Routine Maintenance Schedule

 

Frequency

Task

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Before printing

Clean the UV lamp lenses.

Cleaning the Print Heads, UV Lamp Glass, Roller and Wiper.

Before / after printing

Check the UV lamp overheating indicator.

See UV Lamp Check .

Before / after printing

Routine cleaning of:

•   print heads
•   UV lamp glass lenses
•   roller surface
•   wiper
•   build tray and surrounding area

Cleaning the Print Heads, UV Lamp Glass, Roller and Wiper.

Weekly

Clean the purge unit waste collector.

See step 11 of Cleaning the Print Heads, UV Lamp Glass, Roller and Wiper.

Weekly

Perform the Pattern test.

See Pattern Test.

Weekly

Back up the printer's configuration files.

See Backing up the Printer Configuration

Weekly

Restart the printer computer.

 

Weekly

Clean the roller waste collector.

See Cleaning the Roller Waste Collector and Inspecting the Roller Scraper.

Every 300 hours of printing (A reminder message appears.)

Calibrate the UV intensity.

See Testing and Calibrating the UV Lamps.

Every 300 hours of printing (A reminder message appears.)

Optimize the print heads.

See Optimizing (Calibrating) Print Heads.

Monthly, and after replacing print heads

Check the alignment of the print heads.

See Aligning the Print Heads.

Monthly

Remove and clean the print-head splash shield.

See Cleaning the Print-Head Splash Shield.

Monthly

Clean debris from the Z‑axis shaft with a vacuum cleaner.

 

Monthly

Inspect the exhaust system (duct, fan, connections).

 

Monthly

Calibrate the load cells.

See Calibrating the Load Cells.
Every 250 hours of printing in High Speed mode (3‑materials)
(A reminder message appears.)		 Flush the print-block heater. See Flushing the Print-block Heater.
Every 1000 hours of printing Replace the waste-pump tubes. See Replacing the Waste-Pump Tubes.

About once a year (as necessary)

Replace the Material Filters.

 See Replacing the Material Filters.

Every two years or every 3500 hours of printing

Preventive maintenance visit by service engineer.

Contact your Stratasys service provider.

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