Tag: Product Development

How Wires, Cables And Connectors Work

Some of the custom rapid prototypes and low-volume manufactured parts we make aren’t finished products when they leave our facilities. Many still need to be combined with wires, cables, pcb controllers and other assorted electrical hardware to make a complete product solution. We don’t specialize in this area, so we consulted with Swiss electrical engineer […]

7 Ways Star Trek Predicted The Future of Product Development

Fifty years ago a visionary television program was first broadcast in the United States, and with it came a wealth of refreshing new ideas about the future organization of human (and not-so-human) society as well as the amazing technologies we would all have in the 23rd century. That show was Star Trek, of course, and […]

Star Rapid Sponsors Robotic Race

The first ever Cybathlon Competition will take place in Switzerland this October 2016. The international competition is for disabled athletes using exoskeletons and other wearable robotic devices. Teams from universities and corporations all over the world will come together for the event to showcase their latest developments in advanced assistive devices, including robotic technologies. This year, Star Rapid is supporting one […]

UX Secrets To Improve Your Product Designs And Prototypes

When making a product design and prototype, designers and engineers should bear in mind the lessons of user experience (UX). This is often applied to software design, but it is just as relevant to new product development and manufacturing processes. It’s the key to creating great products that are easy to use and satisfy the […]

Makers, Hackers and Geeks

A new kind of industrial revolution is taking hold in cities and towns all over the world. It’s a grassroots movement, empowered by individuals freely sharing knowledge and using the tools of digital manufacturing. Locally based but connected by the World Wide Web, it may be the best hope yet for revitalizing manufacturing economies and […]

Goal-Directed Design Software Will Change Digital Manufacturing

There is a new class of design software based on problem solving that will produce mechanical design solutions more sophisticated than any that a single designer could possibly do, and it’s coming soon. How will this change the ways things are made and how will it benefit you? What Is CAD Software And How Does […]