3D Systems ProX 500 Original Instructions Manual - page 17
3D Systems, Inc.
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ROOM REQUIREMENTS
Refer to the
ProX 500 SLS 3D Printer Facility Requirements Poster on page 33
and
ProX MQC (Material Quality Control)
System Facility Requirements Poster on page 32
for a visual layout of the room requirements .
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS – ProX 500 STATION
MINIMUM CLEARANCE
WIDTH
DEPTH
HEIGHT
Room
427 cm (14 ft)
366 cm (12 ft)
305 cm (10 ft)
Access door
1
191 cm (6 .25 ft)
--
244 cm (8 ft)
1 . The process station is 230 cm (7 .5 ft) tall and 175 cm (5 .75 ft) wide, but extra clearance is needed if it is on a pallet .
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS – ProX MQC SYSTEM
MINIMUM CLEARANCE
WIDTH
DEPTH
HEIGHT
Room
481 cm (16 ft)
427 cm (14 ft)
305 cm (10 ft)
Access door
1
290 cm (9 .5 ft)
--
260 cm (8 .5 ft)
1 . The MQC System is 244 cm (8 ft) tall and 275 cm (9 ft) wide, but extra clearance is needed if it is on a pallet .
FLOOR REQUIREMENTS
REQUIREMENTS
COMMENTS
Vibration-free
Required
First floor installation
Preferred
Level and flatness
within 25 .4 mm (1 in) below the printer
Distributed load-bearing capacity
•
The
weight of the ProX 500 process station is 1361 kg (3000 lbs) . The weight of the
station is distributed on four 68 mm (2 .7 in) diameter pads .
•
This is an
area of 3631 mm
2
(5 .628 in
2
) per pad .
The
total area for all four pads is 1,427 mm
2
(2 .212 in
2
)
• Each pad receives 903 kPa (131 psi, 0 .0937 kg/mm
2
)
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