New VisuaLCN 7.0 – Coming Soon!
Bitrode will be releasing our new VisuaLCN 7.0 this spring! We have listened to our customers and developed a more robust software for our customers.
New/improved features will include: QuickDataView user interface modifications, Lookup Table Application, and ProgramEditor.
Bitrode continues to offer this user-friendly, totally integrated software platforms for battery lab and formation equipment. Built using native Microsoft Windows libraries and compilers, VisuaLCN provides an intuitive, easy-to-use, software environment complete with programming editor and reporting capabilities. Contact us to find out more about what this software can do for you!
Marco Van Raalten, an integral part of Bitrode’s commitment to caring
Some weeks life throws too much your direction and things get too difficult. The management team at Bitrode understands what that feels like and offers the staff a confidant, Marco Van Raalten.
Marco is Missionary in Residence and Network Facilitator at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church in St. Louis. On Thursday mornings, he comes to the Bitrode factory in St. Louis and walks the floor to be there for anyone who needs to talk.
“When I started in December of 2019, I was impressed with how beautiful the community was here,” said Marco. “The company cares about each employee and makes it possible for me to be here to show them how important they are, and to help them feel good about themselves.”
He says the relationships have grown organically, and more people are comfortable talking with him about relationships, issues with raising children, finances, death, and sometimes painful things. He offers prayers and uses his 36 years of experience in ministry to help people see that they don’t have to feel isolated.
“A lot of people carry burdens alone,” says Marco. “I try to give them an opportunity to get it off their chest and be totally open and honest in a confidential setting.”
In additional to these individual conversations, Marco facilitates classes. He is currently finishing a marriage and relationship class and will be starting a creating wealth & budgeting class in the fall. A series on understanding your teenager and family life is next on the program.
“We learn so much from each other and I have seen the corporate culture grow and relationships deepen significantly over the past year,” says Marco. “The conversation in the second session of my most recent class was deeper and more personal than in the last session the first time.”
Originally from Holland, Marco, his wife Kari and their four kids have been in St. Louis since 2018. Besides supporting the team at Bitrode, he works with Evangelical Free Churches of America to accelerate government, civic and business collaboration for the spiritual and social well-being of the whole metropolitan community.
We are thankful to Marco for the time he spends at Bitrode. He is an amazing person. If you haven’t met him yet, introduce yourself to Marco next Thursday.
Bitrode attends Westminster Abbey-Hosted 300 Years of Leadership and Innovation Event
Along with Bitrode, more than 700 guests gathered at Westminster Abbey’s Cloisters on Wednesday, 22 September 2021 to attend the official book launch of 300 Years of Leadership and Innovation. Bitrode is honored to be a select company featured in the official History of Parliament Trust 300 Years of Leadership and Innovation commemorative album, representing progress in battery power and sustainable energy.
Produced by the History of Parliament Trust – one of the most respected and authoritative research projects in British history – in partnership with leading publisher St James’s House and written by an editorial team of distinguished academics and award-winning authors, this beautifully designed, fully illustrated, 800-page publication has been produced to coincide with the
300th anniversary of the appointment of Britain’s first prime minister, Robert Walpole, in 1721, and in the year of Her Majesty The Queen’s 95th birthday.
Celebrating the best of British leadership, 300 Years of Leadership and Innovation features expertly written articles on those who have shaped British society, past and present; from Walpole to Cromwell, Churchill to Blair, The Queen and Prince Charles to captains of industry and innovation.
Bitrode’s Poster from NAATBatt
Bitrode attended the NAATBatt 2020 Annual Meeting and Conference last month in Pasadena, CA. This year, the show organizers asked that companies attending bring a poster-board display featuring equipment and services.
Take a look at Bitrode’s below:
TFX Instructional Video
Bitrode presents our NEW Instructional Video on the TFX – End of the Line Testing Equipment.
Bitrode Project Engineer, Mike Muretich, teamed up with Marketing Specialist Brady Hardin to produce instructional videos. For the first video, Mike introduces contents of the two back cabinets:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pac5poHUGhQ&feature=youtu.be
In the next video, Mike will introduce the front controls. Stay in touch with our newsletter to be notified of future releases covering the front of the equipment and software operation.
More about the TFX:
High current discharge testing on the production line is a vital part of automotive and commercial battery manufacturing, and Bitrode’s model TFX is designed for just this task. The TFX combines the toughness required to operate reliably in the harsh environment of a battery facility with the most current networking and productivity tools, ensuring that testing can be smoothly integrated with production workflow and data across the entire manufacturing enterprise.
