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Advanced battery testing
Recognized as a pioneer
of the modern battery test
industry, Maccor, started operations
in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1986, as a
company dedicated to the
development of high-performance
battery test systems.
With a nucleus of engineers
experienced in emerging battery
technologies and computer control
systems, Maccor has experienced
continued and rapid growth.
In the past, the only commercial
products available to evaluate
battery performance had been
designed and built specifically for
lead acid vehicle battery
applications. These were relatively
high-power units, lacked any high
degree of accuracy, had limited test
programming capabilities, and
collected data relatively slowly. In
the mid 1980s, when there was
a resurgence in new battery
technologies, it became obvious that
the available battery test systems
were inadequate.
The founders of Maccor
conceived an entirely di erent
design for a battery test system.
The result was a system that
provided extremely accurate results,
collected test data at high speed,
would test large numbers of
batteries at the same time, and
could be programmed to perform
virtually any test sequence required.
Over the last 32 years, its
innovative technology has enabled
Maccor to develop a standard for
most companies involved in the
research, development, quality
control, and evaluation of cells and
batteries for a wide range of
products and cell chemistries.
This solid foundation provides
the company with the knowledge,
experience and resources for the
future. Today, it has earned greater
than 80% share of business in the
USA in its product area, and have
a major share of the European
market as well as an expanding
market in Asia. With over 2,000
systems in regular operation in over
50 countries, Maccor is one of the
world’s leading companies in the
battery test industry.
Maccor designs all of its own
hardware and software, which is an
ongoing process. Most systems are
customized to meet a customer’s
specific requirements, and from
time-to-time customers also request
customized features in the software.
Over the years, this has provided
Maccor with a wealth of knowledge
and experience in the design and
performance of these systems. This
experience is being used to develop
systems for the future that will boast
even higher levels of performance,
additional advanced features, as
well as capabilities utilizing new
computer technology.
Maccor is confident that it o ers
the widest range of features and
capabilities of any manufacturer
for this type of equipment. If its
standard equipment doesn’t meet
customer exact needs, the firm has
the capability to customize
equipment to specific requirements.
Five years ago, Maccor
announced an exclusive agreement
with The Scientific Instruments
business unit of Ametek Advance
Measurement Technology. Scientific
Instruments comprises of the
Princeton Applied Research and
Solartron Analytical and Signal
Recovery businesses of Ametek
Advance Measurement Technology.
This agreement allows Princeton
Applied Research or Solarton
Analytical impedance analyzers
to be integrated with a Maccor test
system to perform EIS experiments
in situ. These integrated solutions
result in higher productivity by
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switching automatically between
Maccor’s test equipment and
Ametek’s electrical impedance
instrument. They also provide
greater data integrity with more
reliable and reproducible test results
and reduce idle time and in-test
waiting caused from operators
having to move test devices from
one instrument to another.
Two years ago Maccor and
Voltaiq announced a joint marketing
agreement. Voltaiq is a leading
supplier of data analytics whose
vision is to provide the leading
informatics platform and expertise
for optimizing energy device
performance throughout the
product life cycle. The Voltaiq
Battery Intelligence software
platform integrates seamlessly
with Maccor’s world-leading test
equipment providing a completed
end-to-end solution for battery
testing, analysis, and optimization.
In 2009, Maccor moved to a
newer and larger facility due to the
increased demand in sales volumes
and later in 2015 the new facility
was expanded due to increases
in demand and sales volumes.
Continuous development of hardware and software has
resulted in fast, accurate and customizable testing systems
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