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Why Did We Rebrand? An Interview With Gordon Styles

We have just rebranded to Star Rapid, a change that coincides with the expansion of our facilities. Find out what Star’s founder and president, Gordon Styles, has to say about why we changed our name to Star Rapid. Q: After ten+ years of successful business as Star Prototype, why is the name changing, and why now? A: First, we found that […]

Important Announcement About Star

We are proud to announce that have changed our name from Star Prototype to Star Rapid. This change was prompted due to our ongoing transition from a company focused on rapid prototyping into a provider of all low-volume manufacturing services. Star Prototype was set up in 2005 by British 3D printing veteran Gordon Styles as […]

Rebranding Frequently Asked Questions

Star Prototype is about to rebrand to Star Rapid! Along with the name change will come some updates to our logo and our brand colours. The rebrand also coincides with an of our 60,000 square-feet of facilities and significant investment of US $2.5 million into cutting-edge equipment To make sure our name change runs smoothly, we’d like to answer some […]

Star Rapid And Cybathlon In The News On CNET

Early this year Star began to work with the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC), a non-profit research organization that leverages the power of various technologies to improve human and machine interaction and performance. We built many of the metal components for their MinaV2 robotic exoskeleton, and when Dr. Peter Neuhaus of the IHMC exoskeleton […]

How To Save Money With The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement

On December 20th, 2015 the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) came into effect after more than a decade of careful negotiations. If you wish to import manufactured products or parts from China, this change will allow you to save money and become more competitive. Here are some step by step instructions to guide you through the […]

All About The OLO 3D Printer

It seems nearly every day there’s a new 3D printer of some sort on the market, promising innovations in material, speed or size. The new OLO seems to do it all – small, light, easy to use and incredibly cheap. Is this the printer that finally brings digital manufacturing to the masses? What Is OLO? […]