklist and send it to 3D Systems when you’re ready to have your equipment installed .
  • Page 5: Uncrating The Machine

    DO NOT proceed with the uncrating until you have discussed the damage with 3D Systems. NOTE: Uncrating the ProX® SLS 6100 will require at least two people to safely remove the each panel .
  • Page 6 . 9 . Carefully guide the forks under the printer while using caution not to damage the front of the printer . 3D Systems, Inc. p/n 76-D022 Rev. A...
  • Page 7 14 . Once the printer has been rolled into the desired location, secure the printer using the (4) casters by raising the cast- ers onto the leveling feet . At this point the printer is stable for operation, testing and service . 3D Systems, Inc. p/n 76-D022 Rev. A...
  • Page 8: What Your System Includes

    . Just focus on the components and materials included in your order . It is especially important that you prepare your facility for all non-3D Systems-supplied components in your order . These are indicated in each section . The facilities for these non-3D Systems-supplied components—and in some cases the components ®...
  • Page 9: Prox ® Sls 6100 3D Printer

    ProX ® SLS 6100 3D Printer Supplied by: 3D Systems Installed by: 3D Systems The printer requires a 3-phase, 208 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 10 kVA power source . Ceiling drop lines for nitrogen supply and exhaust, electrical, and clean dry air (CDA) are recommended. The floor below the process station must be flat and vibration-free.
  • Page 10: Sls Single Mqc System

    SLS Single MQC System Supplied by: 3D Systems Installed by: 3D Systems ® The SLS Single MQC System is an integral part of the ProX 6100 3D Printer . It is responsible for properly regulating and ® controlling the SLS material used to print parts with the ProX 6100, as well as breaking out parts from the print cake .
  • Page 11 Quick-Disconnect Air Fitting: Input for compressed air coming into the MQC System . Pressure Regulator (Nitrogen) Pressure Regulator (Air) Pressure Regulator (Air) Transport Filter: The material filter for the SLS Single MQC Use System. 3D Systems, Inc. p/n 76-D022 Rev. A...
  • Page 12: Part Transfer Cart

    Part Transfer Cart Supplied by: 3D Systems Installed by: 3D Systems The print cake Extraction Cylinder, Part Transfer Tray and Part Transfer Cart ® are used to remove the print cake from the ProX SLS 6100 print chamber and transport it to the SLS Single MQC System . The system ships with the cylinder and tray .
  • Page 13: Vacuum Cleaner

    A customer-supplied step-up or step-down transformer is required if the facility does not have 208 VAC, 3-phase, 50/60 Hz, 10 kVA power . There are two U .S . models and one E .U . model available for purchase from 3D Systems: US Transformers: •...
  • Page 14: Recommended Opional Equipement

    Oxygen Room Monitor, 220V, Universal Plugs • Installed by: 3D Systems Source: 3D Systems For safety when working with nitrogen, 3D Systems recommends you install a room area oxygen monitor on the wall of your ® ProX SLS 6100 room .
  • Page 15: Consumables

    . SLS MATERIALS The material listed below is available for purchase from 3D Systems . The material comes with its own 3D Systems Material Guide to help you use it successfully .
  • Page 16: Facility Requirements Checklist

    Support. HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR COMPLETED FACILITIES CHECKLIST Submit your completed Facility Requirements Checklist by fax, mail, or email to one of the 3D Systems Technical Support sites below. This notifies them that your facility is fully prepared for installation.
  • Page 17: Facility Requirements Checklist - Prox ® Sls 6100 3D Printer And Auxiliary Equipment

    SLS 6100 3D Printer and Auxiliary Equipment IMPORTANT You must complete and sign this form before scheduling installation. The information on this form will be used to determine the necessary time that 3D Systems personnel will need to complete the installation. Contact name Phone...
  • Page 18: Room Requirements

