Wincon™ – REFLOW CONTROL SYSTEM
Wincon™ is an advanced windows-based software system for controlling the operation of BTU reflow ovens and custom belt furnaces. Wincon combines both the simplicity of a graphical user interface with powerful diagnostic and analytical tools. Wincon is used in conjunction with BTU’s proprietary Intellimax2 control board on all BTU systems; including the Pyramax family of convection reflow ovens.
BTU custom furnaces and reflow ovens are powered by the proprietary Intellimax2 control board, an incredibly powerful, scalable, and flexible control platform that delivers precise control to ensure process optimization and availability. Intellimax2 features faster core components resulting in significant performance improvement. Intelligent onboard data protection, faster analog sampling speeds, and fast software downloads minimize downtime. The platform is purpose-built to withstand the harshest of industrial environments. The Intellimax platform has been powering BTU ovens and furnaces for the past decade; beginning with Wincon 6.0.
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Interested in Upgrading an Older BTU System?
View the Wincon Version History Chart to determine if your system can be upgraded to Wincon. For more information or for a quote please contact BTU’s parts department at partsales@btu.com.
Learn More about Wincon:
Controlling Furnace and Oven Operation with Recipes
Recipes control operation by designating such process parameters as temperature setpoints, temperature
trim, alert and alarm deviation limits, belt speeds for single and multiple tracks, PID settings and other optional data. One step recipe editing introduced in Wincon 5.0, simplifies changing of data, and automatic recipe scheduling permits two or more recipes to be executed at a given time or after a designated event.
Alerts and Alarms
Alert and Alarm limits are incorporated in Wincon software to notify the operator about critical deviations from target setpoints. When this happens, an alarm message window will be displayed and an audible alarm will sound. Wincon allows you the option to continue to process product during alerts. You will still see the Alert on the screen but the overall process state will stay Ready. If the condition does get worse then an alarm would occur and this would affect the overall process state and stop production.
Communicating with a Host Computer
Wincon supports SECS/GEM, through either an RS232 port or Ethernet. The host can thereby monitor and control operation of the furnace from a remote location. OPC function is an alternative to GEM Host and provides a way for customers to extract data from the system using OPC clients.
A number of Industry 4.0 compatible communications protocols are available for BTU custom belt furnaces and reflow ovens. Learn more about Industry 4.0
Barcode Support
Wincon Barcode supports both handheld and fixed scanners for 1D linear barcodes and 2D Data Matrix barcodes. For automated lines fixed barcode scanners can be used to read the products’ barcode 
and verify that the correct recipe is running on the equipment. If the recipe is incorrect an alarm will be raised, alternatively if the equipment is empty the correct recipe can be loaded, when the recipe is ready the product will be loaded on to the tool. For manually loaded product a handheld scanner can be used to scan each product barcode before loading to verify the recipe is correct.
Data Collection and Reports
Wincon can log real-time data from the equipment. The data is stored in a database where it can be viewed, analyzed, or graphed. Data can be collected on process parameters like temperature, flow rate, pressure and a number of other parameters depending on the configuration of the equipment. The data is easily exported for analysis in any number of statistical programs.
When Help is Needed
Wincon features a comprehensive help function. The help system provides relevant information when help is needed in performing any operation using the control system.