Array - Encompassing 3D production system
Element - 3D printers housed within Array (4 total)
Status Light - Provides feedback on system (Learn more)
Anatomy of Array
1. Front Screen - Primary interface for interacting with Array
(not shown) Back Screen - Secondary interface located on back of the system, provides options for managing Elements and storage cart
2, 3, 4. Gantry System - Motorized arm, rails, and vertical pulley system to move End Effector assembly and robotics system
2. Gantry x-axis rail
3. Gantry motors
4. Gantry y-axis
5. End Effector - Shelf assembly that moves along the gantry system, houses the stage and area for holding a bed
6. Stage - Part of the End Effector, this component moves in and out of an Element printer in order to place and retrieve beds
7. Storage Cart - Removable storage for completed parts and beds
Storage Cart Internal
8. Finished Print Storage Area - Area of cart for housing beds with parts
9. Bed Feeder (Empty Bed Storage) - Area of cart for housing clear and empty beds, has 4 zones (Learn more)
Canvas Array
Canvas Array - Expansion of Canvas software that enables connection to Array system for managing print jobs, Element controls and more (Learn more)
Orders - Associated with a sliced project in Canvas
Jobs - Single print within an order
Queue - List of upcoming orders for Array
Element Status
Active - Printer available to receive new print jobs
Inactive - Unavailable to receive new print jobs
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