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Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 1.Thank you Firstly from everybody in Mcor Technologies we would like to thank you for purchasing our 3D printer. We have worked tirelessly to design and build you a quality piece of precision machinery. This manual explains everything you need to know to operate your machine correctly to obtain maximum results.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 2.Content Table of Contents 1.Thank you....................2 2.Content....................3 2.1.Machine Components................4 2.2.What Is the Matrix 300+ / IRIS?............6 2.3.So, how does it work?................7 2.4.SliceIT....................8 2.5.Minimum Requirements................9 2.6.Machine Location.................9 2.7.Tool-kit....................10 3.Powering up...................11 3.1.Multifunction head restraint:...............11 3.1.1.Removal sequence...............11...
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 2.1. Machine Components Front Door E - Stop LCD Screen Reset button Paper Feed Door Adhesive Bottle Build Plate Paper Tray Ensure when closing either door that your fingers are clear from any pinch points which could cause injury.
Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 2.2. What Is the Matrix 300+ / IRIS? The Matrix 300+ / IRIS is the worlds only paper based Colour 3D printer that uses sheets of office paper to produce detailed, durable, low cost and eco-friendly parts.
Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 2.3. So, how does it work? The Matrix 300+ / IRIS uses simple sheets of A4/Letter paper to build up the 3D object you desire. If your machine was purchased outside of the US you will be using A4.
5a: Pre-print all of the colour pages if applicable 5b: Load the preprinted pages into the Iris paper tray, if applicable 6. Print in 3D – send the information to the Matrix 300+ / IRIS The help files within SliceIT will guide you through steps.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 2.5. Minimum Requirements The following requirements are needed to run the machine correctly Desktop PC running 64Bit version of Windows 7. 8Gb of Ram. Minimum 1Gb graphics card. Dedicated Ethernet card on the PC connected directly to printer at all times.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 2.7. Tool-kit Each machine is supplied with a tool-kit to help you with the day to day operation of the machine and carry out any routine maintenance procedures. The tool-kit items are shown below: 1.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 3.Powering up WARNING: Before the machine can be switched on and operated the transportation restraints have to be removed. There are two restraints, one for the multifunction head and one for the paper feed mechanism.
Paper Feed Cable tie removal Connect the power cord from the Matrix 300+ / IRIS to a standard wall outlet. Then connect the supplied Ethernet cross over cable between the matrix300+ and the PC.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 4.Initialisation Instructions are relayed to the operator via the LCD touch screen in the centre control panel. The control panel is shown below Reset Button LCD Interactive Screen Emergency Stop Button The ON/OFF switch is located at the rear of the machine.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Once the reset button has been pressed, the machine will then perform an initialization routine which should take 1-2 minutes. It also carries out an internal diagnostic check. If you forget to close one or both of the doors, the machine will detect this and...
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 5. SliceIT 5.1. Installing SliceIT When you double click on the installation software, SliceIT will self install with minimal interaction. As the machine logs the knife travel through SliceIT, it is preferred that the connected PC only has one user log-in.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Before SliceIT completes the installation it will ask if you wish to install the Nalperion Licensing service, below. It is essential to install this service the first time you are installing SliceIT on the PC which will be connected to the printer.
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Internet connection. To activate this way: Click on the Internet Activation icon in the License Manager. Type or paste in the license key you received from Mcor Technologies. Press the Activate button.
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On the Internet connected PC visit the self-serve web-site and paste in the installation id. Also type or paste in the license key you received from Mcor Technologies. Press the Generate Certificate button A certificate should be available for you to copy.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 5.3. Setting Paper Type Next we need to set the paper type for the machine. Note that the machine is configured at the factory to run either A4 or Letter paper. The Slice-IT needs to be set up to the same paper configuration as the machine, then when the model is been printed Slice-IT tests to see if it configuration matches machines.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Select Either A4 or Letter depending on machine configuration. You can also input the thickness of the paper / layers here. www.mcortechnologies.com 22 of 74 All Rights Reserved.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 5.4. Email Setting Slice-T also has the ability to send an email to the users to alert them to the status of the machine such as paper tray empty, or to any errors it may encounter.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 5.5. Iris Only settings. In the Help, Preferences section of SliceIT, you can select certain options for running an Iris. The options and their functions are explained in the Help Contents of SliceIT.
