 Flux Power lithium battery pack |
Flux Power Holdings Inc's 24v LiFT pack lithium battery has received approval for use in new and in-service Toyota and Raymond Class 3 electric motor hand trucks.
"This approval represents a significant step for Flux in achieving industry acceptance and expanding awareness," says Ronald F Dutt, chief executive officer and acting chief financial officer for Flux Power.
Flux Power says the approval facilitates sales into Toyota and Raymond's US dealership network. Both the Toyota and Raymond brands operate within the North American materials handling business of Toyota Industries Corp of Kariya, Japan.
Flux Power designs, develops and sells rechargeable advanced energy storage systems as alternatives to legacy technologies.
Flux Power says it works currently with various forklift original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), their dealers and battery distributors.
Historically, Global Fluid Power Solutions LLC of Huntington Beach, California has supplied most of Flux Power's batteries. Global is not the firm's exclusive battery supplier. In realigning its battery sourcing, however, Flux Power signed a non-exclusive supply agreement with Henan Huanyu New Energy Technology Ltd of Xinxiang, China.
Flux Power was incorporated as Olerama Inc. in Nevada in 1998. The current Flux Power business was incorporated under another identity in October 2009 to exploit the lithium battery market for small electric vehicles and began shipping prototype product in the second quarter of 2010 while continuing to develop its intellectual property portfolio.
The company adopted its current name in May 2012, completed a reverse stock acquisition in June 2012 and located its principal executive office in Vista in July 2013.
The company says a previous prototype agreement with Nacco Materials Handling Group confirmed the capability of Flux Power systems to address a broad range of forklifts, but subsequently Flux Power says it shifted its focus to the non-OEM market that "possesses fewer barriers to entry". The involvement with Toyota and Raymond may reflect a new interest for Flux Power in the OEM market.
In a 14 February securities filing, publicly traded Flux Power reports a net loss of USD915,000 for the second quarter ended 31 December 2013, as compared to net income of USD876,000 - including a major change in the fair value of derivate liabilities - for the quarter ended 31 December 2012.