{"id":33764,"date":"2017-08-28T16:42:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T20:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=33764"},"modified":"2017-11-08T16:10:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T21:10:25","slug":"designer-spotlight-michael-vollmer-of-3drc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/designer-spotlight-michael-vollmer-of-3drc","title":{"rendered":"Michael Vollmer of 3DRC: From Zero to Selling in Record Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Michael Vollmer is a freelance designer from Hamburg, Germany, who specializes in RC cars. In between his assignments for well-known RC car manufacturers, Vollmer works on his own innovative ideas and cool projects, and he sells them at the 3DRC Shapeways shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3DRC makes high performance parts \u2014 on-road parts, off-road parts, tools, and even vintage car upgrades \u2014 for top-level RC car racing. There\u2019s a lot of buzz lately about 3DRC in the professional RC racing community, with publications, big RC news websites, factory-backed drivers getting on the 3DRC team, and new product releases. So we thought it was a good time to sit down with Michael and see what 3DRC is all about.<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

3D Printing and Industry 4.0<\/h3>\n

So we asked Vollmer: Why Shapeways? He said:<\/p>\n

“As a RC car designer, I have often used 3D printing to check the function and feeling of new parts.<\/p>\n

Ten years ago, they came in very brittle, sometimes breaking quickly while I trying to assemble the parts. Today the material precision and quality is much better.<\/p>\n

I had my first contact with Shapeways a few years ago, when I had to check some parts that would later become plastic parts for traditional injection-molding machines. I was really surprised by the quality and the material. The precision was excellent! So it really helped me to make prototypes for pre-production RC Cars.<\/p>\n

Apart from the great quality, the fast manufacturing and the fantastic service, I learned to understand the Shapeways shop system, which is absolutely amazing! After Amazon, eBay, PayPal, it might be the most important platform for Industry 4.0<\/a>.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Shapeways allows Vollmer to create, upload, and sell new products within a very short timeframe: only a few days from prototype to the 3DRC shop<\/a>. With traditional manufacturing methods, this process can take months.<\/p>\n

\"3D<\/h3>\n

3DRC\u2019s most popular product: Fan Boosters<\/h3>\n

The electric motor on a RC car can get very hot, especially when being pushed to its absolute limit in the professional racing series, so most racers use a cooling fan to prevent overheating and permanently damaging the motor.<\/p>\n

\"3DRC<\/a>

3DRC Fan Booster on Michael\u2019s Awesomatix<\/p><\/div>\n

3RDC Fan Boosters<\/a> are designed to channel air from the fan to the motor covering more surface area and with less loss of airflow, therefore cooling more efficiently.<\/p>\n

\"Maximized<\/a>

Maximized airflow around the motor with a Fan Booster<\/p><\/div>\n

They are very easy to install, and come in different<\/a> shapes<\/a> and<\/a> sizes<\/a> to match any cooling fan to any chassis type. Fan boosters are especially popular for stock-class touring car racing, but 3DRC is developing models for other racing classes as well.<\/p>\n

\"3DRC<\/a>

3DRC Aero Wing on team driver Max M\u00e4chler’s car<\/p><\/div>\n

3DRC\u2019s Latest: Aero Wings<\/h3>\n

The Aero Wing series<\/a> from 3DRC are spoilers for RC touring cars inspired by full-size Formula 1 cars<\/span>. Compared to the traditional one-piece vacuum-formed polycarbonate spoilers, 3DRC\u2019s Aero Wings create more downforce while having less drag.<\/p>\n

The wings weigh only 10 grams, come pre-drilled to fit most current bodyshells, and are compatible with the rules of international organizations including EFRA<\/a>, IFMAR<\/a>, and DMC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"3DRC's<\/a>

3DRC’s Aero Wing weighs only 10 grams<\/p><\/div>\n

Some of the best RC car drivers on the planet are testing multiple<\/a> wing<\/a> profiles<\/a> for the Aero Wing, and initial feedback has been great. Drivers say that they love the Shapeways Black Strong and Flexible Plastic<\/a>. We are looking forward to see the results from the 3DRC team drivers and hope they can win some races.<\/p>\n

You can find many more 3DRC products on the <\/em>3DRC Shapeways shop<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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