Midtronics debuting AI battery tester

Next month, automotive battery management equipment and services specialist Midtronics will unveil the first product to feature its new MDX-AI core technology. MDX-AI comes to market in a battery tester that Midtronics says “will be lightning fast, simple to use, and have professional-grade accuracy.”

What then is MDX-AI? The short answer is that it’s a technology for enabling automotive service equipment to “serve current, upcoming, and legacy vehicles faster and more accurately than ever thought possible.” Drawing upon Midtronics’ expertise in the field of automotive battery diagnostics and testing, MDX-AI introduces artificial intelligence into the equation – and the company has high expectations.

“With the help of artificial intelligence, Midtronics is introducing the most powerful battery diagnostic technology the world has ever seen,” states Midtronics. “Harnessing four decades of experience, expertise, and innovation, MDX-AI solves previously unsolvable problems in the world of battery business management, supplying battery service providers with an endless source of growth for battery business.”

“We recognise our customers need the right answer as fast as possible,” adds Will Sampson, president of Midtronics. “MDX-AI is a big step forward in our ability to deliver on that expectation and continue to keep getting better.”

Eliminating ‘charge & retest’ decisions

Long one of the most inconvenient decisions from a battery test, MDX-AI makes ‘charge and retest’ a thing of the past. Midtronics explains that the technology’s test algorithm ensures a precise and accurate decision on a battery’s health quickly, providing technicians the ability to service vehicles faster without sacrificing precision.

“Time is money for service providers. However, speed and accuracy were long thought of as a trade-off in battery diagnostics. MDX-AI breaks this standard, allowing technicians to accurately diagnose batteries in seconds regardless of state of charge or situation. The capabilities of MDX-AI are endless,” says Ryan Sweeney, global marketing director of Midtronics.

Accurately evaluates battery abilities

Midtronics comments that the 12V aux battery is the number one reason for electric vehicle roadside events. The 12V system in electric vehicles is designed to provide power to all systems outside propulsion, including safety systems like ABS and Power Steering. It is critical that the 12V battery provides a driver with enough power to safely get to the side of the road should the DC converter fail. MDX-AI enables accurate diagnostics of the 12V battery’s ability to support critical functions.

Additional capabilities made possible by MDX-AI

• Allows accurate battery testing with little to no user input, removing barriers to proactively diagnosing batteries
• Provides instant decisions in preventative maintenance testing, reducing time spent testing
• Enables accurate battery testing despite system noise, enabling battery tests in even the trickiest situations.

Midtronics boasts that its products and technologies are “the choice of almost every car manufacturer in the world” and are recognised as the “benchmark in battery diagnostics for both in-warranty and out-of-warranty applications.” MDX-AI is set to be a core technology in all Midtronics products starting this autumn. The company says that in addition to eliminating charge and retest, its upcoming battery tester will be capable of:

• Diagnosing batteries without a battery rating
• Providing instant diagnoses with zero user input in over 40 per cent of quick lane scenarios
• Diagnosing batteries despite system noise interruptions in the vehicle
• Providing professional-grade diagnostic accuracy.