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2.2 Foreseeable Misuse
• Do not use the system for anything other than its dedicated purpose, which is to perform laser induced print tasks in
3D with metal powder. Other uses of the system may lead to serious injury or damage the equipment.
• Do not climb onto the machine or stand on top of the system. This may lead to a fall, serious injury or damage the
equipment.
• Do not put living creatures in the System. This might lead to serious injury or damage the equipment.
• Use the System in an industrial setting only. Use of the System in a non-industrial settings might lead to: accumulation
of metal powder, improper housekeeping, insufficient illumination, unauthorized and untrained persons access to the
equipment, improper ventilation and other hazardous situations. All of these situations may lead to serious injury or
damage to the equipment.
• Do not operate the System without skinning. This may lead to pinch, crush and clamp of fingers, limbs or even body
and to serious injury and possible damage to the machine.
• Do not move the RPM from or to the system by any other means than the RPM cart. If the RPM is moved with
something other than the RPM cart, the RPM might fall and lead to injury or damage to the equipment. If the RPM is
moved with something other than the RPM cart, the RPM may fall and spill metal powder. A dust cloud of other metal
powder might lead to health risks and / or serious injury.
• Do not remove excessive metal powder from the RPM and the printed part after a print task, when the RPM is still in
the system.
• Do not move the coater by hand, use the software and the hold-to-run button on the system. Do not bring a limb
inside the system to force the coater to move. This may lead to pinch, crush and clamp of fingers or limbs, serious
injury or damage to the equipment.
• Do not try to open the process filter. This may lead to an invasion of air in the process filter, and as a reactive metal
powder is in use: potential fire or explosion. This may lead to serious injury or damage to the equipment and as a non-
reactive metal powder is used: potential fire. This might lead to serious injury or damage to the equipment.
• Do not over-extend the lifetime of the process filter. Replace the process filter when the differential pressure sensor
indicates to do so in the machine software.
• If the process filter is not replaced in time, this may lead to accumulation of metal powder and other flammable
material in the process filter, which may lead to a potential fire or explosion, serious injury or damage to the
equipment.
• Do not open the top lid when working with the vacuum blower cart, the blower is still within the machine structure.
Pull out the blower before opening the lid. Make sure all pipes are disconnected.