System configurator

Your parts in. Your system out.

Answer a few questions about your parts. Get the PostPro system that fits them, its starting price and the complete setup for your quotation, with a link to estimate your cost per part.

  • Name and email for your result
  • About 2 minutes
  • Starting prices
  1. Your parts
  2. Goal
  3. Volume
  4. Space and power
  5. Automation
  6. Support
  7. Region

Question 1

One question at a time. Choosing an answer with a mouse or a tap moves on to the next question; with the keyboard, press Enter. Letters choose options.

How are your parts made?

Pick the process. Machined plastic parts count too.

Which material?

Materials AMT has published for vapor smoothing are marked Listed. Anything else: we suggest a free test first.

How big is a typical part?

Its bounding box: the smallest box it fits in. Use your largest regular part. Pick an example or type your own.

What should the finish do?

Pick any that apply, or none.

How many parts a week?

A rough number is fine. Count every part of this kind you would smooth in a normal week.

Where will it run?

The desktop systems run on single-phase power. The industrial systems need floor space and three-phase power.

Load by hand, or run unattended?

DMS automated loading works with the PostPro SF100: it loads and unloads trays and selects the recipe for each one.

How much support after installation?

Every system comes with AMT's standard warranty. Care packs extend it.

Where will it be installed?

Sets the currency of the starting price and your quotation, and the electrical variant. Your quotation confirms the voltage for your site.

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How it works

How the recommendation works.

Six plain rules, run in your browser. Every fact they use is published, and every assumption is labelled.

  1. The part has to fit the chamber.

    Your part's bounding box is compared with each published chamber, in every orientation. Where a part comes within 20% of a chamber wall and a larger system fits it with room to spare, we recommend the larger one and show the tight fit as the alternative. This clearance is our sizing assumption, not an AMT limit: an application engineer confirms racking for your part.

    Published chambers and supply
    SystemChamber (W × D × H)CyclePower
    PostPro SFX190 × 320 × 190 mmup to 2 hSingle-phase, 230 V or 120 V
    PostPro SF2X260 × 390 × 260 mmup to 2 hSingle-phase, 230 V or 120 V
    PostPro SF50400 × 300 × 400 mmup to 2 hThree-phase, 400 V or 480 V, 50/60 Hz
    PostPro SF100400 × 600 × 400 mmup to 2 hThree-phase, 400 V or 480 V, 50/60 Hz

  2. The material has to be published for the system.

    We recommend a system for a material and process when AMT publishes that pairing, and not otherwise:

    • PA12, PA11 and TPU on all four systems; TPE on the SF50 and SF100; polypropylene with FA9202 on the SFX, SF50 and SF100.
    • MJF, SLS and HSS parts on all four; SAF on the SFX, SF50 and SF100.
    • FDM ULTEM and Onyx parts on the SFX and SF2X. On the SF50 and SF100, where FDM is listed without named grades, and for FDM PA12, the result says "test to confirm". Other FDM materials go to a free test first.
    • Machined plastics: PostPro SF100 with FA5802 (Pure).

    Anything else goes to a free test first. FA326 covers 100+ thermoplastics on the SF50 and SF100, so we show that as the likely path, marked unconfirmed until your parts come back.

  3. One machine should cover your busiest week.

    Parts per cycle is a grid count of your part's box in the chamber, of which we load 45% for spacing and racking (the middle of the ROI calculator's 30–60% range). Cycles a week is your busiest week divided by that, and each cycle takes the upper end of the published cycle time. We assume one 40-hour shift a week of loading, or around the clock with DMS on the SF100. The smallest system that covers the week on one machine is the recommendation. If none does, we say how many machines it takes and put you in touch with an engineer.

  4. The site has to suit it.

    The SFX and SF2X are desktop systems on single-phase power. The SF50 and SF100 are industrial systems: they stand on the floor and need a three-phase supply; their published footprint is 830 × 1400 mm. A bench site keeps the recommendation on the desktop systems and says so when a part needs more. DMS automated loading works with PostPro SF100 systems, including existing installs, and AMT prices it in your quotation.

  5. One starting price; the rest in your quotation.

    Each system shows AMT's starting price, in US dollars, pounds or euros as published, never converted. The setup lists what a running system typically needs: the ancillaries pack, the first canister or cartridge, installation and training, and the care pack you choose. AMT prices the setup, the DMS module included, in your quotation.

  6. When there is no clean answer, it says so.

    A part larger than every chamber, a material AMT has not published, a bench site for a part that needs an industrial system, or a volume that needs several machines: the result tells you which, shows what would work, and points you to an application engineer or the free benchmark instead of guessing.

Questions

Choosing a vapor smoothing system.

Which PostPro vapor smoothing system is right for me?

It depends on part size, weekly volume, material and the power on site. The SFX is a desktop system for R&D and low-volume production, the SF2X doubles the SFX chamber capacity, the SF50 is an industrial system for low-volume production of end-use parts, and the SF100 is sized for high-volume production. The configurator weighs all four for your parts.

Do I need to give an email address to see a recommendation?

Yes. A short form comes before your result, the same one as for document downloads, and it shows what it asks for. The recommendation, the system's starting price and your setup then appear on screen. On this device the form is filled in for you next time.

How accurate is the throughput estimate?

It is an estimate: a grid count of your part in the chamber with 45% of it loaded for spacing, against the published cycle time and one 40-hour shift. Real loads depend on racking, so an AMT application engineer confirms them, and a free benchmark shows the result on your own parts.

What if my material is not on the list?

FA326 is published for 100+ thermoplastics on the SF50 and SF100, so many other materials may work, but we don't recommend a system until it is confirmed. Send parts to the free benchmark: No cost to evaluate · Parts returned · Typical turnaround 2–3 weeks.

What power does each system need?

SFX and SF2X: Single-phase, 230 V or 120 V. SF50 and SF100: Three-phase, 400 V or 480 V, 50/60 Hz. The SF50 and SF100 also need floor space: their footprint is 830 × 1400 mm.

How is my setup priced?

The result shows the system's starting price, in the currency AMT publishes for your region and never converted. AMT prices your complete setup, from the configuration and options to consumables, installation, care and shipping, in a quotation for your site.

Can vapor smoothing run unattended?

Yes, on the SF100. DMS loads and unloads PostPro SF100 systems for 24/7 unattended production, and tray recognition selects the recipe.

Can I share the result with my team?

Yes. Your answers live in the page address, so the share link opens the same result after the same short form, and the PDF uses the print-ready configuration layout.

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