AM Solutions launches compact automated post-processing system for polymer parts

The slow part of a small polymer print run is often not the print itself. It is the cleanup after the parts come off the machine, when depowdering, surface finishing, and manual touchups start eating into throughput one tray at a time.

AM Solutions is trying to shrink that bottleneck with the S1 Basic, a compact industrial entry-level system for automated cleaning and surface finishing of polymer 3D printed parts. The company plans to show the machine at 3D Print Lyon, held June 2-4, 2026, at Eurexpo Lyon in France, at the AM Solutions / Rösler France booth C10 in Hall 7. The pitch is aimed squarely at service bureaus and production teams that have added more compact printers and smaller batch jobs, but have not scaled their finishing equipment at the same pace.

That mismatch is the point. Smaller print farms still need consistent post-processing, but they do not always need the footprint or investment of a full production-line setup. AM Solutions is positioning the S1 Basic as a stable, user-friendly, robust machine for that middle ground, where too much work is still being done by hand. The company says the commercial availability will line up with the Lyon debut, making the show floor the first real look at how it wants to serve the entry-level industrial segment.

The new machine builds on the company’s existing S1 platform, which AM Solutions markets as a plug-and-play post-processing system for powder-bed polymer printing. The unit handles cleaning and surface finishing in one self-contained setup, with automatic or manual shot blasting and automatic removal of residual powder after printing. That existing system matters here because the S1 Basic is not a rethink of post-processing chemistry or a leap into some new finishing method. It is an attempt to right-size a proven workflow for smaller batches.

AM Solutions says its broader portfolio covers tailor-made equipment, process technologies, and consumables for automated post-processing across materials, printing processes, and production volumes. That strategy fits the current AM market, where compact industrial printers are creating demand for automated finishing tools that preserve part quality without forcing smaller shops into oversized systems. David Soldan has also pointed to that trend, saying compact industrial printers are increasing demand for automated post-processing.

There is precedent for that thinking. Sauber Technologies has used an AM Solutions S1 shot blast system since 2022 for HiPAC components made with SLS technology, and the two companies have worked together on post-processing 3D printed plastic and metal parts since 2021. In that light, the S1 Basic looks less like a speculative add-on and more like the next step in a line built for the part of additive manufacturing that usually happens off camera.