NEW KIC HeatMap™ Real-Time Oven Monitoring using your existing KIC SPS or KIC X5 Profiler

HeatMap™ Real-Time Oven Monitoring Reimagined

The latest real-time thermal process innovation from KIC is a revolutionary enhancement to KIC’s profiler-based ecosystem, using the powerful TAS (Thermal Analysis System) Software together with HeatMap™ transforms KIC’s existing profiler tools—like the SPS Smart Profiler and X5 Profiler—into always-on, in-process monitoring systems, giving manufacturers real-time visibility into oven zone stability during every shift.

Traditionally used for periodic validation during NPI or process setup, KIC profilers now operate as full-time performance monitors, bridging the gap between setup and sustained thermal control.

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This breakthrough system utilises a multi-zone HeatMap probe and advanced TAS software integration to detect even very subtle thermal drifts. With live, graphical displays and automatic tolerance detection, HeatMap enables engineers and operators to identify deviations instantly, helping to prevent defects and rework before they happen. Optional light bars provide visual alerts right on the production floor for even faster response.

HeatMap offers a cost-effective way to extend profiler utilisation from ~10% to over 90%, improving ROI without modifying oven hardware or workflows. It’s compatible with all major reflow and curing ovens and can be self-installed or deployed with KIC support.

HeatMap gives manufacturers the insight they’ve been missing between profile runs.
It’s about moving from reactive profiling to proactive monitoring—catching issues before they become problems.

TAS Software: Smart Automation for Thermal Process Control

KIC’s Thermal Analysis System (TAS) software—an AI-powered platform that simplifies thermal profiling and automates recipe optimisation, delivering faster setup, better traceability, and more stable production across SMT lines.

A standout feature of TAS is the award-winning Common Recipe Finder, which intelligently identifies a single oven profile that can be used across multiple assemblies. This dramatically reduces reflow oven recipe changeovers and maximizes oven utilization—ideal for today’s high-mix production environments.

KIC is enabling manufacturers to meet the rising demands of automotive, medical, aerospace, and high-reliability electronics production—with advanced tools for real-time insight, smarter automation, and superior thermal process control.

See our the KIC range of Profiling Tools HERE at Link Hamson

Or visit KIC’s website here KIC HeatMap™ – KIC Thermal