The X5 ships standard with process optimization software that enables users to improve their process along three dimensions:
-To position the profile in the center of the process window
-To maximize conveyor speed
-To reduce the oven’s electricity use while running a deep in-spec process
The process optimization software verifies millions of alternative oven setups and automatically selects the most optimum recipe within a few seconds. While the thermal process is inherently dynamic due to the natural drift in the process, a profiler displays a static “snapshot” of the process every time a new profile is run. For this reason, the X5 comes standard with a basic SPC package.
Every time a new profile is run, the profile data are added to an SPC chart, which includes Cpk numbers, in order to better display changes in the profiles over time. Such information is invaluable in detecting trends and volatility that notify users of possible future problems. Users can potentially decide to adjust the process prior to any out-of-spec situation should the SPC charts reveal such a likely output.
KIC’s new X5 Profiler is not only about the software. The hardware has to endure thousands of extreme thermal cycles, sometimes in ovens with voltage spikes on the conveyor, and frequently in harsh environments with rough handling. The X5 is designed to last in such conditions. KIC is putting its money where its mouth is, introducing the X5 with a full two-year warranty – standard, gratis.