3D Printing Makes the Lightest Materials on Earth
Boeing Corporation released a video recently announcing the development of a new metallic material, considered to be the lightest ever created. And depending on who you ask, it probably is. But over the last several years there’s been a lot of talk about which is the lightest – we keep pushing the boundaries of material […]
3D Printing On The Smallest Scale Possible
In which we explore the marriage between classical art, tragedy, love, science, 3D printing, inspiration and ultimately the fleeting nature of reality. Or something like that. Above is a statue in the Louvre of the Greek god Cupid reviving his sleeping lover Psyche with a kiss. In the ancient tale of Metamorphoses, Psyche is separated […]
AddSub: The Ideal 3D Metal Printing Solution
There’s been a lot of talk zooming around lately about the wonders of additive manufacturing and 3D metal printing, but along with that a lot of misunderstandings about the benefits of this technology for product designers, tooling engineers and prototype makers. We want to take a moment here to clarify some of the confusion and […]
New 3D Objects Make Learning Fun
Additive manufacturing and 3D printing have now been around for more than thirty years. Touted as heralding the advent of the third industrial revolution, desktop manufacturing promises to fundamentally alter the way that average citizens envision and create the objects that make up our world. Of course you already know all this. But aside from […]
The First 3D Printed Object In Space
One of the essential considerations when designing a product for rapid prototyping, be it in metal or plastics, is the need for supports to hold up the structure while it’s being built up layer-by-layer. The inexorable pull of gravity will deform surface features and alter geometries during the build unless careful allowance is made to […]
Star Rapid At AM 2014 In Bangalore
Nishant Shah will be representing Star Rapid at the upcoming 4th International Conference & Exhibition on Additive Manufacturing Technologies – AM 2014 in Bangalore, India. The show is on the 1-2 September, 2014 in Nimhans Convention Centre, Bangalore, India. Please stop by Stall #19 to speak to Nishant and team about your existing and future […]
The Forefront Of Technological Advances! Innovations From Gordon Styles
Gordon Styles To succeed in the current business climate, it is more important than ever to be at the forefront of technological advances. One of the best prototyping service available is offered by Star Rapid, a company that has a history of serving some of the world’s best companies in a timely and effective fashion. […]
