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title: "AbilityMade: Vapor-Smoothed Orthotic Devices | AMT PostPro"
description: "AbilityMade compares the impact resistance of as-printed and vapor-smoothed ankle-foot orthoses made on HP MJF 580 printers."
canonical: https://amtechnologies.com/resources/case-studies/ability-made-vapor-smoothing-3d-printed-orthotic-devices/
updated: 2026-10-06
type: case-study
---
Case study · Medical & health

# AbilityMade: vapor smoothing 3D-printed orthotic devices

Ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) aid mobility for people with lower limb disabilities. Their integrity and durability matter because they often take sudden impacts in daily use, such as trips or falls.

[Read the full case study (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://amtechnologies.com/resources/case-studies/ability-made-vapor-smoothing-3d-printed-orthotic-devices/) [Test your parts, free](https://amtechnologies.com/test-your-parts/)

Published May 16, 2024 Free download, after a short form

![A person holding two colorful 3D-printed ankle-foot orthoses with printed graphic patterns](https://amtechnologies.com/img/resources/cs-abilitymade-800.webp)

Custom ankle-foot orthoses by AbilityMade.

- **Customer**: AbilityMade
- **Industry**: [Medical & health](https://amtechnologies.com/industries/medical/)
- **Application**: Ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs)
- **Printing**: HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF 580)
- **Finishing**: [PostPro vapor smoothing](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/)
- **Published**: May 16, 2024

## What the study looks at

This study examines the impact resistance of as-printed and vapor-smoothed AFOs produced with HP MJF 580 3D printing, and highlights the benefits of vapor smoothing.[PDF](https://amtechnologies.com/resources/case-studies/ability-made-vapor-smoothing-3d-printed-orthotic-devices/) The test results are in the full case study.

Result

Impact resistance of as-printed and vapor-smoothed AFOs compared[PDF](https://amtechnologies.com/resources/case-studies/ability-made-vapor-smoothing-3d-printed-orthotic-devices/)

Full case study

The complete story as a PDF. Free, after a short form.

[Download the PDF (opens in a new tab)](https://amtechnologies.com/resources/case-studies/ability-made-vapor-smoothing-3d-printed-orthotic-devices/)

Related

- [PostPro vapor smoothing](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/)
- [Medical & health applications](https://amtechnologies.com/industries/medical/)
- [All case studies](https://amtechnologies.com/resources/case-studies/)

Test your parts

## Send us a part. See it smoothed.

We vapor smooth your own parts and send them back with the results. No cost to evaluate · Parts returned · Typical turnaround 2–3 weeks[1]

[Test your parts, free](https://amtechnologies.com/test-your-parts/) [See the systems](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/)

## Sources

1. [PostPro benchmarking: send us your 3D printed parts](https://benchmarking.amtechnologies.com/) · AMT · read Oct 6, 2026