New e-motor company: opinions needed

[bigmoose]

Seriously check their IP protection. There should be no problem with them giving patent numbers to you. It would be considered reasonable due diligence. It is something I would do if I were considering involvement/employment with them. When you snag the patents, share them here and I am sure we will all chime in and you will get an unbiased assessment.

The size and power of that motor makes for a UAV power plant. If the company does not currently know about the right ways into that community they have missed their prime high $ market. I would question why they don't know if that is the case.

This type of motor serves two widely different product lines. One high reliability, with a paper trail required and subsequently high cost/price. It is good if a variant of the product can be marketed to the consumer market.

If they don't have patents issued I would be careful. BTW, if you can say, what would be your new role in the company?

[mdd0127]

Screw UAV's. Make awesome motors for bikes and cars.....you know, things that actually enhance people's lives. We have enough easily abusable weaponry.

[parabellum]

Doctor, aren't you speaking about this company? Found link in your other post http://www.apexdrivelabs.com/pdf/Apex_E ... t_2008.pdf
There are IP s, specs and everything superficially mentioned.

[dickselectrictoys]

the trick is where to get the parts that come from china and unless u r from there or know someone there.......ur taking a big chance, cause what u gonna do if ur 20,000 orders do not arrive, or the wrong ones. u need someone based there which will cost u in the long run...especialy if u donot sell any of the $1000 units. trial & error involves riding the ones u can get. i started buying used and rebuilding them.(finding parts??) good luck." if u got a machine shop, ur in luck/electronics/mechanical ingineering/voltage flow induction/.........i praise ur ontrapaturability.