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title: "Which Print Processes Can Be Vapor Smoothed? | AMT PostPro"
description: "Which 3D printing technologies can be vapor smoothed on PostPro systems, by machine and by consumable, and what to check before your first cycle."
canonical: https://amtechnologies.com/community/guides/is-my-technology-compatible/
updated: 2026-10-06
type: guide
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Community guide Tips & tricks / Preparing parts

# Before your first cycle: which printer technologies can be vapor smoothed?

Short answer: parts from the common powder bed processes, plus some extrusion-printed and machined plastics. The detail depends on the machine and the consumable.

- By AMT Team
- FAQ
- 1 min read
- Updated Oct 2026
- Sources[1,2]

## What AMT publishes

**By machine** (product pages):

| Machine | Compatible technologies |
| --- | --- |
| PostPro SFX | MJF, SLS, HSS; FDM ULTEM and Onyx parts |
| PostPro SF2X | MJF, SLS, HSS; FDM ULTEM and Onyx parts |
| PostPro SF50 | MJF, SLS, HSS, FDM |
| PostPro SF100 | MJF, SLS, HSS, FDM |

The vapor smoothing family page also names SAF among the powder bed processes vapor smoothing can be applied to.

**By consumable** (consumables page):

- **PostPro Pure (FA5802):** powder bed SLS, MJF, SAF/HSS; extrusion FFF and FDM for ULTEM and ONYX. It also lists CNC-machined PC, PEI and PMMA.
- **FA326:** SLS, MJF, SAF; FFF and FDM. Usable in the SF50 and SF100.
- **FA9202 (polypropylene):** SLS and MJF. Usable in the SFX, SF50 and SF100.

## What to check before you run parts

1. **Your material,** not just your technology. A PA12 from one supplier and a PA12 from another can behave differently. AMT’s compatible materials lists go down to the grade; you will find them on the [documents page](https://amtechnologies.com/resources/documents/).
2. **Your consumable.** Which consumable your machine uses decides which materials you can run. See [PostPro Pure, FA326 or FA9202: which consumable for which material?](https://amtechnologies.com/community/guides/which-consumable/).
3. **Your recipe.** Your AMT application engineer sets it for your material and parts.

If your grade is not on a list, that does not mean it will not smooth. It means nobody has published a result yet. [Send parts for a benchmark](https://benchmarking.amtechnologies.com/submit?utm_source=amtechnologies.com&utm_medium=community-page&utm_campaign=site-2026&utm_content=is-my-technology-compatible-guide), and if you are happy to, tell the [community (opens the community forum in a new tab)](https://amtpostpro.discourse.group/) what you learned.

Next step

## See the price. Run the numbers. Hold the part.

List prices are public and the cost-per-part math is yours to check, with no email needed for either. The free benchmark puts your own parts, vapor smoothed, in your hands.

1. 01 Quote

   ### Build your quote

   Pick a system and its options and get an itemized total on screen, from AMT’s published list prices.

   [Build your quote](https://amtechnologies.com/quote/)
2. 02 ROI

   ### Calculate your ROI

   Compare your cost per part with manual finishing, using your own labor rate and volumes. Every assumption is editable.

   [Calculate ROI](https://amtechnologies.com/roi/)
3. 03 Benchmark

   ### Test your parts, free

   Ship us your parts with a prepaid label. We vapor smooth them and send them back with before-and-after photos and a benchmark report.

   [Test your parts, free](https://benchmarking.amtechnologies.com/submit?utm_source=amtechnologies.com&utm_medium=community-page&utm_campaign=site-2026&utm_content=is-my-technology-compatible-decision)

   No cost to evaluate · Parts returned · Typical turnaround 2–3 weeks[3]

Prices: AMT list prices, excluding tax and shipping; confirmed in your formal quote.

[Not sure which system? Help me choose](https://amtechnologies.com/configurator/)

## Sources

1. [Vapor smoothing: SF and X-series family page and SFX, SF2X, SF50, SF100 product pages](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/) · AMT · read Oct 6, 2026 · also [AMT](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/postpro-sfx-desktop-vapor-smoothing-system/) · also [AMT](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/postpro-sf2x/) · also [AMT](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/postpro-sf50/) · also [AMT](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/postpro-sf100/)
2. [Vapor smoothing consumables: PostPro Pure (FA5802), FA326 and FA9202](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/consumables/) · AMT · read Oct 6, 2026
3. [PostPro benchmarking: send us your 3D printed parts](https://benchmarking.amtechnologies.com/) · AMT · read Oct 6, 2026