PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE
For Immediate Release – April 2005
AEGIS ANNOUNCES NEW INTEGRATION WITH KIC THERMAL
PROCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
SMT Hybrid Packaging, Nuremberg – Aegis Industrial Software, a leader in
manufacturing information management systems for global electronics
assemblers, has announced CAMx integration to KIC’s 24/7 thermal process
management system, vital technology for lead-free process control. KIC
is a global leader of thermal process development and control products,
and a winner of multiple VISION awards.
The KIC 24/7 continuous process monitoring system provides actual
process data in real time from reflow and curing ovens. The system
records the temperature profile for each individual part along with all
pertinent process data such as peak temperature, time above liquidous,
soak time etc. Additionally, the process data’s ‘fit’ to the established
process window is established using the objective and mathematical
Process Window Index (PWI) concept. The KIC 24/7 will instantly warn on
an out-of-control situation, as well as alarm on any
‘out-of-specification’ situation.
The KIC 24/7 acts as a data acquisition unit that feeds the Aegis
Information Management system via an xLink CAMx adaptor giving users
access to the hard-to-get process data for their thermal process. This
Aegis/ KIC communication delivers significant added-value, providing
customers with real-time process data for better shop-floor and
factory-office decision making as it relates to quality, productivity
and traceability.
Commenting on the partnership Jason Spera, CEO at Aegis, said, “Full
access to KIC’s 24/7 thermal process management system provides our
users with continuous real-time process monitoring and automated SPC,
traceability and documentation. By importing and analyzing KIC
temperature data we uniquely provide engineers with a 100% reflow
scenario, presenting the oven data as well as the board experience data
in real-time.”
“Customers are demanding complete process traceability, and thermal
process management delivers all the information required to address this
stringent requirement while continually improving manufacturing
processes and overall product quality,” Jason added.
“The reflow process and its control is extremely sophisticated,” said
Björn Dahle, president of KIC. “Data is the only way in which to define
and maintain stability and many manufacturers, particularly in lead-free
environments with tight process windows, require high-impact process
change. This means replacing daily or weekly thermal checks with
continuous, real-time thermal process monitoring. KIC systems
automatically optimize and monitor the process for zero-defect
production,” commented Björn.
About KIC
Founded in 1978, KIC is the source for thermal process quality and
productivity systems. Dedicated to continually rethinking its products,
KIC has driven the advance of thermal process technology. KIC products
help manufacturers increase yields while reducing defect rates and
costs. The resulting improvements in productivity allow users to
maintain a competitive advantage.
Since 2000, KIC has released a completely new line of next-generation
thermal process optimization and management systems to automate all
phases of the thermal process. The SlimKIC 2000 profiler, KIC Navigator
oven recipe search engine and the KIC Auto-Focus “profile-less” oven
setup software. The KIC 24/7 automated continuous process monitor
eliminate time-consuming and error-prone periodic profiles while
increasing productivity and quality and provides full thermal process
traceability. The sophisticated software incorporated into every KIC
product includes the quality-enhancing benefits of production
traceability, paperless documentation, and SPC charting. As a core
competency, KIC’s in-house expertise in software development for thermal
processes has been crucial factor in the company’s dramatic growth to
thousands of systems in use worldwide. For more information visit
www.kicthermal.com.
For additional information contact:
Shaun Black, Marketing Director
Aegis Industrial Software Corporation
Email: sblack@aiscorp.com
Phone: 714.828.9730