Keep your thermal processes in control with OvenRIDER-NL®

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR REFLOW PROCESS

• Quantify actual oven performance
• Oven performance trending
• Automatic creation of SPC charts
• ISO documentation

IMPROVE QUALITY

• Maximize yields
• Reduce scrap and rework
• Schedule Planned Maintenance

MEASURE AND QUANTIFY ACTUAL OVEN PERFORMANCE

• Heat transfer to PCB and components
• Zone temperatures
• Zone location
• Conveyor speed

SuperM.O.L.E.^® Gold COMPATIBLE

• OvenRIDER® uses your existing SuperM.O.L.E.^® Gold for data collection
• Easy upgrade for current SuperM.O.L.E.^® Gold users
• Other Gold M.O.L.E.® options are available
  • RF
  • Air velocity
  • UV Energy
  • Wave solder machine analysis

• Overview
• Quick and Easy to Use
• Built on the Industry Standard SuperM.O.L.E.^® Gold Temperature Profiler
• Protect Your Process and Your Investment
• Technical articles on the OvenRIDER®
• Technical Details and Specifications

For the first time, actual reflow oven performance can be quantified by the OvenRIDER® from ECD.

The OvenRIDER® is an innovative system for providing critical setup and performance data of reflow ovens. The OvenRIDER® captures continuous process data for air temperature, heat flow (the oven's ability to transfer heat to an object), zone location and conveyor speed. A companion statistical process control (SPC) software application provides powerful SPC tools for analysis and reporting of the oven's performance data captured by the OvenRIDER®.

The OvenRIDER® is run through the reflow oven to capture a "signature" for the established profile or settings. On subsequent hours, days, months or years, the OvenRIDER®'s measurements will be the same as those of the "signature" if all oven parameters are the same. The OvenRIDER® detects all reflow oven changes, including changes in: zone temperatures, heater efficiency, conveyor speed, convection fan efficiency, fan failure and exhaust restrictions. The OvenRIDER® measures the TOTAL reflow oven process, not just a few of the parameters such as air temperature.

The OvenRIDER® is a self-contained system that "rides" through the reflow oven like a normal PCB being processed. Pallet widths of 6.6, 12 or 18 inches (168, 305 or 458 mm) are standard. To match your specific process, custom width pallets are also available. The minimum width is 6.6 inches (168 mm).

1. Place the OvenRIDER® in your reflow oven as you would a PCB.
2. After traveling through the oven, remove the OvenRIDER®; and connect the M.O.L.E.® to a PC that is operating the OvenRIDER® SPC Software.
3. Download the captured data set.
4. View the Report page for immediate "go/no-go" analysis with parameters that are color-coded to alert you of parameters that exceed user specified control limits.

The OvenRIDER® pallet contains sensors that detect the location of each heating zone and allow calculation of the conveyor speed. This greatly enhances ease of use because you no longer have to estimate process origin, zone size, process completion and conveyor speed. The OvenRIDER® and OvenRIDER® SPC Software automatically measure, quantify and calculate critical reflow oven performance parameters.

The OvenRIDER®; system consists of a special pallet and the SPC Analysis Software. Your SuperM.O.L.E.^® Gold fits into a protective thermal barrier contained on the pallet. The SuperM.O.L.E.^® Gold performs the actual measurements and stores the data for later download into the SPC Analysis Software for analysis, reporting and SPC charting.

The OvenRIDER® is unequaled in keeping your reflow soldering process and your budget under control. The OvenRIDER® will allow you to control your reflow process, lower your rework and overall manufacturing costs by quantifying your process. With a defined process, a strategy for reducing defects is possible.

Use your SuperM.O.L.E.^® Gold in the OvenRIDER® to profile the PCB being processed. Once the profile is complete and the reflow oven settings established, place the SuperM.O.L.E.^® Gold in the OvenRIDER® pallet. Pass the OvenRIDER® through the oven to capture the OvenRIDER®'s "signature" for the specific oven settings. Download the OvenRIDER® data into its companion SPC software for statistical process control.

Don't limit the SuperM.O.L.E.^® Gold and OvenRIDER® to your reflow soldering process. ECD offers a full range of accessories for the SuperM.O.L.E.^® Gold:

• Add the RF option, SuperM.O.L.E.^® Gold RF, for instant access to temperature profiling data.
• Add an air velocity sensor, AeroM.O.L.E.^®, for profiling air velocity.
• Add an ultraviolet (UV) energy sensor for profiling processes dependent on UV energy.
• Add the WaveRIDER^® NL pallet to measure critical parameters of a wave solder machine.

No other product family offers such flexibility and the ability to address your total electronics manufacturing process control.

Articles

Circuits Assembly Articles on Improving the Assembly Process with SPC This 3 part article show the importance of Oven calibration and the quality and cost improvements that come from this important step

The standard OvenRIDER® consists of:

• OvenRIDER® pallet
• OvenRIDER® SPC Analysis Software
• Interface cables
• Operator's Manuals
• Carrying Case

OvenRIDER® NL Data Sheet  

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