VEX Robotics Relaunches VEXpro Product Line with over 120 New & Improved Products

[Ricky Q.]

Originally Posted by stevend1994

All products being available includes usage of the PDV, right?(I ask here instead of looking it up primarily because I didn't get the chance to look while the site was up)

Yes, the PDV Bundle with details on the VEX/IFI PDV for 2013 is active here: http://www.vexrobotics.com/vexpro/all/pdv-group.html

PDV items will begin shipping next week, but if you add VEXpro items to your order that have extended lead time the order will be held until it is all available.

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

Can someone from IFI please verify where the components of the major new products were produced - especially the mechanical hardware?

While many of the component parts are sourced from China, VEXpro products are designed, assembled and tested in the USA.

The Teflon infused ceramic coating for VEXpro Gears is applied in the USA.

The debate surrounding globalized manufacturing aside; IFI is a small-town company started by two former FRC mentors (Tony Norman & Bob Mimlitch) which now employs over 130 people here in Greenville, TX.

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

Is "cornering the market" and becoming an FRC "mega-supplier" IFI's goal? If that is "satisfying" to the IFI folks, that's one thing, but I don't work for them. My question is, would such a scenario be the one most beneficial for FRC teams if that were ever to happen?

As Tony, Bob and others mentioned in the video – we would not have taken on the VEXpro project without ensuring that we could provide affordable, quality, affordable options to the entire FRC Community.

IFI has been a proud supporter of FRC for more than 14 years as an official supplier and team sponsor – our main goal has been and always will be to support the teams.

Any idea when you expect the new stuff to start shipping?

There any sort of ETA on parts besides "Ships before Kickoff"? Because if it can ship soon then we might just buy some stuff from VEXPro.

Victors and Jaguars will start shipping next week.

All other items will ship as soon as they are available. We are receiving stock almost everyday and going through our final assembly, testing and logistics processes as quickly as we can.

We will ship all orders complete, so if there is an item on your order that is not available yet it will be held until we can ship complete. VEX and VEXpro Items can be ordered on the same order, but we recommend keeping them separate if you need your VEX items quickly.

As mentioned above, orders received before December 21st in the US and the 14th in Canada are guaranteed to ship before kickoff. As we approach the Holidays, we will watch Shipping Addresses carefully and make sure we are not shipping out an order to a school that will be closed.

As a note, VEX and IFI will be closed from December 25-January 1, Web orders can still be placed, but any POs placed will not be processed until we reopen.

After the New Year, teams can expect all VEXpro Products to be marked In Stock and fall under standard VEX/IFI shipping policies, where we ship the same day on In Stock products for orders received before 3pm Central time. Orders ship via your selected UPS method from Greenville, TX.