    This is an area of 3631 mm (5 .628 in ) per pad . • The total area for all four pads is 1,427 mm (2 .212 in Each pad receives 903 kPa (131 psi, 0 .0937 kg/mm • 3D Systems, Inc. p/n 76-D022 Rev. A...
  • Page 19: Operating Requirements

    . The atmosphere in the ProX SLS 6100 installation room must meet the following specifications: ATMOSPHERIC VARIABLES REQUIREMENTS...
  • Page 20: Electrical Requirements

    Transformer, 385-415 Volt to 208VAC, 10kVA, 50Hz, 3PH (EU Version) 75-0265 • If you purchase a transformer from a supplier other than 3D Systems, specify a “wye-to-delta” primary-to-secondary config- uration . • Connect the transformer secondary neutral to the transformer secondary ground .
  • Page 21: Sls Single Mqc System Power Requirements

    < 5 Ω < 5 Ω ProX 500 SLS System < 5 Ω < 5 Ω < 5 Ω < 5 Ω Non-Igniton Vacuum Frame Ground < 5 Ω < 5 Ω Bead Blaster 3D Systems, Inc. p/n 76-D022 Rev. A...
  • Page 22: Nitrogen And Compressed Air Requirements

    • Nitrogen generator • Bulk nitrogen tank NOTE: Nitrogen supply systems are customer supplied and installed . 3D Systems does not service nitrogen supply equipment except for 3D Systems Nitrogen generator . Generator O Exhaust The nitrogen generator separates nitrogen from ambient air (CDA required), creating two air streams; N supply and O waste .
  • Page 23: Network Requirements

    . There is one ethernet connector on the ProX® SLS 6100 system that is connected to the SLS Single MQC and another that is connected to the facility’s LAN . The ethernet connectors are RJ-45, using Category 5 unshielded twisted pair; 10BaseT, 100BaseT cables . ProX SLS 6100 3D Printer LAN 1 LAN 2...
  • Page 24: Shipping Weights And Dimensions

    53 cm 80 cm Vacuum Cleaner 139 lb 23 .6 in 31 .5 in 51 .2 in 1 . Shipping weights are estimates . 2 . Printer station dimensions and weight include panels 3D Systems, Inc. p/n 76-D022 Rev. A...
  • Page 25: Prox® Sls 6100 Ship Kit

    FILTER MEDIA ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE, ROOK 76-0313 IPM LASER AIR FILTER 76-0502 IPM AIR FILTER, CASE 132573-00 Ball Point Hex Driver, Long Length, 2 .5mm (McM #5497A72) 132897-00 Ball Point Hex Driver, Long Length, 4mm (McM #5497A74) 3D Systems, Inc. p/n 76-D022 Rev. A...
  • Page 26: Single Mqc Ship Kit

    BRUSH,BRISTLE,1X3/4,HOG BRISTLE 4100-02399 BRUSH,ACID,SIZE 1X2 4100-03544 BRUSH,PAINT,NYL BRISTLE, 3 IN 122389-00 FLASH DRIVE, 8GB USB 2 .0, FIT SIZE 122092-00 PROBE, THERMOCOUPLE, TYPE K, 12IN 132566-00 BRUSH, HANDLED NYLON 77-0278 MQC Power Cord 3D Systems, Inc. p/n 76-D022 Rev. A...
  • Page 27: Prox 6100 Sls 3D Printer Facility Requirements Poster

    If the facility does not have 208 VAC, 3-phase, 50/60 Hz, 10 kVA power, ::,;.!: a customer-supplied step-up or step-down transformer is required. 2364 mm c::::::: '" 9 3 i n. 2108 mm 3D Systems stocks the following transformers: 2353 83 i n. 93in COMPONENT REQUIREMENTS Input voltage (Single Phase)
  • Page 28 3D Systems, Inc . 333 Three D Systems Circle Rock Hill, SC 29730 www .3dsystems .com Copyright © 3D Systems, Inc . All rights reserved . p/n 76-D022 Rev . A Copyright © 3D Systems, Inc . All rights reserved .

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