Articles about: Surface Finishing

Making and Measuring Surface Textures For Injection Molding

by Star Rapid | Jun 5, 2018 | Plastic Injection Molding Services

All plastic injection molded parts have a surface texture created by the tools that made them. To get the surface finish and texture that you want, it’s important for you to understand how we make and measure such finishes in our inspection department. At Star...

Star Receives Engineering Award from BUILD Magazine

by Star Rapid | Apr 10, 2018 | Media and Press

With a team of dedicated engineers, machinists, designers and support staff, we’re honored to be named, along with our client Gate Labs, a winner of the BUILD Magazine Engineering Excellence Awards. The Engineering Excellence Awards 2017 recognizes various...

8 Things You Need to Know About Anodizing Aluminum

by Star Rapid | Aug 8, 2017 | Blog, Finishing Services, Materials, Product Design

Anodizing is a method for changing the surface chemistry of metals and other substrates. It protects against corrosion, enhances aesthetic qualities, resists scratching and is one of the most durable surface finishes available. Let’s take aluminum as an example to see how this process cleverly exploits oxidation for a result that’s both decorative and functional.

How Does Vapor Polishing Work?

by Star Rapid | Jul 13, 2017 | Vapor Polishing

Vapor polishing is a finishing service commonly used to achieve high levels of transparency in plastic, like when plastic is used to make a lightweight optical quality lens. In situations like these, vapor polishing is one of the best and fastest ways to achieve...

Industrial Equipment News: 7 Questions To Ask Yourself About Surface Finishes

by Star Rapid | Jun 6, 2017 | Blog, Finishing Services, Media and Press, Product Design

What’s the best surface finish for your part? The answer to that question depends on having a clear understanding not only of what the product is expected to do but also the environment in which it will function.

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