Finally we need to set the IP address on the network card on the PC that’s permanently connected to the Matrix 300+ / IRIS printer. Open up the network card TCP/IP 4 properties (the location varies depending on the operating system) and follow the illustration below and enter the same numbers exactly.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Communications issues with Network cards Some network cards can cause communication failures to the Iris, resulting in a stoppage or failure of the build. The error would be “PC Connection Dropped”.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS printer. Once the stl, wrl, or obj files have been processed then the data can be sent to the Matrix 300+ / IRIS printer to begin the build process.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 6.Computer Settings Power Ensure that the power settings on the computer are modified to ensure that the hard drive never sleeps. If the hard drive goes to sleep SliceIT will stop running and the printer will stop working.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 7. ColourIt Installation (Iris only) Your Iris 3D printer comes with a complementary copy of ColourIT, Mcor Technologies proprietary colour management software. ColourIT is designed for repairing triangle files and adding colour by painting and texturing.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Installation is now complete. You can double click on the ColourIT icon to start the program: www.mcortechnologies.com 30 of 74 All Rights Reserved.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 The first time you start ColourIT the above screen will appear asking you to register the product in order to receive your user license. You get one user license per installation and this license will be locked to one computer. If you do not register you get a limited 15 day trial.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 8. Machine Set-up There are seven steps that must be completed in order to start building a part. This guide will go through each step of the set-up process so that your part will come out of the machine perfect every time.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Option 3: option 4: Option 1: Enables the operator to gain access to the machine by turning off the interlocks on the front and paper feed side door. Option 2: Is used to set up the machine prior to each new build Option 3: Is used to run a build if the machine is already set up.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 You will then notice 3 things happening. Firstly the multifunction head moves to the centre of the front door for easy access. Then the build axis lowers down to its lowest position.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 8.2. Attach the first Sheet Step 1: remove the build plate by loosening the knob on the front of the build plate. It is not necessary to completely unscrew this knob. Once loose, lift the front of the build plate and slide out the entire assembly.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Step 2: Place the build plate on a level surface along with a single sheet of A4/Letter paper and a roll of non waxed masking tape. Position the page in the centre of the cutting mat.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Use four strips of tape to secure the full lengths off the sheet to the plate. Each piece of tape holds one corner only. Ensure that the page is completely flat and avoid any over lap of tape.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 8.3. Clean Adhesive Wipe At the start of every build the adhesive wheel must be cleaned. The adhesive wheel is shown below and can be accessed by opening the front door.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Next take the sponge supplied with the tool-kit and dampen it slightly. Then place it under the adhesive wheel and rotate it slowly by placing two fingers on the inside of the pulley on the left of the wipe and moving slowly, making sure not to be too rough as to damage the pulley or the belt.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 8.4. Knife Set-up There a 3 different circumstances when the knife should be changed: If this is your first time using the machine there will be no blade in the ...
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Step 2: get an A4/Letter sheet and the blade holder Step 3: Fold the paper in half once, then twice so that our test piece is 4 layers thick. www.mcortechnologies.com 41 of 74 All Rights Reserved.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Step 4: Screw out to the blade to it Max position by turning the threaded adjuster (shown on the right hand side in the figure below) in the clockwise direction until the blade protrudes to the maximum position.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Step 5: Twist the nose cap to remove and unscrew the threaded adjuster completely. Then reinsert the blade (or a new blade if needed) and press down as far as possible until flush.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Step 6: Replace nose cap making sure not to make contact with any part of the blade. Ensure that there is no gap between the nose cap and the body of the blade holder.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Step 7: Place the blade holder onto the folded sheet and start rotating clockwise the threaded adjuster until the blade holder cuts just one page. This is done in small increments until one page is cut. Apply pressure straight down, perpendicular to the page.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Step 8: Rotate the bezel so that any of the grooves on the bezel align with the single longitudinal groove in the threaded adjuster. Then the threaded adjuster is rotated in a clockwise direction to the next groove in the bezel and then just past the groove see second image below.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Top page cut Second page scored Step 9 Place blade holder back into the multifunction head. Ensure it is held securely by the spring loaded ball bearing. You should hear a metallic bang / snap sound when properly located.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 8.5. Adhesive set-up • With reference to the image below, examine the level of the adhesive in the bottle. If the level of the adhesive is less than 25% then adhesive needs to be added.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 8.6. Load Paper This machine currently only uses 80gsm A4 or 20lbs Letter paper. Before you begin making a part, check how much paper is in the paper tray. The amount of paper needed depends on the size of the part being built.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 When you press OK, the machine then asks: Note that from this point onwards, the software keeps track of the knife travel internally so that the calculation of when to change the blade is accurate. If you have inserted a new knife, select “YES”...
