Intelligent Cleaning

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Translation of the Original Operating Instructions

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About these Instructions These instructions are supplementary to the superordinate operating
instructions for the cleaning unit RS wash (D wash, P wash, SHERAprint
wash, 3Dewash). These instructions only describe the operation of the
machine with the ‘Intelligent Cleaning’ function and therefore do not
claim to be complete.
For general safety information and instructions on operating the
machine, please refer to the separate operating instructions of the
RS wash (D wash, P wash, SHERAprint wash, 3Dewash). →
The supplementary instructions are part of the product and must be
kept in its immediate vicinity and accessible to personnel at all times.
The personnel must have carefully read and understood these
instructions before starting any work. The basic prerequisite for safe
working is compliance with all the safety notes and handling
instructions given in these instructions.
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general safety regulations for the area of application of the machine
apply.
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make any changes to the product.
The original instructions were written in German.
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Table of Contents

1 Intelligent Cleaning: Functional Description ........................... 4

2 Activate & Set the Intelligent Cleaning................................... 5
2.1 Activate the Functionality .............................................5
2.2 Make the Settings ........................................................6
2.2.1 Saturation Settings ..................................................6
2.2.2 Cleanliness Grade Settings .....................................8
3 Prepare the Cleaning Liquid Container ............................... 10
3.1 Equip the Cleaning Liquid Container ..........................10
3.2 Connect the Cleaning Liquid Container ......................12
4 Cleaning Liquid Bottles: Information & Handling .................. 13
4.1 General Information ..................................................13
4.2 Check the Bottle Status ..............................................13
4.3 Specify the Cleaning Liquid Type before Start of the
Cleaning Process ......................................................15
4.4 Exchange the Cleaning Liquid Bottles ..........................16
4.4.1 Reposition the Cleaning Liquid Bottles ....................17
4.4.2 Refill the Cleaning Liquid Bottles ............................17
4.4.3 Reset the Bottle Status after a Bottle Refill ...............18
5 Start the Cleaning Process ................................................ 19
6 Troubleshooting .............................................................. 20
6.1 RFID Reading Error....................................................20
6.2 Materials do not Match .............................................22
6.3 Liquid Types do not Match .........................................23
6.4 Empty RFID-Tag(s) Detected .......................................24
6.5 Cleanliness Grade of Cleaning Liquid will be
Downgraded ............................................................25
6.6 Cleanliness Grade of Cleaning Liquid is Lower than
Printed Part ...............................................................26
6.7 Bottle in Position 1 has an Unexpected Bottle Type .......27
6.8 Bottle in Position 2 has an Unexpected Bottle Type .......28
6.9 Cleaning Liquid will be Saturated soon .......................29

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1 Intelligent Cleaning: Functional Description

The cleaning quality of 3D printed parts depends, among other things,

on the contamination of the cleaning liquid. The contamination of the
cleaning liquid is affected, among others, by the following factors:
— Type and size of the print job
— Drip time of the print job
— Number of printed parts
— Number of cleaning cycles performed
— Printing material
The new ‘Intelligent Cleaning’ function evaluates some of these factors
and thus supports you in optimizing the cleaning quality by means of
— avoiding the mixing of colors,
— avoiding the mixing of materials and
— avoiding the use of saturated cleaning liquid.
In order to make this possible, the cleaning bottles must be equipped
with RFID tags. The information required for the intelligent cleaning
process will be saved on these RFID tags. Helpful information and
prohibited actions will thereby be shown on the display.
If you want to use this new functionality, the function must be activated
in the settings. → Chapter 2.1

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2 Activate & Set the Intelligent Cleaning

2.1 Activate the Functionality

The ‘Intelligent Cleaning‘ functionality is deactivated by default.
To activate the function, please proceed as follows:
1. Press the ‘Settings ‘ button. The settings menu will be opened.
2. Select the ‘Intelligent Cleaning ‘ menu and press the
‘Confirm ’ button to open the menu.
3. Check the ‘Enable Intelligent Cleaning’ box. The function will be
activated and the setting options will be displayed.
4. Set the individual setting options. → Chapter 2.2

Figure 1: Menu selection ‘Intelligent Cleaning‘

Figure 2: ‘Intelligent Cleaning‘ deactivated

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2.2 Make the Settings

Once the ‘Intelligent Cleaning’ function is activated, the following
setting options can be made:
— ‘Saturation Settings‘ → Chapter 2.2.1
— ‘Cleanliness Grade Settings‘ → Chapter 2.2.2

Figure 3: ‘Intelligent Cleaning‘ activated

2.2.1 Saturation Settings

The saturation is the saturation of the cleaning liquid.

