Applications

Where vapor-smoothed parts go to work.

PostPro vapor smoothing by AMT (Additive Manufacturing Technologies) seals and smooths 3D printed polymer parts in one automated cycle, so they can be used as finished, end-use parts. Manufacturers use it on prostheses and orthoses, car and motorcycle parts, consumer products, and food-processing and production machinery.

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The originals of automated vapor smoothing900+ PostPro systems installed in 40 countries

AMT demo manifold hanging in a PostPro SF chamber before vapor smoothing, with a matte gray printed surfaceThe same manifold after a vapor smoothing cycle, with a sealed, glossy black surface
One printed manifold, before and after one vapor smoothing cycle.

Case studies by industry

Every case study, in one library

By material and print process

The polymers industry already prints.

PostPro vapor smoothing works on the materials powder-bed printers use most, and on 100+ thermoplastics with FA326 on SF50 and SF100.

Print processes

MJF, SLS, SAF, HSS and FDM

What is vapor smoothing? Consumables

Questions

Questions, answered.

Which industries use vapor smoothing?

Published PostPro case studies come from medical and health (prostheses and orthoses), automotive and motorsport, consumer products, industrial machinery and food processing. Service bureaus also run PostPro systems to finish parts for their customers.

Which 3D printing processes can be vapor smoothed?

PostPro vapor smoothing works on powder-bed parts from HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF), SLS, SAF and HSS, and on FDM parts on every system: Ultem and Onyx on the desktop SFX and SF2X; Ultem, Onyx, ABS and ASA on the industrial SF50 and SF100.

Which materials can be vapor smoothed?

PA12, PA11, TPU, TPE, Polypropylene (PP) with FA9202, FDM materials and, with FA326 on the SF50 and SF100, more than 100 thermoplastics.

Can vapor-smoothed parts be used in contact with food?

Food-contact compliance depends on the material, the process and the consumable together. Parts printed in FABULOUS DETECT PA11 and smoothed with FA5802 (Pure) met the extractables limits of US FDA 21 CFR §177.1500 in an accredited independent lab: a result for those parts, not a certification. The food contact page has the test and the food-line stories.

Can I buy vapor smoothing as a service?

Ask a PostPro production partner. Production partners offer printing and post-processing services to companies that need a better surface finish, and the partner directory lists them by country and region. Ask each partner which processes it runs.

Can I test my own parts before I buy?

Yes. Send a few of your printed parts to AMT’s benchmarking program and they come back vapor smoothed: no cost to evaluate, parts returned, typical turnaround 2–3 weeks.

Next step

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

Starting 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. 01Quote

    Build your quote

    Pick a system and its options, and send AMT an itemized quotation request. Each system shows its starting price.

    Build your quote

  2. 02ROI

    Calculate your ROI

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

    Calculate ROI

  3. 03Benchmark

    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

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

Prices: starting prices, excluding tax and shipping; everything else is priced in your quotation.

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