Peter Halle said:
My guess is that Festool is already working on expanding their cordless program. I was once told that their timeline from idea to product was about six years. That might not have been accurate and things might have changed, but based on where the entire industry is going I would be shocked if they aren't moving forward on a cordless planer.
Peter
6 years???
I'm almost 100% sure that's incorrect. I'm not an expert on conception to market in the power tool industry, but in general I do have some fairly extensive experience in comparable industries and six years is not even remotely practical to maintain a competitive advantage. A more reasonable timeframe would be 6-18 months. Power tools aren't rocket science, things waaaaaaaaaaaaaay more complex have significantly shorter lead times than 6 years!!