Specific Safety Practices - Stratasys Fortus 360mc User Manual

Specific Safety Practices

The following components and areas of the system are highlighted as potential
safety hazards that may cause system failure or reliability problems if proper
safety procedures are not followed.
Warning: Always wear safety gloves and long sleeves when
Oven..............
working inside the oven. Components are hot!
Note: Opening the oven door shuts the oven heaters off.
Warning: Never wear a tie, loose clothing or dangling
XY Gantry......
jewelry when working around moving components of the
system.
Note: The servo motors are disabled when the oven door or
top hood is opened. The XY pinch hazard between the timing
belts and pulleys is minimized by locking the hood while
building and disabling the motors when the top hood is
open.
Warning: Never wear a tie, loose clothing or dangling
Z Stage..........
jewelry when working around moving components of the
system.
The oven temperature is extremely hot. The
oven temperature is controlled by a safety
thermal breaker that shuts the system off
when temperatures reach 260° C (500° F)
Beneath the top lid of the system is the XY
Gantry. This area houses the mechanical drive
components of the X and Y axes. Use extreme
caution whenever accessing this area of the
system. The servo drive system, including the
motors, pulleys and belts are extremely
powerful, and care must be taken.
The drive belt, pulleys and Z stage servo
motor can cause severe injury. The Z stage
crushing hazard is minimized by locking the
door during Z stage moves and disabling the
Z motor when the door is open.
Head temperatures in the system can exceed
450° C (800° F).
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