Stratasys Ltd DUPCAB Manuel D’Utilisation
DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)
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Stratasys P750K User Guide
Printing Materials
Stratasysȱprintersȱproduceȱmodelsȱbyȱjettingȱthinȱlayersȱofȱprintingȱ
materialsȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray,ȱuntilȱtheȱcompleteȱmodelȱisȱformed.ȱTwoȱtypesȱ
ofȱmaterialȱareȱusedȱinȱthisȱprocess:
materialsȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray,ȱuntilȱtheȱcompleteȱmodelȱisȱformed.ȱTwoȱtypesȱ
ofȱmaterialȱareȱusedȱinȱthisȱprocess:
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Modelȱmaterial—whichȱmakesȱupȱtheȱfinishedȱmodel
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Supportȱmaterial—whichȱfillsȱgapsȱandȱspacesȱinȱtheȱmodelȱduringȱ
printing,ȱandȱisȱremovedȱafterȱprinting
printing,ȱandȱisȱremovedȱafterȱprinting
Storage
MaterialsȱusedȱforȱprintingȱmodelsȱwithȱStratasysȱprintersȱareȱmadeȱofȱ
resins,ȱwhichȱareȱcomposedȱofȱreactiveȱmonomersȱandȱoligomers.ȱ
Althoughȱprintingȱmaterialsȱareȱsuppliedȱinȱsealed,ȱUVȬproofȱcartridges,ȱ
careȱmustȱbeȱtakenȱwhenȱstoringȱandȱhandlingȱthem.ȱFollowȱtheseȱ
guidelinesȱtoȱprotectȱoperatorsȱandȱtheȱenvironment,ȱandȱtoȱensureȱ
optimumȱresults.ȱ
resins,ȱwhichȱareȱcomposedȱofȱreactiveȱmonomersȱandȱoligomers.ȱ
Althoughȱprintingȱmaterialsȱareȱsuppliedȱinȱsealed,ȱUVȬproofȱcartridges,ȱ
careȱmustȱbeȱtakenȱwhenȱstoringȱandȱhandlingȱthem.ȱFollowȱtheseȱ
guidelinesȱtoȱprotectȱoperatorsȱandȱtheȱenvironment,ȱandȱtoȱensureȱ
optimumȱresults.ȱ
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Toȱensureȱproductȱstability,ȱdoȱnotȱallowȱtheseȱmaterialsȱtoȱcomeȱintoȱ
contactȱwithȱmetal.ȱPlasticsȱmadeȱfromȱmonomerȬsolubleȱsubstancesȱ
(suchȱasȱpolystyreneȱorȱpolyvinylȱchloride)ȱareȱnotȱsuitableȱforȱstoringȱ
PolyJetȱprintingȱmaterials.
contactȱwithȱmetal.ȱPlasticsȱmadeȱfromȱmonomerȬsolubleȱsubstancesȱ
(suchȱasȱpolystyreneȱorȱpolyvinylȱchloride)ȱareȱnotȱsuitableȱforȱstoringȱ
PolyJetȱprintingȱmaterials.
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Whenȱnotȱinȱuse,ȱkeepȱmaterialȱcartridgesȱtightlyȱsealedȱtoȱpreventȱ
contamination,ȱtheȱeffectsȱofȱexposureȱtoȱUVȱradiation,ȱandȱaccidentalȱ
spillage.ȱ
contamination,ȱtheȱeffectsȱofȱexposureȱtoȱUVȱradiation,ȱandȱaccidentalȱ
spillage.ȱ
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Storeȱmaterialȱcartridgesȱindoors,ȱinȱaȱdryȱareaȱwithȱadequateȱ
ventilation,ȱbetweenȱ16–27ȱdegreesȱCelsiusȱ(60–81ȱdegreesȱFahrenheit).ȱ
Ifȱexposedȱtoȱheatȱorȱflames,ȱcartridgesȱmightȱburstȱorȱignite.
ventilation,ȱbetweenȱ16–27ȱdegreesȱCelsiusȱ(60–81ȱdegreesȱFahrenheit).ȱ
Ifȱexposedȱtoȱheatȱorȱflames,ȱcartridgesȱmightȱburstȱorȱignite.
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Signsȱofȱprematureȱpolymerizationȱinȱmaterialȱcartridgesȱincludeȱ
bulging,ȱleaking,ȱtheȱemissionȱofȱheat,ȱandȱunusualȱodor.ȱExposureȱtoȱ
heatȱcanȱcauseȱresinȱtoȱgelȱinȱtheȱcartridge.
bulging,ȱleaking,ȱtheȱemissionȱofȱheat,ȱandȱunusualȱodor.ȱExposureȱtoȱ
heatȱcanȱcauseȱresinȱtoȱgelȱinȱtheȱcartridge.
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Makeȱsureȱthatȱmaterialȱcartridgesȱareȱstoredȱinȱaccordanceȱwithȱallȱ
localȱregulationsȱandȱotherȱapplicableȱrequirements.
localȱregulationsȱandȱotherȱapplicableȱrequirements.
Shelf Life
Materialsȱusedȱforȱproducingȱmodelsȱhaveȱaȱlimitedȱshelfȱlife.ȱTheȱexpiryȱ
dateȱonȱtheȱlabelȱisȱvalidȱwhenȱproperlyȱstoredȱinȱanȱundamaged,ȱ
unopenedȱcartridge.ȱAlwaysȱrotateȱyourȱstock,ȱsoȱthatȱtheȱcartridgeȱwithȱ
theȱearliestȱdateȱisȱusedȱfirst.
dateȱonȱtheȱlabelȱisȱvalidȱwhenȱproperlyȱstoredȱinȱanȱundamaged,ȱ
unopenedȱcartridge.ȱAlwaysȱrotateȱyourȱstock,ȱsoȱthatȱtheȱcartridgeȱwithȱ
theȱearliestȱdateȱisȱusedȱfirst.
Exposure to
Light
Ifȱprintingȱmaterialsȱareȱnotȱinȱtheirȱsealedȱcartridges,ȱmakeȱsureȱtoȱshieldȱ
themȱfromȱsunlightȱandȱotherȱsourcesȱofȱUVȱradiation,ȱsuchȱasȱfluorescentȱ
andȱmercuryȬvaporȱlights.ȱExposureȱtoȱUVȱradiationȱcausesȱanȱincreaseȱinȱ
viscosityȱand,ȱeventually,ȱsolidification.
themȱfromȱsunlightȱandȱotherȱsourcesȱofȱUVȱradiation,ȱsuchȱasȱfluorescentȱ
andȱmercuryȬvaporȱlights.ȱExposureȱtoȱUVȱradiationȱcausesȱanȱincreaseȱinȱ
viscosityȱand,ȱeventually,ȱsolidification.
For up-to-date information about PolyJet printing materials and their
properties, go to http://www.stratasys.com/materials/polyjet.
properties, go to http://www.stratasys.com/materials/polyjet.