The cleanliness and thus also the cleaning performance
of the cleaning liquid depends on the amount of
material to be cleaned from the print job. The cleaning
liquid is therefore saturated at different times depending
on the print job.
The saturation display is an approximate value and
serves as an orientation to estimate the degree of
contamination of the cleaning liquid roughly.
The operator must check the saturation of the cleaning
liquid and is responsible for the cleanliness of the
cleaned parts.
The saturation display is given as a percentage in
relation to a full cleaning bottle (800 ml).

Show saturation info at… To keep an overview of the saturation of your cleaning liquid, you can
set from which degree of saturation the saturation of each cleaning
bottle is displayed before each cleaning process:
1. Check the ‘Show saturation info at‘ box.
2. Set from which degree of saturation the saturation of each bottle
should be displayed automatically. To do this, press the arrow
buttons to set the percentage value. (By default, the degree of
saturation is displayed at 75%.)
At a lower saturation value, the saturation display will be shown
earlier than at a higher value.

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Figure 4: ‘Saturation Settings‘, degree of saturation indicator set at 75%

Allow the use of cleaning liquid If the cleaning liquid reaches a saturation of 100%, it must be checked
with 100% saturation… whether the liquid can still absorb material or whether it must be
replaced. You can allow or prohibit the use of cleaning liquid with a
saturation of 100%:
1. Check the ‘Allow the use of cleaning liquid with 100%
saturation‘ box if you want to allow the use of cleaning liquid
with a saturation of 100%.
In this case, you can continue cleaning with a liquid which has a
degree of saturation of over 100%. However, to do so, you must
confirm that the cleaning liquid is OK and that it can still absorb
material.
2. Do not check the box if you generally do not want to allow the
use of cleaning liquid with a saturation of 100%.
3. Make the settings for the cleanliness grade. → Chapter 2.2.2

Figure 5: ‘Saturation Settings‘, use of cleaning liquid with a saturation of 100%

allowed

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2.2.2 Cleanliness Grade Settings

The Cleanliness Grade is the degree of cleanliness

(class) of a printing material. Each printing material is
assigned to a cleanliness grade. During the cleaning
process, the cleanliness grade of the printing material
will be saved on the RFID tag of the cleaning bottle.
The Cleanliness Grade is given in a numerical value
from 0-100. The more pure/critical a material is, the
lower is the cleanliness grade.
Example: Biocompatible printing materials have a
cleanliness grade of 10, technical materials have a
higher/less critical cleanliness grade, e.g. 30. A fresh
bottle of cleaning liquid stands for the purest material
and has the lowest cleanliness grade, class 0.
In principle, only materials and cleaning liquids with the
same cleanliness grade should come into contact with
each other. However, it is possible to clean a printing
material of a higher cleanliness grade with a cleaning
liquid of a lower cleanliness grade, provided that this is
allowed in the settings.
Example: The print job consists of a material with the
cleanliness grade 30, the cleaning liquid is assigned to
the cleanliness grade 10.
→ Possible, but the cleaning liquid will be downgraded
from 10 to 30 and cannot be used for a purer cleaning
afterwards!
Exception! The print job consists of a material with the
cleanliness grade 10, the cleaning liquid is assigned to
the cleanliness grade 30.
→ Not possible, as the print job will be contaminated
by an unclean cleaning liquid.

Allow the use of cleaning liquid To allow cleaning with a cleaning liquid of a lower cleanliness grade,
with lower cleanliness grade… please proceed as follows:
1. Check the ‘Allow the use of cleaning liquid with lower
cleanliness grade’ box.

