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Reflow

RO-1 reflow oven Step 4 of 5

The oven forms the solder joints. The station checks that the oven runs the profile meant for this product, and records when each board passed through.

Where the data comes from

Heating zones
The heating zones run the profile the MES expects for this product.
Cooling zones
Cooling is part of the same profile program.
Oven screen
Shows the running profile, which the MES compares with the work order.

What we record at RO-1

Example values from the demo board KRZ-0917-00042. The source says where each fact comes from: the machine itself, a scan, an operator or the MES.

Profile
Fact Example Source
Profile P-07, lead-free Machine
Profile check Matches the product, side 1 MES
This board
Fact Example Source
Entry and exit 07:18:04 to 07:24:41 Machine
Work order WO-2291 MES

Checks at this station

Rules the station applies before a board moves on. Which ones run on your line is agreed with production and quality.

The profile for this product
A profile that does not belong to the work order can stop the line before the oven.
Both sides of the board
Products built on both sides have a profile for each side, and the check follows the side being built.

In the manufacturing record

This is the line the station adds to the record of the board, the same record that follows it through the whole line.

See it on the line

Manufacturing record

KRZ-CTRL-01 demo board

ReflowRO-1 Profile P-07 Program verified In at 07:18, out at 07:24

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