AMDS Inks Deal To Supply Exide With REX Water Quality Analysis Instruments

Stockton, CA /PRNewswire/ - AMDS was invited by Exide Technologies at Exide's Vernon Recycling Center onSeptember 11th to demonstrate the AMDS dissolved metals analysis instrument, REX. REX is a turnkey detection and monitoring instrument coupled with remote reporting capability.  Wilson Durant, Exide's Process Engineer Leader had been looking for the ability to monitor dissolved metals to manage their waste water treatment processes based on timely and accurate data. REX will also provide a long-term data record, which can be used for ecological forensics and to record compliance with discharge laws.  Exide, in recognition of their ongoing commitment to environmental quality issues, has determined that the data provided by the AMDS instrument, REX, is the solution to improving their water treatment and discharge monitoring program.  "We expect Exide and AMDS to have a very productive long term relationship," stated Wilson Durant.

REX will give Exide the ability to monitor and record multiple dissolved metals in their various water uses to correct and manage Exide's wastewater effluent discharge processes. Wilson Durant says that Exide has been looking for a solution that will satisfy both internal monitoring and management of their water treatment chemical use and to be supportive of Exide's need to meet discharge requirements.

According to AMDS, Chief Science Officer, Dr. Daniel Dietrich: "AMDS is looking forward to working with Exide to explore several applications where water is used in their recycling process. Exide routinely monitors and treats the water from their site before it is discharged into the municipal storm drain system.  REX will give Exide and the community continuous 24/7 monitoring capabilities in addition to enhancing the efficiency of their treatment processes".

AMDS's REX is the only solution of its kind for real-time analysis of multiple dissolved metals in flow conditions.  It requires no user interface, is self-calibrating, does not require consumables and is a process control system that can send data to any worldwide location.

Exide Technologies is a major battery manufacturing and recycling company engaged in recycling lead acid batteries.  With over 8,000 batteries going through their Vernon facility daily and several locations worldwide it is of the utmost importance that process water quality be monitored at the source of concern in real time so important process control actions can be taken in a timely manner.  Exide manufactures batteries in numerous U.S., Pacific Rim, European and Australian locations. Exide recycles batteries in the U.S. at plants in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Canon Hollow, Missouri; Muncie, Indiana; and Reading, Pennsylvania.

American Micro Detection Systems, Inc. is a premier provider of state-of-the-art detection and analysis instruments for water and other fluids.  All AMDS instruments are process control systems that work at the site of interest completely unmanned with no consumables or user interface required and each have the ability to transmit data to any worldwide location.

Exide Technologies (www.exide.com) has a rich history spanning more than 120 years in the battery business.  Today, Exide serves the complex stored energy needs of customers around the world.  They provide services and systems that enhance vehicle performance and fleet utilization as well as those that reduce risk of temporary interruptions of power supplies. Their global footprint melds together two significant bases of experience in transportation and industrial markets and provides for better and faster means of introducing innovations in products and services.  Exide is working to change the way the world uses and stores electrical energy.