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title: "Posedla: Custom 3D-Printed Bike Saddles | AMT PostPro"
description: "Posedla prints custom bike saddles on HP MJF in BASF Ultrasint TPU01 and finishes them with AMT PostPro for an injection molded-like surface."
canonical: https://amtechnologies.com/resources/case-studies/optimizing-the-performance-of-customized-bicycle-saddles-with-basf-forward-am-hp-and-amt-postpro/
updated: 2026-10-06
type: case-study
---
Case study · Consumer goods

# Posedla: custom bike saddles with BASF, HP and AMT

Czech bicycle component maker Posedla uses additive manufacturing to create optimized, customizable bicycle saddles, drawing on companies dedicated to additive manufacturing at every step.

[Read the full case study (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://6983077.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6983077/Website/Case%20Studies/AMT_CS_Posedla.pdf) [Test your parts](https://amtechnologies.com/test-your-parts/)

Published Jan 23, 2023 Free download, no form

![Two black 3D-printed lattice bicycle saddles on a display stand](https://amtechnologies.com/img/resources/cs-posedla-800.webp)

Photo · Posedla saddles in Ultrasint TPU01.

- **Customer**: Posedla
- **With**: BASF Forward AM, HP
- **Industry**: [Consumer goods](https://amtechnologies.com/industries/consumer/)
- **Application**: Custom bicycle saddles
- **Printing**: HP Multi Jet Fusion
- **Material**: BASF Forward AM Ultrasint TPU01
- **Finishing**: AMT PostPro
- **Published**: Jan 23, 2023

## From print to finish

Production starts with HP Multi Jet Fusion and BASF Forward AM’s Ultrasint TPU01, a flexible polymer, and is finalized with a crucial post-processing step on AMT PostPro.[PDF](https://6983077.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6983077/Website/Case%20Studies/AMT_CS_Posedla.pdf)

The full case study describes “AMT PostPro surface finishing technology” giving the saddle “an injection molded-like finish”.

Result

An “injection molded-like finish” on Ultrasint TPU01 saddles[PDF](https://6983077.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6983077/Website/Case%20Studies/AMT_CS_Posedla.pdf)

Full case study

The complete story as a PDF. Free, no form to fill in.

[Download the PDF (opens in a new tab)](https://6983077.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6983077/Website/Case%20Studies/AMT_CS_Posedla.pdf)

Related

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Posedla on video

## Watch the story

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[Watch on YouTube:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkk2ou3MwTA)

Footage · Aug 30, 2023 Length 1:35

### _3D Printed Custom Bike Saddles | Post-Processing | Posedla & AMT PostPro_

Posedla, a maker of custom bicycle saddles, on why it chose AMT PostPro post-processing for its HP MJF TPU saddles to face sun, water and grit.

[Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkk2ou3MwTA)

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](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