PML Flightlink (previously Primted Motors Ltd)was a

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based firm specialising in the design and manufacture of "pancake" (flat)

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s. The company operated for over 30 years in a number of markets including defense, aerospace, mobility, motion control, processing and printing. In 2006, they demonstrated an in-wheel electric motor for

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called the Hi-Pa Drive at the British Motor Show in London, using a

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dubbed the "Mini QED." Two other car manufacturers have also presented

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using this technology:

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in its Volvo ReCharge, and Ford with a Ford F150 pick-up prototype presented at the 2008 SEMA Show in

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Administration and split

On 28 November 2008 by UK court order PML was put into

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(insolvency handling in the UK similar to

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in the United States). After the court case, PML was split in two in 2009:

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continue to develop automotive in-wheel motor applications of the Hi-Pa Drive; and Printed Motor Works design and manufacture Printed Armature/Pancake electric motors,

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s and drive systems.

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