Specific Safety Practices; Guard Door Interlocks - Stratasys FORTUS 360mc 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!
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)
Note: Opening the oven door shuts the oven heaters off.
Warning: Never wear a tie, loose clothing or dangling jewelry
XY Gantry......
when working around moving components of the system.
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.
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 jewelry
Z Stage..........
when working around moving components of the system.
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).

Guard Door Interlocks

Interlock switches are used to communicate the oven door, gantry door, and
top hatch states to the system. For safety reasons, the doors and hatch must be
closed before the X, Y and Z motors will operate.
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