Sponsored by MMC —
The company is dedicated to delivering industrial drones to the agriculture, public safety and inspection markets that can carry a large payload (10-20KG), over long distances (10KM), and have increased flight times(60-75Min). They are also designed to be compatible with a variety of accessories.
Many firefighting departments in China employ MMC drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras for firefighting and police departments are using them for surveillance. Logistics companies are delivering payloads of up to 20KG.
Although the consumer drone market is growing dramatically, MMC is concentrating 100% of their efforts on the commercial market. One example is the agriculture industry. MMC has developed a drone, the F4, that can carry as much 10Lt of pesticide and costs USD $5,000.
MMC plans to:
- Continue focus on building drones that are first in class for endurance, coverage area, and payload. For example, they are currently developing a new battery that will enable their drones to fly for over 4 hours.
- Improve after sales product support. They view support as crucial to providing a complete service and plan to establish local after sales centers in a number of countries.
MMC has set up teams in India and Indonesia. They are seeking partners in North America and are also looking to exand into the European market in 2016.
You can learn more about MMC and their UAV solutions at MMCUAV.com.
Frank Schroth is editor in chief of DroneLife, the authoritative source for news and analysis on the drone industry: it’s people, products, trends, and events.
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