by Star Rapid | Dec 17, 2019 | Inspection, Measuring and Testing Equipment
One of the essential workhorses for product verification is our coordinate measuring machine. We use it every day to qualify rapid prototypes and production parts that have complex geometries with tight tolerances. Learn more about how this versatile machine is one... 
by Star Rapid | Dec 10, 2019 | Materials, Product Design, Quality Control, Inspection and Testing
As a product designer you know that your choice of a surface texture goes a long way towards determining how your product looks, feels and performs. However, you may not realize that there’s a specialized vocabulary used by manufacturers when they make and... 
by Star Rapid | May 27, 2019 | Industry 4.0
Star Rapid is fully committed to implementing Industry 4.0 practices 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 production system is... 
by Star Rapid | Apr 26, 2019 | Manufacturing Services
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. ... 
by Star Rapid | Apr 16, 2019 | Vacuum Casting
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 in many... 