Figure 6: ‘Cleanliness Grade Settings‘, use of cleaning liquid with lower

cleanliness grade allowed

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Some printing materials can be assigned to the same

cleanliness grade in the material database, but may
differ in color (e.g. transparent and opaque materials).
When transparent or white materials are mixed with
strongly colored materials (e.g. red, blue), the use of the
same cleaning liquid can cause color residues on the
print jobs made from lighter materials.
In order to prevent mixing of materials, it is possible to
set in the settings for the cleanliness grade whether only
unmixed (single-type) cleaning is allowed or not.

Allow mixing of materials… To allow mixing of materials (and cleaning liquids), please proceed as
follows:
1. Check the ‘Allow mixing of materials‘ box.
2. Press the ‘Return ‘ button and then the ’Home ’ button to
return to the operator interface.

Figure 7: ‘Cleanliness Grade Settings‘, mixing of materials allowed

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3 Prepare the Cleaning Liquid Container

3.1 Equip the Cleaning Liquid Container

The new ‘Intelligent Cleaning’ functionality is based on
RFID technology and helps you optimize the cleaning
quality of your print jobs.
However, if the bottles are positioned incorrectly, e.g. if
the RFID tags point away from the reader or the Pre-
Cleaning and Final Cleaning bottles are interchanged,
an error occurs and a warning message will be
displayed. Therefore, make sure that the cleaning liquid
container is equipped correctly.

N O TE !
Wearing protective gloves protects the skin from contact
with skin damaging materials. During work steps in
which you work with printing materials, we therefore
always recommend the wearing of protective gloves.

To equip the cleaning liquid container with cleaning bottles, please

proceed as follows:
1. Put on protective gloves.
2. Hold the upper part of the container with one hand and reach
into the opening slot for the RFID reader with the other hand.
3. Press and hold the inner locking plate of the container through
the hole with your thumb.
4. Tilt the upper part of the container a few centimeters to the right.
5. Now release your thumb and lift the upper part to the left so that
the upper part of the container is aligned again.
6. Lift the upper part of the container off the lower part.
7. Now place the upper part upside down so that the tube ends
point into the air.

Figure 8: Hold the container Figure 9: Press and tilt

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Figure 10: Lift the upper part Figure 11: Lift off the upper part

Figure 12: Place down the upper part

8. Take two bottles of cleaning liquid and twist off the lids.
Place the lids in the storage inserts provided for this purpose in
the lower part of the container.
9. Place the opened bottles in the round openings of the lower part
of the container. Make sure that the position markings on the
bottles point to the markings in the lower part of the container.
These markings ensure that the bottles are correctly positioned
so that the RFID tags located on the bottles can be read by the
RFID reader.
10. Take the upper part of the container and insert the tube ends
into the bottles. Close the container.
Make sure that the container is not moved jerkily. The RFID tags
on the bottles could rotate away from the reader.
11. Connect the container to the machine. → Chapter 3.2

Figure 13: Insert the bottles Figure 14: Close the container

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3.2 Connect the Cleaning Liquid Container

To connect the cleaning liquid container to the machine, please
proceed as follows:
1. Prerequisite: The cleaning liquid container has already been
equipped with cleaning liquid. → Chapter 3.1
2. Carefully place the cleaning liquid container next to the RFID
reader of the machine.
Make sure that the container is not moved jerkily. The RFID tags
on the bottles could rotate away from the reader.
3. Slide the container towards the machine so that the RFID reader
can be inserted into the lower part of the container.
4. Now press the coupling piece of the container onto the quick
coupling of the machine. The coupling must audibly engage.
The cleaning liquid container is connected.

Figure 15: Slide the container Figure 16: Engage coupling

Figure 17: Container connected

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4 Cleaning Liquid Bottles: Information & Handling

4.1 General Information

The information required for the intelligent cleaning process is saved
on the RFID tags of the cleaning bottles.
New (unused) cleaning bottles are usually equipped with empty RFID
tags that must be written with information before the start of a cleaning
process. The writing of the RFID tags can take place at the start of the
cleaning process (→ Chapter 6.4) or can already be partially carried
out in advance. In this case, however, only the ‘Cleaning Liquid Type’
can be specified. (→ Chapter 4.3)

Depending on the distributor, the cleaning bottles may

already be filled with a cleaning liquid. In this case, the
RFID tags are also already written with information.

