KIC X5 Thermal Profiler With SPC Software And RF Capability For Reflow
KIC X5 Thermal Profiler with SPC software and RF capability For Reflow
Track More Data Points
With 7, 9, and 12-channel models, the X5 is able to acquire a lot of data, allowing you to precisely evaluate each thermal profile and process in your factory. Measure slope, peak temperature, time above liquidous, and more. Data is transferred to your computer via a USB cable or, for RF models, wirelessly through radio frequency transmitters—no cable connection required.
Data Made Useful
A lot of data means nothing without a way to parse it. The powerful SPC charting software that comes with the X5 helps improve production quality, productivity, and documentation over time by allowing operators to spot and correct process drift before it results in defects and yield issues. The collected data can also be analyzed with an eye toward overall process improvement.
Set Up Profiles in Seconds
In addition to helping to improve process in general, the X5 makes it easy to set up new profiles. Process improvement and optimization is automated with the X5, thanks to the included Navigator Power™ software. Navigator Power is able to identify the best oven setup in mere seconds, based on basic optimization criteria selected by the user. Users are quickly and intuitively guided through profiling, and a Process Window Index™ (PWI) lets operators know at a glance how “in spec” a given profile is—the lower the PWI number, the more centered the profile is within the process window. Finally, manual prediction capability allows users to instantly view expected results to changes in the profile.
Better Hardware, Longer Warranty
Featuring new improvements in hardware, the X5 thermal profiler from KIC is designed to withstand daily use in the toughest production environments, a claim that’s backed up by the profiler's two-year warranty. The new design also addresses the voltage spikes that can occur in some ovens and wave soldering machines with updated electronic circuitry that is more tolerant of these conditions.
Features
KIC 'X5' Key Features
- Robust hardware backed by 2-year warranty
- Wireless data transfer with RF-equipped models
- SPC (statistical process control) software included for documentation and production optimization
- Simplifies oven setup: KIC’s optimization software selects the best oven setup for each new product in seconds
- User-selectable setup criteria
- Reduces profiling to a single number: The PWI (process window index) makes it easy for operators, techs, and engineers to see at a glance how close the profile comes to spec.
- Immediate profile analysis: Objective and personnel-independent profile analysis gives you information you can bank on
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Navigator Software
Automatically set up the best recipe for any product in any reflow oven
The KIC Navigator software included with the X5 makes it possible to optimize oven setup even for strict process requirements, ensuring maximum product throughput, better equipment utilization and more efficient staff allocation.
Key Features
- Finds the Best Possible Profile in Less Than 60 Seconds
- Enable Deep-In-Spec Profile
- Determines Single Best Oven Recipe for Every Product
- Maximize Product Throughput
How It Works
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 less than a minute, so operators no longer need to set search parameters.
You give the Navigator your profile specs, and the Navigator presents the process set up that will produce a profile centered in the process window, with the lowest Process Window Index™ (PWI). With the Navigator, an operator with limited process knowledge can find the optimal profile every time.
Whether it takes you two runs to set up a simple profile, or 5 runs 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.
Without the power of the Navigator, solder reflow oven setpoint changes are typically made in 5°C increments. Research made possible by the Process Window Index shows that setting up the oven in smaller increments offers significantly improved process performance. Extensive testing revealed substantial benefits in setting up profiles in 1°C 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.
Computer Requirements
Minimum System Requirements
- Dual Core / 1 GHz Processor with 2 GB RAM
- 2 GB available storage
- Video 1024 x 768 resolution / 16-bit
- 1 available USB port (for software key)
- Microsoft® Windows® XP 32b SP3 and later
Specifications
| KIC 'X5' - Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 7-channel 206 x 60 x 17 mm (8.1" x 2.4" x 0.7") With shield: 302 x 75 x 23 mm (11.9" x 3" x 0.9") 9-channel 206 x 75 x 17 mm (8.1" x 3" x 0.7") With shield: 312 x 90 x 23 mm (12.3" x 3.5" x 0.9" 12-channel 206 x 98 x 17 mm (8.1" x 3.9" x 0.7") With shield: 323 x 113 x 23 mm (12.7" x 4.4" x 0.9" |
| Accuracy | ± 0.5˚C |
| Resolution | 0.1˚C |
| Internal Operating Temp. | 0˚C to 85˚C |
| Sample Rate | 0.1 to 10 readings/sec |
| Data Points | 224,640 |
| Data Transfer | Standard model USB 2.0 (Std-A/Mini-B) after datalogging run RF model Wireless over RF (radio frequency 433.92 MHz), sent real-time during datalogging run, or via USB 2.0 (Std-A/Mini-B) after datalogging run |
| Power Requirements | 3 AAA batteries, USB cable when connected to a computer |
| Thermocouple Capacity | Type K, standard (7, 9, or 12, depending on model) |
| Thermocouple Temperature Range | -150˚C to 1050˚C |
| Thermal Shield | Cool Touch Stainless Steel 7 or 9 channel |
| Computer Configuration Minimum System Requirements |
Dual Core / 1 GHz processor PC w/2 GB RAM
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Included
KIC 'X5' Kit Contents
- Slim-design thermal profile
- Thermal shield
- Software CD with Navigator Power and SPC software
- Software protection dongle
- USB cable (A male/mini-B)
- RF transmitter (on RF models)
- AAA batteries (6)
- Scissors
- Carrying case
- Thermocouples (number dependent on number of channels)
- Electronic user manual
- Electronic hardware guide
- Gloves
- Getting started guide
- Calibration certificate
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