March 30, 2004

By: Carey Larson
Website: http://www.1st-in-home-decor.com

KIC PILOT-H SELF-PROFILING OVEN SOFTWARE NOW AVAILABLE ON HELLER REFLOW OVENS

KIC Thermal Profiling and Heller Industries today announced that the KIC Pilot-H self-profiling oven software is available on all Heller reflow ovens. The KIC single-pass profile prediction system has been customized exclusively for Heller reflow ovens. The program allows process parameters to be modified, and anticipated results to be reviewed, on screen. With the need for multiple profiling passes eliminated, product changeover and set-up times are reduced dramatically.

The KIC Pilot-H is an automated self-profiling software system that interfaces directly with the oven controller. The Pilot-H does not require an experienced operator to profile the oven. It features a simplified animation-based user interface which allows even the least experienced operator to set up a profile.

The Pilot-H automatically changes the oven setpoints and conveyor speed, then lets the operator know when the oven is ready to run production.

A key feature of the Pilot-H is the Process Window Index. The PWI is used to evaluate the quality of a profile by reducing all profile statistics to a single number. A PWI of 0% is optimum, less than 100% is in spec, above 100% is out of spec. The Pilot-H automatically finds the oven set up that provides the lowest PWI.

Until now, the operator has been responsible for controlling the oven. Now, the oven has the intelligence to tell the operator how to set it up, and will not allow KIC Thermal Profiling and Heller Industries today announced that the KIC Pilot-H self-profiling oven software is available on all Heller reflow ovens. The KIC single-pass profile prediction system has been customized exclusively for Heller reflow ovens. The program allows process parameters to be modified, and anticipated results to be reviewed, on screen.

With the need for multiple profiling passes eliminated, product changeover and set-up times are reduced dramatically. The KIC Pilot-H is an automated self-profiling software system that interfaces directly with the oven controller. The Pilot-H does not require an experienced operator to profile the oven. It features a simplified animation-based user interface the operator to run product if the profile is out of spec. In effect, the KIC Pilot-H’s intelligent system controls the operator.

With a combined total of sixty years experience, KIC and Heller have continually offered innovations in reflow design, manufacturing and engineering. KIC and Heller welcome the opportunity to implement our reflow advances in your process...and to form partnerships leading to future innovations.

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