Close the doors, and follow the touch screen instructions on the Matrix 300+ / IRIS to ensue that the machine is in the “Standby mode” Never leave the machine powered off for prolonged periods as this can effect the adhesive.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 De-cubing the part (weeding) Once the part has been removed from the machine it must be de-cubed or weeded. This is the name given to the process of removing the excess paper from around the desired 3D object.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 At the start of the building process a number of layers are glued down without any cuts to act as a base for the model. This base is the first thing that needs to be removed.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Next the outer waste can be removed by simply breaking it off of the model Now that the outer waste material has been removed, the waste (support) closer to the part is next.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Individual layers can be removed using the supplied tweezers. Sometimes when a layer is removed, the page separates not at a boundary between two layers, but within the sheet itself leaving a half layer. When this happens the layer left behind is not smooth.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 To remove internal cavities, use the tweezers and press in one corner to get a grip on the first piece of waste. Then keep going to expose a hole within the waste.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 If the part has very fine details, these will have to be orientated so that they are built perpendicular to the Z axis (build axis). In cases of very fine detail, remove the waste material by pulling in the same plane as the page, or perpendicular to the build axis.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Standby Mode In order for the adhesive system to perform optimally, the machine should be either making a part or in left “Standby” mode. The screen below shows the “Standby” mode which is displayed after power up, when a part is finished or if a part is terminated.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Operator Input Required If for any reason the machine is not making a part or has not been left in the “Standby” mode, after 30 minutes the lights inside the machine will begin to flash to inform the operator that their input in required.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Maintenance Over time the rollers on the paper feed mechanism require cleaning to remove paper dust and debris. Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers during a build Step 1: If the machine is running, select the “PRESS OK TO PAUSE” option on the LCD screen as shown below.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Step 3: Using IPA (isopropyl alcohol) on a lint free wipe, gently press the wipe into the surface of the roller. With your other hand rotate the roller shaft 5 complete revolutions.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Periodically and depending on the quality of paper used, the optical sensors on the paper feed and page grabber will need to be cleaned. Use an air duster to blow any dust particles out of the optical sensors. (Use an air duster / can of air, which contains no particles or fluid solvents.) As shown below, clean both ends of...
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 The paper tray positive limit sensor (Zp) may also have to be cleaned. The page grabber (bar code reader) must also be cleaned. To do this move the multifunction head to the rear of the machine.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Trouble shooting: If there is a problem with the machine and it stops automatically or if there is an error message on the LCD, the first thing you may notice is that the lights inside the machine will start flashing to highlight to you that your input is needed.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Recoverable errors: Message on screen Cause Solution Paper tray empty There is no paper Access machine and load paper. Follow load paper instructions. When in the tray. complete continue build.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Non recoverable errors: Message on LCD Cause Solution Error 28 Occurred X-axis drive pulley has Check for head collision, slipped on shaft reset value through SliceIT. Before resetting the fault, ensure that the...
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 ERROR 7 OCCURRED, Heat-plate contact opto Check build-plate is CONTACT SERVICE not detected installed. If not reset the machine to bring down the build platform and press the emergency stop button when down.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 3D Data Design Considerations: Regardless of what computer modelling package used the following 3 rules must be adhered to when printing parts on the Mcor range of 3D printers 1. Object a.
Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Quick Instructions for Machine Use (Do not operate this machine without first completing the training) Do not power off the machine at any time 2. Restart the SliceIT software after each build is completed 3.
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Matrix 300+ / IRIS Training & Set-up Manual July 2014 Quick Instructions for machine use: (Do not operate this machine without first completing the training) Do not power off the machine at any time 2. Restart the SliceIT software after each build is completed 3.
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