KIC -- A History of Firsts

For nearly three decades KIC has advanced industries worldwide with their innovative technology firsts. The timeline below highlights a history of KIC's numerous significant technological achievements.

2002

KIC^® Auto-Focus™: oven setup tool that automatically suggests an initial oven recipe for new products, with the potential for new product setup without having to run a verification profile.

2001

KIC^® 24/7: the second generation continuous process control system that automatically provides production traceability and SPC charting, including Cpk, for every product that passes through the oven.
The KIC 24/7 wins the SMT Vision Award.

2000

KIC Pilot™: an automated oven setup control software that enables a line operator with one hour of training to setup and optimize the reflow oven for a new boards.
The KIC Pilot wins the SMT Vision Award, EP&P Excellence Award, and the EP&P Grand Excellence Award for the best new SMT assembly product of 2000.

1999

KIC introduces the Process Window Index (PWI).  The PWI is a statistical innovation that defines a profile's fit to the process window in a single number.

1998

KIC Auto-Predict™: the first oven recipe "search engine" that automatically identifies the optimal oven setup.
Auto-Predict wins the SMT Vision Award.

1995

KIC introduces WinKIC: the first Profiling software for Microsoft^® Windows^®.
"Virtual Profiling": continuously calculates the product profile for every board that passes through the oven.

1991

SideKIC^®: the first wireless real-time pass-through profiler.

1989

KIC introduces the first Profile Prediction software for microcomputers.

1977

KIC introduces the first continuous monitoring system for conveyorized furnaces for microcomputers.

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