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Star Rapid Produces Story of the Year for Engineering.com

Star Rapid (previously known as Star Prototype) had an article published last year in Engineering.com, “The Battle of Manufacturing:  Additive vs. Subtractive”. This article has now been chosen as one of the top 5 manufacturing stories of the year, based on reader response.  We’re delighted to be recognized for our industry insights, but we’re even more excited […]

We’re Expanding! New Equipment and Software.

The recent rebranding of Star Prototype to Star Rapid is much more than a name change and a fresh coat of paint. Our rebranding also coincides with an expansion of our 60,000 square foot facility and a significant investment of more than US $2.5 million in cutting-edge manufacturing equipment and management software. Here are some things you […]

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 […]