KIC Announces KIC Navigator Process Set Up Tool at Nepcon China, Shenzhen

(San Diego, CA -- July 8, 2008) : KIC, the leader of thermal process development and control software and winner of multiple VISION awards, announces they will showcase their automatic process set up tool, the KIC Navigator in booth 1A01 at the upcoming NEPCON/EMT South China exhibition and conference. Scheduled to take place August 26 - 29, 2008, it will be held at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center in Shenzhen, China.

KIC‘s powerful Navigator software is a system that automatically determines the single best oven recipe for every product. Once the initial profile is run, the Navigator evaluates billions of combinations of conveyor speeds and setpoint temperatures. In 60 seconds or less, the Navigator presents the process set up that will produce a profile centered in the process window, with the lowest Process Window Index (PWI) number. Reducing the profile to a single number provides the operator with the ONE BEST oven set up for each product.

Profiling is simple with the KIC Navigator — users simply give the software their profile specs and it tells them how to set the oven to achieve that profile. No more profile prediction, no more auto-prediction, just the best oven set up in less than a minute. The Navigator is capable of automatically searching the entire range of possible recipes — over a billion — in less than a minute so that operators no longer need to set search parameters. With the Navigator, an operator with limited process knowledge can find the optimal profile every time.

Profiling is fast with the KIC Navigator — whether is takes two runs to set up a simple profile or five funs for a difficult one, why spend the time? The navigator finds the best possible profile in less than 60 seconds. This means more efficient use of the engineering resources, increased line uptime and improved line uptime — which all mean an improved bottom line.

Profiling is precise with the KIC Navigator — without the power of the Navigator, solder reflow oven setpoint changes typically are made in 5ēC increments. Research made possible by the PWI shows that setting up the oven in smaller increments offers significantly improved process performance. Extensive testing revealed substantial benefits in setting up profiles in 1ēC increments. Slight setpoint changes in the soak and reflow zones produced more robust profiles that reduced temperatures at hot spots on the board and provided more even heating across the assembly. Precision profiling also makes developing tight-spec, lead-free profiles as quick and easy as any other profile with the Navigator.

In addition to the above benefits, the KIC Navigator features optimized set up:
• Optimize set up even for strict process requirements
• Maximize product throughput
• Guarantee solder joint quality
• More efficient staff allocation
• Better equipment utilization
• 24-hour customer support.

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Company Contact:   Bjorn Dahle <bjorn@kicmail.com>
Editorial Contact: Allene Bailey <allene@kicmail.com>