4.2 Check the Bottle Status

To check the RFID tags on the cleaning bottles, please proceed as
follows:
1. Prerequisites: The cleaning liquid container has been equipped
and is connected to the machine. (→ Chapter 3)
2. Press the ‘Settings ‘ button. The settings menu will be opened.
3. Select the ‘Cleaning Liquid Info ’ menu and press the
‘Confirm ’ button to open the menu.
Each bottle positions (Pre- & Final Cleaning) and the
corresponding cleaning values will be displayed. This way, a
quick overview of the currently used cleaning bottles and the
bottle status (e.g. degree of saturation of the cleaning liquid) is
possible.
4. If there are no information saved on the RFID tags, ‘Empty TAG’
will be displayed for the Cleaning liquid type. The Cleaning
liquid type can be written to the tags before starting the cleaning
process. → Chapter 4.3
5. Press the ‘Return ‘ button and then the ’Home ’ button to
return to the operator interface.

The ‘Cleaning Liquid Info’ menu can also be opened

directly from the operator interface:
1. Select the ‘Material’ operating mode on the user
interface.
2. Press the ‘Cleaning Liquid Info ’ button to call
up the menu directly.

You can open helpful information on the different

positions by pressing the ‘ ’ icon.

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Figure 18: Menu selection ‘Cleaning Liquid Info‘

Figure 19: Two empty RFID tags detected

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4.3 Specify the Cleaning Liquid Type before Start of the Cleaning
Process
For writing the ‘Cleaning Liquid Type’ on empty RFID tags, please
proceed as follows:
1. Prerequisite: At least one empty RFID tag (‘Empty TAG’) has
been detected. (→ Chapter 4.2)
2. Press the ‘Create Tag ’ button. The ‘Empty RFID-TAG(S)
detected’ display will be displayed.
3. Open the drop-down list at the position where ‘Empty TAG’ is
displayed.
4. In the drop-down list, select the cleaning liquid that is in the
respective cleaning bottle.
5. Now press the respective ‘Create Tag ’ button to write the
selected cleaning liquid on the empty tag.
6. Press the ‘Return ‘ button to return to the operator interface.
The RFID tags will be automatically read out again and the
‘Cleaning Liquid Type’ will now be displayed.

Figure 20: Display ‘Empty RFID-Tag(s) detected‘

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4.4 Exchange the Cleaning Liquid Bottles

As soon as the cleaning liquid in the cleaning bottles is saturated (see
Bottle Status → Chapter 4.2), no material can be absorbed anymore.
The bottles must be exchanged.
To make optimum use of the cleaning liquid, the Final Cleaning bottle
(pos. 2) can be repositioned to the Pre-Cleaning position (pos. 1) when
it is 100% saturated. The Pre-Cleaning bottle can either be disposed of
or emptied and refilled with fresh cleaning liquid.
The procedure for exchanging and refilling the cleaning bottles will be
described below.

Figure 21: ‘Intelligent Cleaning Info‘, saturated cleaning bottle on the Pre-
Cleaning position (rear)

E NV IRO N MEN TA L P ROT E C TI ON !

Danger to the environment due to incorrect disposal
of cleaning liquids!
Incorrect disposal of used cleaning liquid can cause
serious damage to the environment.
— Dispose of used cleaning liquid according to
local disposal regulations.

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4.4.1 Reposition the Cleaning Liquid Bottles

To reposition the cleaning bottles, please proceed as follows:

1. Press the quick coupling on the cleaning liquid container while
pulling the container from the machine.
2. Open the cleaning liquid container. (→ Chapter 3.1)
3. Remove the Pre-Cleaning bottle from position 1 (rear bottle).
Dispose of it according to local disposal regulations or perform
a bottle refill. (→ Chapter 4.4.2)
4. Place the Final Cleaning bottle from position 2 (front) onto the
Pre-Cleaning position 1 (rear).
5. Afterwards, place a new cleaning bottle on the Final Cleaning
position 2 (front). Make sure that the position markings on the
bottles point to the markings in the lower part of the container.
6. Take the upper part of the container and insert the tube ends
into the bottles. Close the container.
7. Now reconnect the container to the machine. (→ Chapter 3.2)
8. Call up the ‘Cleaning Liquid Info ’ menu and check the bottle
status.
9. If necessary, specify the ‘Cleaning Liquid Type’ for the newly
inserted Final Cleaning bottle. (→ Chapter 4.3)

