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A&D Technology, Inc. Selected as Supplier For World’s Largest and Most Advanced Battery Test Lab

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--A&D Technology, Inc. is pleased to announce that we were selected by General Motors to supply a total of 64 data acquisition and control systems for their new, state-of-the-art battery test lab. The 33,000 sq-ft Global Battery Systems Lab, which GM recently unveiled, will be used to develop and test nickel-metal-hydride and lithium-ion technologies for hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles and fuel-cell powered cars and trucks. The A&D test automation system coordinates thermal chambers, power process systems and conditioning units, and interfaces with battery control modules and lab safety systems.

The systems supplied by A&D are based on iTest, our most advanced data acquisition and control software. The solution also includes A&D’s iCentral, which facilitates the overall lab management function by controlling the facility’s battery cyclers, environmental chambers, etc. The goal is to provide a streamlined, flexible and cost-effective solution that will enhance the testing capabilities of the lab, as well as the maintainability and serviceability of the systems.

“A&D Technology will be a valuable partner as this project progresses,” says Tony Modafferi, the Engineering Group Manager of the Global Battery Systems Lab at GM. “Their expertise and responsiveness has helped us to actually move ahead of our already aggressive project schedule, and their open systems provide the flexibility we will need to be able to react quickly in the future as requirements change.”

“A&D Technology is proud to be a part of this project,” says Kevin Kemp, Director of Global Sales and Marketing. “Not only is it an opportunity to play a significant role in an important emerging technology, but our success at GM will enable us to provide high-tech battery and EV development tools from our base in Michigan to other locations around the globe, thus preserving valuable Michigan manufacturing.”