Santa Monica, CA (July 31, 2024): Bison Capital Partners VI, LP (“Bison Capital”) has announced an investment in Motive Companies, LLC (“Motive” or the “Company”). Motive, headquartered in Southern California, is a diversified energy transition solutions and industrial services business comprised of multiple business units (subsidiaries) across various market segments. Bison Capital partnered with Bob Istwan, CEO of Motive, to drive the next stage of the Company’s growth.
Fountain Valley, California (Sept. 25, 2024) -Advanced Charging Technologies (ACT) is proud to introduce the Quantum 3 charger, its most advanced fleet charging solution designed to meet the evolving demands of electric Material Handling Equipment (eMHE) operations. Built with cutting-edge technology, Quantum 3 delivers peak efficiencies of 96.4% and full-cycle efficiencies exceeding 96%, making it the most energy-efficient solution in the industry.
Fountain Valley, California and Denver (March 4, 2024) – Advanced Charging Technologies (ACT), a leading provider of cutting-edge charging solutions, is delighted to add outdoor autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) to the long list of applications benefitting from its state-of-the-art technologies.
Fountain Valley, California (Sept. 25, 2023) – Advanced Charging Technologies (ACT) proudly reveals a transformative rebrand, epitomizing dedication to innovation, excellence, and profound relationships. This rebrand transcends visuals, symbolizing ACT’s realignment with cutting-edge solutions and strong core values: trust, unity, ownership, family, growth, and investment.
Fountain Valley, California (March 17, 2021) – Advanced Charging Technologies Inc. (ACT), a leader in cloud-based integrated solutions for forklift battery and charging technologies, recently expanded manufacturing to San Antonio, Texas to accommodate increased growth opportunities and the ever-evolving global battery charger market.
At ACT, the company has developed a line of UL outdoor rated, high efficiency battery chargers to charge electric GSE, utilizing lead acid as well as lithium-ion batteries. “ACT Quantum GSE Chargers are designed with Wi-Fi connectivity and can remotely implement energy management programs such as Peak Shaving, which reduces electrical usage during periods of maximum demand for the power utility, and Demand Response, which reduces electrical usage temporarily based on change in the price of power,” says Nelson.
On-board terminals and battery management systems are becoming central to maximizing daily productivity of lift trucks as well as long-term fleet efficiencies. Learn how technology on lift trucks is becoming integral to help fleet managers plan not just today’s activities and fleet deployment but long-term fleet needs.
La Mirada, California, May 14, 2019 — Advanced Charging Technologies (ACT) is excited to announce that they have shipped their first large scale customer order of Quantum GSE chargers, a new line of UL rated-Type 3R outdoor ground support equipment (GSE) chargers. The chargers will be deployed into airports throughout North America. This milestone achievement will […]
La Mirada, California, April 8, 2019 — Advanced Charging Technologies (ACT) announces the launch of ACTenergy, a suite of energy management services that allow manufacturing and distribution facilities to realize significant energy cost savings for their ACT Quantum charger fleets through automated peak shaving and dynamic demand response programs. By reducing electrical usage during periods of […]
La Mirada, California, April 8, 2019 — Advanced Charging Technologies (ACT) announces the launch of ACTfirst, an industrial battery room management system. ACTfirst is a state-of-the-art battery room management system that utilizes ACT Quantum chargers, BATTview battery monitors, ACTintelligent cloud-based asset management program and a proprietary Best-One-First-Out (BOFO) algorithm to select the best battery to use […]
La Mirada, California, April 8, 2019 — Advanced Charging Technologies (ACT) announces the addition of the Quantum GSE- Q12 Charger to its portfolio of Quantum GSE Chargers – a line of UL Certified, Type 3R Outdoor Chargers designed specifically for Ground Support Equipment. The new Quantum GSE- Q12 doubles the output of the current product offering […]
La Mirada, California, September 20, 2018 — Advanced Charging Technologies (ACT) is pleased to announce that it has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its modular smart grid Quantum battery charger technology that enables battery charging and grid-tie battery discharging into the electrical power grid. The USPTO awarded […]
La Mirada, California, September 10, 2018 — Advanced Charging Technologies (ACT) announces the launch of Quantum GSE, a new line of ground support equipment (GSE) Type 3R outdoor certified battery chargers. The Quantum GSE embeds all the world class smart battery charger features and capabilities of the Quantum technology into a UL certified, Type 3R outdoor […]
La Mirada, California, August 24, 2018 — Advanced Charging Technologies (ACT) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2nd Generation BATTview battery monitor. BATTview 2.0 is the culmination of advanced technology combined with customer usability research results. In addition to improved performance, BATTview 2.0 is easy to install and requires no calibration. BATTview 2.0 incorporates […]
The certification will expand sales into Latin and South America as well as new markets La Mirada, California, August 29, 2017— Advanced Charging Technologies Inc. (ACT) is pleased to announce that it has completed the UL/cUL certification for the 380VAC and 80V Quantum chargers. The new 380VAC chargers will expand Quantum sales into Latin and […]
Battery charging is a complex electrochemical process, in which the discharged electric energy must be replenished from the electric network. The quality of the charging process is critical to the health and longevity of batteries. As a result, battery chargers play a key role in the life and performance of today’s industrial batteries. This white […]
Energy efficiency initiatives are increasingly making their way into many manufacturing and distribution facilities as part of corporate initiatives to reduce energy use and costs, as well as meeting sustainability goals. Various strategies can be employed to manage energy usage at industrial and manufacturing facilities such as peak shaving and demand response. This white paper […]
Battery charging is a complex electrochemical process in which the discharged electric energy is replenished from the electric power grid. This is accomplished using a battery charger, which is an electrical/electronic device that converts the incoming AC line voltage into a regulated DC voltage to meet the charging needs of the respective battery. High frequency […]
This white paper by Dr. Nasser Kutkut of ACT outlines the most common AC power quality disturbances and how the Quantum chargers were designed to provide additional immunity to such disturbances. Topics include: Nominal AC Fluctuations AC Power Quality Disturbances Enhanced AC Line Transient Immunity of Quantum Chargers Read The Full Technical Paper Here
La Mirada, California, January 31, 2017 — Advanced Charging Technologies (ACT) has extended the capabilities of its BATTview battery monitors by adding data integration functionality between BATTview units and Quantum chargers. Data integration allows both Quantum chargers and BATTview units to optimize charge cycle communications in addition to scheduling and delivering precise equalization cycles and […]
La Mirada, California — Advanced Charging Technologies Inc. (ACT) is pleased to announce that it had completed the UL/cUL certification for the 208VAC and 600VAC Quantum chargers. The new additions to the Quantum charger product line will expand Quantum sales into Mexico and Canada. “This represents another milestone in the Quantum product line launch. The new […]
La Mirada, California — Advanced Charging Technologies, Inc. (ACT) recently announced the successful launch of its Quantum battery charger product line, with nearly 3,000 Quantum chargers having shipped to customers since the product launch in March 2016. “This is a true testimonial of the success of the Quantum product line. Our engineering team, led by […]