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AMT gallery: before and after vapor smoothing

Here are four pairs from AMT’s own published images. Each pair shows the same part as printed (left) and after PostPro vapor smoothing (right).

  • By AMT Team
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Lattice bicycle saddle, MJF TPU

3D-printed lattice bicycle saddle as printed, with a rough gray surface
The same saddle after PostPro vapor smoothing, with a smooth, sealed black surface
PhotoShown on AMT’s vapor smoothing page with the caption “MJF TPU”.

TPU bellows with water on the surface, Forward AM TPU on MJF

TPU bellows as printed, with a rough gray surface
The same TPU bellows after PostPro vapor smoothing, with a smooth, sealed surface
PhotoShown on the PostPro SFX and SF2X product pages with the caption “Forward AM TPU: MJF”.

Lattice helmet shell, smoothed on a PostPro SF2X

3D-printed lattice helmet shell as printed, with a matte gray, grainy surface
The same helmet shell after PostPro vapor smoothing, with a smooth, sealed dark surface
PhotoAMT photo.

Demo manifold in an SF chamber

AMT demo manifold hanging in a PostPro SF chamber before vapor smoothing, with a matte gray printed surface
The same manifold after a vapor smoothing cycle, with a sealed, glossy black surface
FootageFrames from AMT demo footage.

Your turn

Post your own pairs on the community forum, in Show your parts (opens the community forum in a new tab). Show us your parts: how to share a great before and after (opens the community forum in a new tab) has a few tips for photos that show the difference.

Sources

  1. Vapor smoothing: SF and X-series family page and SFX, SF2X, SF50, SF100 product pagesAMT

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