In a footprint no larger than a desktop printer, the PostPro SFX brings AMT’s industry-leading chemical vapour smoothing to low-volume users.
Key to the system’s capabilities for its compact size is AMT’s chemical vapour smoothing technology refined over nearly a decade. Automated software appropriately applies those complex process insights in simplified recipes. Users benefit from professional-grade results minus industrial equipment.
Ideal Specs for Low-Volume Production
Despite its compact overall size, AMT did not sacrifice processing capability in the PostPro SFX. Its chamber measures 190 x 320 x 190 mm, giving an ample 11.5-litre internal volume. This is sufficient space to finish small batches of parts in each cycle.
Thanks to the unit’s modest 450 x 500 mm footprint, placing it directly on an office desk or workshop bench is no problem. No external facility modifications are necessary for installation. The PostPro SFX simply plugs into standard 230V (or 120V) single-phase power.
Operation is simplified by including Saint Gobain’s Technology Upgrade Package (TUP Lite) software. Rather than requiring users to be experts in vapour smoothing to get good outcomes, TUP Lite auto-generates recipes. The operator needs only to input basic parameters like part thickness, chamber load factor, and print material. Software algorithms then identify optimal process settings.
This intuitive system makes achieving smooth, attractive, professionally enhanced 3D printed parts easy even for novice users. Within an hour or two, results matching industrial-grade finishing quality are possible on the desktop. Automated recipes and compact size make the PostPro SFX a turnkey vapour smoothing solution.
Unrivalled Expertise Behind the Design
AMT PostPro has spent nearly a decade developing industrial-scale systems for part finishing. With over 300 global installations across diverse sectors, they have unmatched real-world experience running solutions at customer production sites.
The new PostPro SFX leverages the company’s profound knowledge to deliver those same benefits on the desktop. Users can trust they are getting far more than just a compact version of a large machine. It punches above its size class with the weight of over 30 million finished components behind AMT’s reputation.
This pedigree gives customers confidence in gaining effectiveness, safety, consistency and overall professionalism with their vapour smoothing process.
Cutting-Edge Green Chemistry
The PostPro SFX uses AMT’s patent-pending PostPro Pure solvent delivered in safe, mailable 1L cartridges. This consumable system ensures simplicity for users. The proprietary green chemistry enables exceptional surface quality enhancements for printed parts, with upcoming support for smoothing flexible materials like TPUs and TPEs.
Smooths Nylon Materials
The PostPro SFX can expertly smooth all Nylon materials from any print technology, including SLS and FFF/FDM.
Users gain exceptional versatility to enhance parts from a range of desktop printers, like the Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W and UltiMaker S7, with parts printed from S-series Nylon. You can also smooth parts printed by the Markforged FX10, FX20, Onyx Pro, and X7 with Onyx filament. Upcoming capabilities for TPU and TPE will further expand opportunities.
Exceptional Results Across Applications
The chemical vapour smoothing process improves printed parts’ visual appearance, texture, mechanical performance, and liquid resistance.
Key benefits include:
- Smoother Surfaces: Significantly reduces visible layer lines for aesthetic uniformity.
- Sealed Parts: Makes surfaces liquid-tight to enable cleaning, sterilisation and more.
- Faster Processing: Typical cycles of 60-90 minutes to complete treatment.
Revolutionary Desktop Solution
The new AMT PostPro SFX takes chemical vapour smoothing systems to the next level with its innovative bench-top design. Offering unmatched expertise through years of experience, plus versatile compatibility, and exceptional part enhancements, the PostPro SFX is set to revolutionise desktop post-processing. This system empowers more accessible adoption of vapour smoothing across countless applications.
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