Bitrode (Bitrode Corporation, now Andritz Bitrode) is a St. Louis-born American formation and test equipment company that began in 1957 as an in-house department of a battery manufacturer, now operating as Andritz Bitrode within the Andritz Group.
1. Company Overview
- Company name: Bitrode Corporation (now Andritz Bitrode)
- Founded: 1957, as an in-house department (then named Meteor Production Engineering) of St. Louis battery manufacturer Acme Battery
- Headquarters: Fenton/St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Ownership history: became part of the Sovema group in 2008, then the Schuler group in 2022, now within the ANDRITZ group
2. History and Personnel
The company began in 1957 as an in-house department developing formation chargers for St. Louis battery manufacturer Acme Battery, later spinning off as the independent company Meteor Production Engineering to supply charging solutions to manufacturers of automotive, stationary, and motive power batteries. It became part of the Sovema group in 2008 and joined the Schuler group in 2022. In 2023 it unveiled the BTDC (Bitrode Digital Cycler) at the Battery Show Europe in Stuttgart, and today operates as “Andritz Bitrode” within the Andritz Group’s industrial technology portfolio.
Since joining the Andritz Group, the company has continued to advance its formation and test technology across all battery chemistries through R&D investment. Detailed personnel composition is (undisclosed).
3. Core Technology and Key Equipment
The BTDC (Bitrode Digital Cycler) is a high-capacity cell test solution built on advanced power electronics and digital control, and the FTF series of equipment supports up to 1MW (up to 4MW with parallel configuration options).
- BTDC (Bitrode Digital Cycler) — high-capacity cell testing
- FTF series equipment — up to 1MW (up to 4MW in parallel)
- Formation systems for automotive, industrial, and stationary batteries
- Life-cycle testing, drive simulation, and cold-crank test equipment
- VisuaLCN 7.0 software — remote monitoring, multi-circuit control, and data analysis
4. Production Infrastructure and Quality Assurance
The company operates an ISO 9001:2015 quality management system at its Fenton/St. Louis, Missouri headquarters, and maintains a worldwide network of sales and support offices.
5. Delivery Track Record and Partnerships
The company states it supplies equipment to battery manufacturers and developers in the automotive, industrial, and renewable energy sectors, but individual customer names are (undisclosed).
6. Financial Status and Roadmap
As a company within the Andritz Group, individual financial figures are (undisclosed).
Through new products and software platforms such as the BTDC and VisuaLCN 7.0, the company continues to advance its technology to meet high-capacity, high-voltage battery test requirements.
This profile was compiled from publicly available sources including the company website (bitrode.com), Battery-Tech Network, Explorium, and Yellow Pages; unverified figures and non-public information have not been arbitrarily included.