If you’d like to watching another video, go here to watch our 2019 review video:
COMING SOON: Instructional Videos on Bitrode’s TFX
[bs_lead]Project Manager Mike Muretich and Marketing Specialist Brady Hardin teamed up to create an upcoming series of instructional videos on Bitrode’s TFX – End of Line Testing System.[/bs_lead]
The videos will feature Mike’s introduction to the equipment, plus a step-by-step guide to using key functions. They will include an introduction to the equipment’s parts, a demo on calibrating new batteries, switching between side-loading and top-loading battery end of line testing, and more.
To learn more about the specs and features of Bitrode’s TFX – End of Line Testing System, visit our website at https://www.bitrode.com/model-tfx.
If you’d prefer a .pdf to download or print, you’ll find a download link under the equipment’s title on the webpage (same for all our equipment webpages).
Stay connected with our newsletter or social media to be notified when the first of the series of video is released.
[bs_button size=”md” type=”info” value=”Newsletter Sign Up” href=”https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/pik0wAE/bitrodenews”] [bs_button size=”md” type=”info” value=”Facebook” href=”https://www.facebook.com/Bitrode/”] [bs_button size=”md” type=”info” value=”YouTube” href=”https://www.youtube.com/user/Bitrode”] [bs_button size=”md” type=”info” value=”Twitter” href=”https://twitter.com/bitrodecorp”]
Bitrode Employees Celebrate the Holidays
The Bitrode Headquarters, tucked away in a quiet industrial park in St. Louis, MO, isn’t used to visitors who are children. But things were very different one evening in December. Bitrode opened their doors for employees to invite their loved ones for a festive party and rare look behind-the-scenes look. Families filled the hallways, and even the shop was open to tour (safely, of course).
A photobooth, armed with props and festive borders, provided party-goers with mementos to carry away with them from the event. The CARE TEAM, the party’s organizers, planned special actives and crafts for the kids (and their grown-ups), designating one room each for decorating cookies and birdhouses.Bitrode provided food for everyone by way of two unique food trucks. There were Blues Fired Pizza (https://www.bluesfiredpizza.com/), which features a mobile brick oven custom-built into the truck, and Truck Norris (https://www.trucknorrisstl.com/), which specializes in comfort and classic foods with a twist. Everyone left the party very full and satisfied (especially with the cookies and desserts added).
The party was a huge success, and those who attended look forward to more in the future.
Special thank you the party’s organizers, The CARE TEAM. They are a group of volunteer employees organizing to take care of their co-workers inside and outside of the walls of Bitrode.
Bitrode Welder Creates Art
Bitrode welder, Joe Williams, wowed his co-workers by showing off his spray paint artwork. Soon, CEO Cyril Narishkin commissioned Williams to create more artwork featuring the St. Louis Arch and skyline to represent Bitrode’s hometown and headquarters.
Joe had mastered his art and was drawn to it as it combines his welding techniques and artistic talents. View more images of his work below.
Care Team Delivers Turkeys
The Bitrode Care Team exists to promote the company’s core principle of “taking care of our family in and out of these walls” by finding ways to help other. The team was created this year and wanted to do something meaningful to give back to the community for the Thanksgiving holiday. The team decided on partnering with a local church to provide turkeys for families in need. A donation box was set out, and Bitrode employees generously gave enough donations to provide 16 families with turkeys during Thanksgiving.
And a special thank you to the employees who generously gave.
Bitrode Employees Welcome the Fall with Festivities
Bitrode kicked off the Fall season with 2 annual celebrations.
First, the annual Fall Fest and Chili Cook Off grew from previous years. Every year has included a very competitive chili cook off, but the festivities expanded to include contests for Best Dessert and Best Decorated Pumpkin.
The coveted Best Chili Award was awarded to Testing Tech Wally F, beating out previous winner (and runner up), Director of Purchasing, Hank M.
Winners of Best Dessert included Jr. Buyer Lana C., Sovema USA Customer Service Manager Cindy G., Tech Assembler Mary R., and Plant Manager Ryan B.
Admin Mary R. and Electrical Engineer Youyou W. won the titles of Best Decorated Pumpkin.
Congratulation to all the winners of the Fall Festival!
Second to the festival, some employees dressed up for Halloween. HR Manager Jeff S. came as St. Louis legendary actor John Goodman’s character, Walter Sobchak, from the cult classic “The Big Lebowski.” Painter Larry H. came in with a mullet while Sub Assemblers Richard S. dressed to celebrate the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead (celebrated from October 31 to November 2). Tech Assembler Mary R. won Best Dressed with her full-on clown costume and make-up. Congrats, Mary!
The Bitrode Family is looking forward to the rest of 2019 and a very successful 2020!
