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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.
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...
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Everything You Need to Know About CNC Turning Centers
Modern CNC machine turning centers have come a long way from their forebear, the humble lathe. With the advent of computer controls and multiple directions of travel, these amazing workhorses can do turning and milling operations on one fast and accurate...
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8 Innovations To Make Your Home Smarter
Smart homes consist of wireless connected devices and technologies that leverage the power of cloud computing and the Internet of Things to intelligently monitor and control a myriad of daily functions. Smart homes promise to be more efficient,...
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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...
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5 Reasons to Use CNC for Rapid Prototyping
CNC machining for rapid prototyping allows you to leverage the many advantages of computerized equipment to produce fast-turnaround prototypes, engineering models and high-quality end-use parts in the least possible time. Here are the top five reasons to...
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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...
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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. ...
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4 Benefits of Vacuum Casting for Rapid Prototypes
Vacuum casting is a fast and effective method for making high-quality rapid prototypes and end-use parts in low volumes. The process uses pourable casting resins and reusable silicone molds to make perfect copies of master patterns.Such copies are useful...
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