Comtest has expanded its range of industrial and electrical test equipment to include battery management technology. Midtronics is a provider of innovative battery testing, monitoring and diagnostic charging solutions for a wide range of battery applications, including vehicle starting batteries, backup power and motive power.
During a recent visit to South Africa, Erik Verest, Midtronics sales manager Industrial Products, together with Hilton Preston of Comtest, visited a number of end users who were excited about the prospects that these battery chargers offered them.
Comtest sales manager Hilton Preston (left), with Erik Verest, Midtronics sales manager Industrial Products
"Many companies, such as the telcos, mines and industries, which rely heavily on standby power, waste hundreds and thousands of rands each year replacing banks of batteries when they could use a comprehensive, non-invasive method of predicting battery capacity, and in so doing only replace those batteries whose actual lifecycle is over," says Verest.
"Using the Midtronics non-destructive, non-invasive testing system, these companies now have the ability to predict battery maintenance cycles more accurately. Midtronics empowers them to make an informed decision: replace or extend a battery's lifecycle - saving time and money and affording peace of mind."
"We showed some end users in South Africa how, by making use of our management tool, they could save a million rand just in the coming year using Midtronic testers. The Belgium Telco had a serial defect policy in place, which required them to replace their complete battery banks every eight years. Since using the Midtronics testers they have saved in the region of Euro 1,75 million over three years and are now only replacing batteries when they really need to - extending their life in some instances by three years."
Added Hilton Preston of Comtest: "In South Africa the amount of standby power that is required is significant and to manage it requires a lot of time. From our experience, many companies run in excess of 200 days behind their planned battery maintenance programme, which can result in downtime resulting in aggravation and a serious loss of revenue. With the Midtronics solution we are now able to assist these companies to keep to their battery maintenance programmes and to be aware of the batteries' state of health at all times."
For more information contact Comtest, +27 (0)11 695 9162.
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