4.4.2 Refill the Cleaning Liquid Bottles

To refill a cleaning bottle, proceed as follows:

1. Press the quick coupling on the cleaning liquid container while
pulling the container from the machine.
2. Open the cleaning liquid container. (→ Chapter 3.1)
3. Remove the Pre-Cleaning bottle from position 1 (rear bottle).
4. Place the Final Cleaning bottle from position 2 (front) onto the
Pre-Cleaning position 1 (rear).
5. Empty the saturated cleaning liquid from the Pre-Cleaning bottle
into a collection canister.
6. Now fill fresh cleaning liquid into the bottle.
When doing so, make sure that the filling level of 800 ml on the
bottle label will not be exceeded! This can lead to an overflow of
the entire system!
7. Position this newly filled bottle on the Final Cleaning position 2
(front). Make sure that the position markings on the bottles point
to the markings in the lower part of the container.
8. Take the upper part of the container and insert the tube ends
into the bottles. Close the container.
9. Now reconnect the container to the machine. (→ Chapter 3.2)
10. Call up the ‘Cleaning Liquid Info ’ menu and check the bottle
status.
11. Reset the bottle status of the newly filled bottle. → Chapter 4.4.3

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4.4.3 Reset the Bottle Status after a Bottle Refill

This function is only possible when using multi-use

bottles (refillable bottles).

To reset the bottle status after a bottle refill, please proceed as follows:
1. Prerequisite: At least one bottle has been refilled with fresh
cleaning liquid. The container is connected to the machine.
(→ Chapter 4.4.2)
2. Call up the ‘Cleaning Liquid Info ’ menu.
3. Press the ‘Refill ‘ button. The ‘Intelligent Cleaning Refill’
display will be opened.
4. Press the respective ‘Create Tag ’ button to reset the
corresponding cleaning bottle.
Once the bottle status has been reset, the ‘Cleaning Grade’ will
be displayed with the value ‘0’. The bar display of the saturation
will also be reset.
5. Afterwards, press the ‘Return ‘ button to return to the
‘Cleaning Liquid Info’ menu.

Figure 22: ‘Intelligent Cleaning Refill‘, status of the Pre-Cleaning bottle not
reset after refill

Figure 23: ‘Intelligent Cleaning Refill‘, status of the Pre-Cleaning bottle

successfully reset after refill

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5 Start the Cleaning Process

To start the cleaning process, please proceed as follows:

1. Place your print job in the machine.
Observe the instructions for equipping the machine in the
separate operating instructions.
2. Select the operating mode on the operator interface:
— ‘Jobs’ (provided there is a connection between the
machine and the 3D printer): Select the transferred print
job.
— ‘Material‘: Select the material which has been used for
printing the print job.
3. Now press the ‘Start ’ button to start the cleaning process.
The current cleaning progress will be shown on the display.
For a detailed description of how to start the cleaning process,
refer to the separate operating instructions of the RS wash
(D wash, P wash, SHERAprint wash, 3Dewash). →
4. At the end of the cleaning process, check whether the part has
been cleaned sufficiently well.

After the cleaning process has been started by pressing

the ‘Start ’ button, the RFID tags on the cleaning
bottles will be read. If an error occurs during this
process or the settings set require an information note,
this will be shown on the display.
The (warning) notes describe why the message is
displayed. An overview of all notes, and the steps for
resuming the cleaning process, can be found in the
‘Troubleshooting’ chapter. → Chapter 6

The RFID tags will be written with the respective process

data at the beginning of the cleaning process, when the
cleaning liquid will be pumped into the inner container.
If you cancel the cleaning process during an active
cleaning, the degree of saturation has already been
counted up.

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6 Troubleshooting

6.1 RFID Reading Error

Warning Note

Figure 24: Warning note ’RFID reading error‘

Possible Causes The RFID tags cannot be read in. At least one cleaning bottle is missing
or at least one cleaning bottle is incorrectly positioned.

