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Schuler Group acquires battery testing equipment maker Bitrode

Battery testing equipment manufacturer Bitrode Corporation has been acquired by metalforming firm the Schuler Group. Schuler says the purchase of the St Louis company and its Italian parent company Sovema Group will provide the capabilities needed to equip gigafactories for the mass production of lithium-ion batteries. Schuler offers customer-specific technology in all areas of metalforming—its… Read more »

Bitrode introduces new high-voltage battery pack testing system

Bitrode, which manufacturers equipment for the charging and testing of batteries, has added a new high-voltage battery testing system to its line of FTF High Power Packing and Testing systems. The new FTF-HV high voltage test system can handle 1,500 volts and 600 amps per channel and boasts a max power capability of 450 kW…. Read more »

Bitrode battery pack testers feature dramatically improved rise time

St. Louis-based Bitrode has announced a significant improvement in the rise time of its FTF line of pack testing equipment. A reduced rise time allows the battery chemist, pack designer or testing laboratory to test battery pack designs to performance levels expected to be seen in actual use. The transient time for the current ramp… Read more »

Bitrode’s new High Density IGBT formation charger

Bitrode, a global supplier of battery production charging and test systems, has launched its new High Density IGBT formation charger in North America. The HD-CR/CD, introduced last year in Europe, complements Bitrode’s existing line of cell formation equipment. Formation is the first charge carried out at a cell manufacturer’s plant, which creates the desired microstructure… Read more »

The battery industry insiders: Q&A with the Bitrode Corporation

In many ways, the Bitrode Corporation has the ultimate inside scoop on the battery industry. Along with its parent company, Sovema, and sister division, Solith, the group has its hands all over battery development, manufacturing and testing. The companies supply equipment and support to many of the biggest names in automotive-grade battery manufacturing. Acquired by… Read more »

State-Of-The-Art Battery Characterization: Challenges and Opportunities

Battery characterization is the foundation for the design and development of any battery energy storage system and is specifically important for inspection, validation, end-of-line testing, pack assembly, and BMS design purposes. In this presentation, we will introduce some of the industry standard protocols used to characterize battery performance and aging behavior. We will then review… Read more »

Building a Reliable, Streamlined and Future-Proof Battery Testing Infrastructure

Battery cyclers play an essential role throughout the development of batteries and therefore, are considered an indispensable part of any battery testing laboratory or manufacturing facility. In this presentation, we will first discuss the requirements for an advanced battery cycler to meet the current and future demands of the fast-growing battery industry. We will then… Read more »

Building a reliable, streamlined and future-proof battery testing infrastructure (Webinar)

Battery cyclers play an essential role throughout the development of batteries and therefore, are considered an indispensable part of any battery testing laboratory or manufacturing facility. Join this presentation at next week’s Virtual Conference on EV Engineering, presented by Bitrode, where we will first discuss the requirements for an advanced battery cycler to meet the… Read more »