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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 Design Tips to Improve Plastic Injection Molding
We love to help our customers improve their product designs by offering insights gleaned from actual case studies. Recently, we worked with one customer to help them build two multi-cavity molds for a product that will be used in a high temperature...
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Advanced Technologies Poised to Revolutionize Transportation
New technologies are enabling revolutionary capabilities for cars and their drivers. These technologies and associated applications are improving private and fleet transport by integrating autonomous systems, wireless connectivity and a slew of sensors to...
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Top Five Product Design Lessons from a Master
Dieter Rams is one of the most influential consumer product designers of all time. His work at the German firm of Braun was legendary and created the design language that we now take for granted. His style is minimalist, and he described his philosophy of...
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Additive Manufacturing for Medical Applications
According to a recent industry report from Deloitte, the demand for medical services around the world will reach a staggering $8.7 trillion by 2020. This growth is due to larger populations living longer than ever before and with access to more...
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Exoskeletons and Assistive Devices To Enhance Human Potential
Many businesses and organizations, including manufacturers, are now exploring advanced powered and unpowered exoskeletons to enhance mobility, increase strength and protect against fatigue and injury in a variety of conditions. We think this will be great...
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Star Rapid Is Embracing Industry 4.0
Star Rapid is fully committed to implementing Industry 4.0 practices in order to create a lean and intelligent manufacturing solution for our customers.Industry 4.0 refers to a system of connected digital technologies. The core principle is that the entire...
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How To Choose The Right Material For Plastic Injection Mold Tools
When considering plastic injection molding for a project, product designers and engineers should consider not only what thermoforming or thermoplastic resin to use but also the choice of metal for the injection mold tool. The choice of tooling raw...
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Why the Micrometer is an Essential Tool for Making Quality Parts
What is a micrometer? A micrometer is a sensitive tool for making accurate measurements of linear dimensions. It's one of the most important measuring instruments ever made. It has a rigid C-shaped frame. One side has an anvil that is fixed, and on the...
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