PressRelease-MDX-500SeriesLaunch
Midtronics Launches the First Aftermarket Start-Stop Battery Tester World’sFirstAftermarketStart-StopBatteryTester
Houten,January17th2017 Midtronicstodayannouncedthereleaseofthefirstbatterytesterthataddressestheneedfortestingallbatterytypes,includingstart-stopbatterytechnology.Untiltodaythatneedhasremainedunansweredintheaftermarket1.“Currentbatterymanagementequipmenthasbeenabletoserviceregularlead-acid,GELandAGMbatteries.Start-Stopbatteries–whethernamedEnhanced,Improved,AdvancedFlooded,ExtendedCycleMatorLife–untilnowcouldnotbediagnosedproperlyortheresultswereunreliable,”saidSandordeHaan,GeneralManagerMidtronicsBV.“TheMDX-500SerieshaveanalgorithmdesignedspecificallyfortestingEFBtypebatteries.”<IMAGE1:ProductPackShot;CAPTURE:“TheMDX-500SeriesBatteryTesterservicesallbatterytechnologiescurrentlyavailable.”>Whyisitimportant?Batteryproblemsinrecentyearshavecontinuedtogrowasthenumberonebreakdownstatisticto35.7%in2015.Inthenext5yearsAGMnumbersremainthesame(41%),whereascarmanufacturersaregrowingthenumberofEFBbatteriesusedinnewvehiclesupto51%.TheordinarySLIbatterieswillcontinuetofallbackto8%.“Thewaycarsarebeingusedchangesbymeansoftheirdrivingpatterns,accessoriesandinparticularatechnologysuchasStart-Stop.TocopewiththisnewdemandforenergythebatterymanufacturersdesignedspecificStart-Stopbatteries.Midtronicstherefordesignednewalgorithmstoaccuratelyandreliablytestthesebatteries,”saysLeonJanssen,ProductManager,MidtronicsBV.“Onlybycontinuouslycharacterizingbatterytechnologiesinourlabwecandesignalgorithmsthatallowustodiagnoseandchargealltypesofbatteriesaccuratelyandgivereliableresults.”
1MidtronicsdidproducetheMDX-655PStart-StopTester,whichallowsyoutodiagnosestart-stopbatteries.ThisMDX-500Seriesisinfactthefirstcompletestart-stoptesteraimedattheaftermarketworkshop.Alltechnologiesinthemarket–outsidethe500and600Series–thusfararenotcapableofgivingreliableresultsforstart-stopbatterytechnologies(e.g.,EFB).
PressRelease-MDX-500SeriesLaunch
<IMAGE2:OEMMarketDevelopmentpercentagesEFB;CAPTURE:“EFBiscomingtoeveryworkshop.”>Ifyouarelookingforanentrylevelbatterytesterthatallowsyoutoserviceeverycarthatcomesintoyourworkshop,thisisit.PricingandAvailabilityTheMDX-500Seriesisnowavailablethroughyourlocalsalesdistributor.Pleasecontactyourlocaldistributorforpriceinformation.AboutMidtronicsMidtronicsworkscloselywithcarandbatterymanufacturers,roadsideassistancecompaniesandotherstakeholderstoco-createandadvancebatterymanagement.Ourcuriosityandpassionfortechnologydriveustodiscoverandunderstandbatteryrelatedproblemsanddevelopourexpertise.IfyouneedfurtherinformationpleasecontactClemensStreng,MarketingManager,+31(0)306868156;[email protected]
