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Star Rapid’s blog aims to share our hard earned knowledge on manufacturing and product development. We hope these articles help you to optimize your product design and better understand the world of rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, 3D printing and low-volume manufacturing.
4 Management Tools to Look for in a World-Class Supplier
How can you be sure that you’ve found a manufacturing partner that you can trust? How do you know they will exercise industry best practices, maintain the highest levels of professionalism and protect your confidential information? These are important questions to ask yourself when sourcing a new supplier, especially with
What is CNC Milling? Everything You Need to Know About CNC Milling
Countless products today, from smartphones to supersonic jets, are made possible because of the reliability and versatility of CNC milling. It’s an ideal method for rapid prototyping, as well as volume manufacturing in plastic and metal. Let’s take a closer look at some of the remarkable advantages and applications for
8 Innovations To Make Your Home Smarter
Rising costs and demand for energy has led many companies to find new ways to track, control and save energy. To make the most efficient use of resources, smart home innovations have the power to monitor energy use while communicating with the energy grid. They will collect and store power
How The US Tariffs Affect Prototyping and Volume Production
62% of all of our exports to the USA attract Zero Tariffs. Here we explain why. As you know, there have been further tariffs placed on manufactured goods and commodities shipped from China to the US. To support our customers during this time, we’ve put together some key information about
Overmolding for Vacuum Casting Prototypes
Polyurethane vacuum casting is a great way to make quick-turnaround rapid prototypes. Solid master patterns are used to cast soft silicone rubber molds, and these molds yield up to twenty copies of the original with excellent surface finishes and only a minimal investment in raw materials. There is also another
Reference Chart for Rapid Prototyping and Low Volume Manufacturing
If you’re trying to bring a new product idea to market, there may be more than one manufacturing method that will suit your needs. Each of these processes used at Star Rapid has advantages for lead time, precision, start-up costs, volume and more. Plastic Injection Molding 1~4 weeks to make
