FAQ
What materials are used in the manufacture of our products?
Our mounts are manufactured in house out of high quality, Prusament PETG. (Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol) PETG is an industrial-grade 3D printing material designed to work in extreme environments. It's resistant to oils and greases. The filament doesn't degrade over time and is immune to UV light.
As with any product that is exposed to the environment day after day, some slight changes in colour may occur over a long period of time. To minimise the effects of the sun all our mounts are double coated in a UV resistant, Ultra Cover, Stain Clear.
What is our point of difference to other products on the market?
Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is a process used to fabricate a physical object from a three-dimensional (3D) digital model, typically by laying down and bonding a large number of successive thin layers of materials.
Our mount designs are unique and simplified as they use minimal parts in their construction. This allows us to provide a more integrated styling to your vehicle and we can quickly and effectively tweak our designs to custom fit the variety of use applications. With aerodynamic features by design, annoying road whistle that some other mounts produce, are not present.
Some other mounts on the market are constructed from a combination of 3D printed parts with steel or alloy chassis or made solely from sheet metal. Whilst they are more than capable of doing a great job and maybe well constructed, at Beam Me Up Technologies it is our opinion that a technically advanced product such as the Starlink System, should be complimented with a mounting system that is manufacture using a high-tech process.
Having so many mount options on the market will give the consumer a better choice of what will ultimately suit them.
Can your mounts be attached to vehicles in multiple ways?
By design, there are many different options and methods for fitting our mounts.
Whether you wish to mount them with high-strength, rubber coated, scratch resistant, neodymium magnets, solid fasteners, Ram Mounts or quick release straps we have tried to cater for as many different use cases as possible.
Why is the price point set where it is?
I have noted on the forums that some people may remark on the price point of locally manufactured mounts, making comparison to the price point of the hardware.
The true cost of the Starlink system is not in the hardware, it is in the ongoing subscription costs.
A quality mount is a one off purchase. We spend many hours continuously improving, designing, risk assessing, testing and validating our products.
The consequences of a Starlink dish flying off the roof of a car could be fatal.
People purchasing cheaply, overseas manufactured mounts may unfortunately have to learn a valuable lesson.
If Starlink dishes continuously are departing ways with vehicles the fun police may steep in.
Why Risk It?