KIC Press Release March 6, 2007 - KIC To Exhibit at WIN ‘07

(San Diego, CA -- March 6, 2007) : KIC, the leader of thermal process development and control products, and winner of multiple industry awards, announces that it will showcase KIC Vision and 24/7 Wave in distributor 3S-Technologies‘ booth, located in hall 9, Stand C-100, at the upcoming WIN ‘07 exhibition, scheduled to take place March 8-11, 2007, at Tüyap Fuar ve Kongre Merkezi, in Beylikdüzü-İstanbul, Turkey.

KIC Vision is a low-cost automatic profiling system designed for customers that want to eliminate the manual tasks associated with periodic profiling for their reflow ovens. Priced comparative to a manual profiler, the easy-to-use KIC Vision provides the best of both worlds ? It runs in the background continuously and automatically, and it provides sought-after profiles as frequently as once an hour. The system relies on embedded sensors in the reflow oven and the proven Virtual Profiling software to accurately measure the product profile. After a baseline profile, the product profile is automatically measured and logged in the computer without any further manual input. The measured profile data includes all pertinent process data such as peak temperature, soak, fit to process window and more. The user may select the frequency of the automatic profiling from one profile in per hour increments up to once a week time slots, in one-hour intervals. KIC Vision reduces production downtime, recovers labor time resources and significantly improves product quality.

KIC 24/7 Wave makes numerous process management capabilities available for the wave solder process. For the first time, KIC can transition the management of this unpredictable process from an art form to a science. Embedded sensors in the preheat section, wave and conveyor continuously monitor the temperatures and conveyor speed. The KIC 24/7 Wave measures the profile for each product as it exits the wave solder machine. Pertinent process data such as maximum preheat temperature, slope, wave temperature and more are recorded in real-time along with their "fit" to the relevant process window. The KIC 24/7 Wave eliminates the need for periodic profiling of the wave solder machine, and it can shut down the in feed conveyor the instant an out-of-spec situation occurs. Additionally, the automatic SPC capability that comes standard with the KIC 24/7 Wave calculates the Cpk for each processed product, and it will warn on an out-of-control process the instant the Cpk number drops below a user selectable level. The KIC 24/7 Wave also provides full process traceability. The profile and its fit to the available process window is recorded and stored, and may be retrieved at any point in the future.

For more information about WIN ‘07, visit the exhibition‘s Web site at http://www.win-fair.com/en/.

About KIC
Based in San Diego, KIC is the industry leader in automated thermal management tools and systems for reflow, wave, cure and semiconductor thermal processes. The company pioneered the development of oven profilers and process development tools. KIC remains on the leading edge of the thermal industry with innovative tools for process development, optimization and real-time management.