by KIC | Dec 17, 2018 | Magazine Articles
How We Won the Regional Competition at Calsonic for Reflow Quality and Cost Improvements By Rod Sampson, Process Engineer Calsonic Kansei is a multinational automotive parts manufacturer with its own branded OEM products. Recently, the company was acquired by the...
by KIC | Dec 10, 2018 | Magazine Articles
KIC is a specialist in production of automated thermal process tools and systems for reflow, wave, curing, and semiconductor thermal processes. Founded in 1977 by Casey Kazmierowicz, the company’s original purpose was to monitor 1,832°F (1,000°C) conveyor ovens....
by KIC | Nov 10, 2018 | Magazine Articles
M2M communication for continuous monitoring and support Connectivity for Improved Utilization and Quality With the accelerated pace of Industry 4.0 and smart PCB manufacturing implementation in electronics manufacturing, process engineers and production managers need...
by KIC | Jul 3, 2018 | Magazine Articles
By Vitor Barros, KIC Industry 4.0 Over the last few years I’ve talked to a lot of people about Industry 4.0, the trend, the challenges, the hype, and more recently, the reality. We seem finally to be in a phase where, whilst there’s no silver bullet, there’s plenty of...
by KIC | Apr 25, 2018 | Magazine Articles
How the Factory Ecosystem Positively Drives Exponential Value By Freddie Chan, KIC We have all learned that synergy means 2 + 2 = 5. This is an old cliché but in today’s factories the output must far exceed the accumulative performance of each machine to stay...
by KIC | Jan 22, 2018 | Magazine Articles
Where the ‘Industry 4.0’ Rubber Meets the Road By Bjorn Dahle, KIC President When we first discussed Industry 4.0 four or five years ago it really was all talk. Even three years ago a lot of manufacturers didn’t really know how it impacted them and most vendors were...