Further Procedure To close the warning note and resume the cleaning process, please
proceed as follows:
1. Check at which position (Pre- & Final Cleaning) the RFID tag
has not been detected. (‘No Tag‘)
2. Press the quick coupling on the cleaning liquid container while
pulling the container from the machine.
Cleaning liquid containers, that have cutouts in the housing in
the area of the cleaning bottles, do not have to be disconnected
from the machine for repositioning of the bottles. In this case,
the bottles can be rotated through the cutouts. After having
rotated the bottles, continue with step 6.
3. Open the cleaning liquid container. → Chapter 3.1
4. Correct the positioning of the bottles which were not detected
and then carefully close the container.
5. Reconnect the container to the machine. → Chapter 3.2
6. Now press the ‘Retry ’ button to perform a new reading of the
RFID tags. Provided that both tags could now be read, the
display will ask whether the cleaning liquid container is
connected to the machine. Check that the container is
connected correctly and confirm this with the ‘Confirm ’
button. The cleaning process will then be started.

If you want to start the cleaning process without the

RFID function, press the ‘Continue anyway ’ button
instead. The cleaning process will then be started
immediately and the ‘Intelligent Cleaning’ function will
be deactivated in the settings.

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Press the ‘Cancel ’ button to cancel the process and

to return automatically to the operator interface.

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6.2 Materials do not Match

Warning Note

Figure 25: Warning note ’Materials do not match‘

Possible Causes You are about to clean a material with a cleaning liquid which,
however, has already been used previously for cleaning a different
material. Mixing of materials is not allowed in the ‘Cleanliness Grade
Settings’. → Chapter 2.2.2

Further Procedure To close the warning note and resume the cleaning process, please
proceed as follows:
1. Check at which position (Pre- & Final Cleaning) there is a
discrepancy between ‘Printed part material’ and the material
previously cleaned with the cleaning liquid .
2. Cancel the process by pressing the ‘Cancel ’ button.
You will automatically return to the operator interface.
3. Replace the respective bottles either with new bottles or replace
them with cleaning bottles which are already written with the
respective printing material.
4. Start the cleaning process again by pressing the ‘Start ’
button.

If you still want to start the cleaning process, press the

‘Continue anyway ’ button. The cleaning process
will then be started immediately and the cleaning bottles
will be rewritten to the current material (‘Printed part
material’).

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6.3 Liquid Types do not Match

Warning Note

Figure 26: Warning note ’Materials (liquid types) do not match‘

Possible Causes You are about to clean a material with a cleaning liquid which is not
intended for cleaning this material. Mixing of materials is not allowed
in the ‘Cleanliness Grade Settings’. → Chapter 2.2.2

Further Procedure To close the warning note and resume the cleaning process, please
proceed as follows:
1. Check at which position (Pre- & Final Cleaning) there is a
discrepancy between ‘Printed part requires’ and the cleaning
liquid in the bottles .
2. Cancel the process by pressing the ‘Cancel ’ button.
You will automatically return to the operator interface.
3. Replace the respective bottles with cleaning bottles filled with the
respective cleaning liquid.
4. Start the cleaning process again by pressing the ‘Start ’
button.

If you still want to start the cleaning process, press the

‘Continue anyway ’ button. The cleaning process
will then be started immediately.

The material database contains information on the

cleaning liquid (Liquid Type) that can be used to clean
the material. If the cleaning liquids do not match when
cleaning is started, the warning note ‘Materials do not
match’ will appear. (Figure 26)

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6.4 Empty RFID-Tag(s) Detected

Note

Figure 27: Bottle status ’Empty RFID-Tag(s) detected‘

Possible Causes When checking the bottle status, at least one empty RFID tag has been
detected. → Chapter 4.2

Further Procedure To write information on the empty RFID tag, please proceed as follows:
1. Check at which position (Pre- & Final Cleaning) the RFID tag
has not been detected. (‘Empty Tag‘)
2. Open the drop-down list and select the cleaning liquid that is in
the respective cleaning bottle.
3. Now press the respective ‘Create Tag ’ button to write the
selected cleaning liquid on the empty tag.
4. Press the ‘Return ‘ button and then the ’Home ’ button to
return to the operator interface.

