Star Prototype turns to new tool for Primary Fluids Inc.

ZHONGSHAN, China - April 9, 2013 - PRLog -- Star Prototype has demonstrated the benefit of its technology investment programme after a new piece of machinery secured it a first time contract from Canada’s leading metering pump accessories manufacturer, Primary Fluids Inc.

The China-based British-owned rapid prototyper invested £35,000 (GBP) in a Doosan Lynx 235 CNC lathe in September 2012 and quickly saw it starting to pay for itself when Primary Fluids placed an order for three different styles of parts for a new pump accessory currently being developed in its Canadian headquarters.

Turned around in just ten days, the job had a number of challenges.  There was a long tapered hole down the centre of the component and a series of wavy grooves to be 3D machined on the outside.  A specialised boring bar was used to bore the taper, and a 2mm ball-nose cutter used to form the grooves.

Robert Maxemiuk, a buyer for Primary Fluids, said: “STAR delivered these parts quickly and professionally. The prototypes met the high standard I demand from any supplier and are currently being fine tuned before the applications for patent are submitted.”

CNC (computer numerical control) is a process that enables the automated production of products and prototypes from CAD and CAM computer programmes. Because the creation of such products often requires various tools, CNC machines feature a single cell that incorporates everything from drills to saws.

The flexibility of STAR’s Doosan Lynx lathe is such that it can be used with a wide range of materials, including plastics, aluminium, steel, stainless steel, titanium, brass and copper.

Gordon Styles, managing director of Star Prototype, said: “My aim for STAR is to position it at the forefront of technological development in the rapid prototyping industry. This process has already seen us invest well over £1million in new machinery and technology during the last two years and will certainly see us invest considerably more during in the near future.”  

Star Prototype is a full service rapid prototyping company based in the Guangdong Province of China. Opened in 2005 by Gordon Styles, the former owner of British-based Styles RPD, the company has created a niche for itself by offering Western quality at Chinese prices.

For further information visit www.star-prototype.com or call +86 138 2272 8700.