Press Releases
KIC Keeps to its Roots of Customer Service as Part of the Solution, Wins 6th Service Excellence Award
San Diego — November 2022 —— KIC is pleased to announce that it has been honored with a 2022 CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Service Excellence Award (SEA). The award was announced November 2 at a ceremony held at the SMTA International 2022…
KIC Celebrates 45 Years as the Pioneer in Thermal Process Monitoring
KIC is well-known as the market and innovation leader in solutions for reflow and wave soldering process management. Going into their 45th year as the pioneer in thermal process monitoring, KIC looks forward to the next decade and further innovations.
KIC Promotes Robert Baxter to Customer Success Manager
KIC is pleased to announce the promotion of Robert Baxter to Customer Success Manager. Baxter has been with KIC for 24 years and has been the company’s service manager for more than 20 years.
KIC Receives GLOBAL Technology Award for New WPI for Wave Soldering Optimization
San Diego — November 2021 —— KIC received a 2021 GLOBAL Technology Award in the category of Assembly Tools for its new WPI – Wave Process Inspection. The award was announced during a ceremony that took place Tuesday, Nov. 16,…
KIC Awarded for New WPI Wave Soldering Optimization Tool
San Diego — November 2021 —— KIC received a 2021 Mexico Technology Award in the category of Process Control Tools for its new WPI – Wave Process Inspection. The award was announced during a ceremony that took place Tuesday, Nov.…
KIC Recruits Leading Director of Software Development as R&D Manager
San Diego — October 2021 —— KIC is pleased to announce that it has hired Wesley Ueoka as R&D Manager based in San Diego. Mr. Ueoka has worked in the defense industry for more than 20 years developing several innovative…
KIC Promotes Gerardo Gallegos to Service Manager
San Diego — October 2021 —— KIC is pleased to announce the promotion of Gerardo Gallegos to Service Manager for the Americas and Europe. Now based in San Diego, Mr. Gallegos will be responsible for managing the technical customer support…
KIC Successfully Completed CFX Validation
San Diego — February 2021 —— KIC is one of the first companies to complete the IPC CFX validation and certification program. As an early adopter KIC, with its RPI reflow process inspection system, is officially validated by IPC as…
KIC Announces New Leadership
San Diego — March 2019 —— KIC is taking a leap in product development and technology. The markets are changing, challenges are getting tougher and the world of Smart Factory/Industry 4.0 is here. We are expanding our product portfolio and…
Introducing the KIC SRA – Smart Reflow Analyzer™
San Diego — January 2019 — KIC, the market and technology leader in smart oven solutions, today announced plans to introduce the new SRA (Smart Reflow Analyzer) during the IPC APEX EXPO, scheduled to take place Jan. 29-31, 2019 at…
KIC and iTAC Software AG Integrate Smart Reflow Process Data in the MES i4.0 Solution
San Diego — January 2019 — KIC, the market and technology leader in smart oven solutions, announces its partnership with iTAC Software AG, a leading Provider of MES premium solutions. The integration of smart Reflow Process Inspection (RPI) data analytics…
KIC and Mentor Announce Integrated Thermal Process Technology Collaboration for Industry 4.0
San Diego — December 2018 —— KIC, the market leader in smart oven solutions, announces a technology collaboration with Mentor, a Siemens Business, leveraging KIC’s professional knowledge on thermal processes and Mentor’s comprehensive expertise on surface mount technology (SMT) manufacturing…