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6.5 Cleanliness Grade of Cleaning Liquid will be Downgraded

Warning Note

Figure 28: Warning note ’Cleanliness grade of cleaning liquid will be

downgraded‘

Possible Causes You are about to clean a material with a cleaning liquid of a lower
(purer) cleanliness grade than the material to be cleaned itself.
Cleaning materials with a cleaning liquid of a lower cleanliness grade
is allowed in the ‘Cleanliness Grade Settings’. → Chapter 2.2.2

Further Procedure To close the warning note and resume the cleaning process, please
proceed as follows:
1. Check at which position (Pre- & Final Cleaning) there is a
discrepancy between the cleanliness grade of the ‘Printed Part’
and the cleanliness grade of the cleaning liquid .
2. Cancel the process by pressing the ‘Cancel ’ button.
You will automatically return to the operator interface.
3. Replace the respective bottles with cleaning bottles which are
already written with the respective cleanliness grade.
4. Start the cleaning process again by pressing the ‘Start ’
button.

If you still want to start the cleaning process, press the

‘Continue anyway ’ button. The cleaning process
will then be started immediately and the cleaning bottles
will be rewritten to the cleanliness grade of the material
(’Printed part material‘).

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6.6 Cleanliness Grade of Cleaning Liquid is Lower than Printed Part

Warning Note

Figure 29: Warning note ’Cleanliness grade of cleaning liquid is lower than
printed part‘

Possible Causes You are about to clean a material with a cleaning liquid which has a
higher (dirtier) cleanliness grade than the material to be cleaned. It is
not possible to clean materials with a cleaning liquid which has a
higher cleanliness grade than the material to be cleaned, otherwise the
part will become contaminated.

Further Procedure To close the warning note and resume the cleaning process, please
proceed as follows:
1. Check at which position (Pre- & Final Cleaning) there is a
discrepancy between the cleanliness grade of the ‘Printed
Part‘ and the cleanliness grade of the cleaning liquid .
2. Cancel the process by pressing the ‘Cancel ’ button.
You will automatically return to the operator interface.
3. Replace the respective bottles either with new bottles or replace
them with cleaning bottles which are already written with the
respective cleanliness grade.
4. Start the cleaning process again by pressing the ‘Start ’
button.

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6.7 Bottle in Position 1 has an Unexpected Bottle Type

Note

Figure 30: Note ’Bottle in position one has an unexpected bottle type‘

Possible Causes There is a Final Cleaning bottle in the Pre-Cleaning position .

You are being asked if the Final Cleaning bottle should be changed to
a Pre-Cleaning bottle.

Further Procedure To close the note and resume the cleaning process, please proceed as
follows:
1. Press the ‘Confirm ’ button to change the Final Cleaning
bottle in the Pre-Cleaning position to a Pre-Cleaning bottle.
The cleaning process will then be started afterwards.

By pressing the ‘Cancel ’ button, the process will be

canceled and you will automatically return to the
operator interface.

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6.8 Bottle in Position 2 has an Unexpected Bottle Type

Note

Figure 31: Note ’Bottle in position two has an unexpected bottle type‘

Possible Causes There is a Pre-Cleaning bottle in the Final Cleaning position .

The cleaning process cannot be continued, as a Pre-Cleaning bottle
cannot be changed to a Final Cleaning bottle.

Further Procedure To close the note and resume the cleaning process, please proceed as
follows:
1. Cancel the process by pressing the ‘Cancel ’ button.
You will automatically return to the operator interface.
2. Insert a new Final Cleaning bottle.
3. Start the cleaning process again by pressing the ‘Start ’
button.

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6.9 Cleaning Liquid will be Saturated soon

Note

Figure 32: Note ‚Cleaning liquid will be saturated soon‘

Possible Causes At least one cleaning liquid has reached the set degree of saturation
in the ‘Saturation Settings’. (‚Show saturation info at‘ → Chapter 2.2.1)

Further Procedure To close the note and resume the cleaning process, please proceed as
follows:
1. Check which cleaning liquid will soon be saturated .
2. Press the ‘Confirm ’ button to confirm that you have read the
note. The cleaning process will then be started.

By pressing the ‘Cancel ’ button, the process will be

canceled and you will automatically return to the
operator interface.

The bar display will show you the degree of saturation

of the respective cleaning bottles. At a saturation of the
cleaning liquid of approx. 100%, the bar will have
reached the indicated saturation line. At a saturation of
the cleaning liquid of approx. 120%, the bar will be
filled completely.

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