Blog
Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc.’s blog aims to share our hard earned knowledge on manufacturing and product development. We hope these articles help you to optimize your product design and better understand the world of rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, 3D printing and low-volume manufacturing.
Testing and Measurement for 3D Prototypes
Read about how Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc. uses our advanced metrology equipment and techniques to verify raw materials and measure 3D prototypes in this recent article featured in Aerospace Manufacturing and Design. This publication is at the forefront in profiling the...
Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc. Produces Story of the Year for Engineering.com
Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc. (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...
Weights, Measures And The Story Of The Kilogram
Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc. talks about the foundations of metrology and the special case of measuring how heavy something is. This lovely platinum/iridium cylinder is a kilogram. In fact, it's the kilogram, as kept under very controlled conditions at the International Bureau of...
Technologies Making Olympians More Competitive
With more than 11,000 athletes taking part in the Rio Olympic Games, each competitor took all the help they could get. Thanks to advanced manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing athletes are becoming lighter, faster and smarter. Let’s take a look at the ways...
We’re Expanding! New Equipment and Software.
The recent rebranding of Star Prototype to Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc. 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...
Why Did We Rebrand? An Interview With Gordon Styles
We have just rebranded to Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc., 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 Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc.. Q: After ten+ years of successful business as...
Important Announcement About Star
We are proud to announce that have changed our name from Star Prototype to Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc.. 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...
Is SLA The Right 3D Printing Solution For You?
3D printing in plastic began more than 35 years ago with the invention of stereolithography (SLA). Although there have been many developments in additive manufacturing since then, SLA is still a popular process for rapid prototyping. First let's take a look at how the...
