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Thank you for purchasing the 3D Systems
ProX® SLS 6100 (Selective Laser Sintering) 3D Printer, auxiliary SLS equipment,
and 3D Systems materials! Before you start printing parts with your process facility, please read this guide carefully to enjoy
optimum process performance and longer equipment service life .
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This guide describes how to operate and maintain your ProX® SLS 6100 3D Printer, and auxiliary equipment used for the SLS
process . For part printing instructions, refer to the
Material Guide
for your specific material. The SLS Single MQC System Use
Guide can be found
here
.
What’s Inside?
This guide includes the sections summarized below:
Introduction to the ProX® SLS 6100
This section describes basic components and concepts of your SLS system .
Safety Guidelines and Instructions
The Safety section tells you what you need to know to avoid injury or equipment damage . Read this section before you switch
on power to any SLS equipment or handle any material .
Printing Parts with the ProX® SLS 6100
This section gives you an outline of the entire part printing process .
ProX® SLS SLS 6100 System Operations
This section describes the printer and provides operating instructions for manual control of the machine .
Machine Operations
This section provides an overview of Material Quality Center (MQC) operation, refer to SLS Single Use MQC System operations
or SLS Dual Use MQC System operations for your specific MQC.
OTHER DOCUMENTS
Refer to the following manuals for additional information:
3D Sprint Quick Start Guide
This guide takes you through the 3D Sprint SLS workflow for setting up your first print with the new ProX SLS 6100
Material Guides
Each material used with the ProX® SLS 6100 system has its own manual which details the part printing and processing
procedures specific to that material.
ProX® SLS 6100 Facility Guide
Details the necessary requirements to install your ProX® SLS 6100 3D Printer, SLS Single Use MQC System, and auxiliary
equipment can be found
here
.
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INTRODUCTION