Features And Benefits - Orton AutoFire Plus User Manual

AutoFire® Kiln Controller
Your new Orton AutoFire® Kiln Controller has an extensive list of standard features, a user-friendly operator
interface, and a robust temperature control algorithm. These combine to provide what we believe to be the best
temperature controller for electric kilns and furnaces on the market today. The following is a list of the features
we believe you will find most useful as you begin using your new AutoFire® Kiln Controller:
Thermocouple Type
Cone Firings
Proper Heat Work
Cone Table
User Programs
Accurate Control
Delay Start
Set-Point Control
Firing Speed Control Speed up or slow down your firing (from -40% to +40%) to better match
Program Review
Skip Step
Calibrate to a Cone
Temperature Alarm
Power Interruption
Temperature Units
Diagnostics
Computer Interface

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Choose from Type K, N, or S Thermocouples
(We recommend the use of Type K up to 2100°F, Type S above 2100°F)
Easy firing to Cone Numbers 022 - 12, with hold time
(additional 5 to 30 minutes of hold can be added)
Orton's patented method of adjusting firing to ensure proper heat work
Reference temperatures for each cone number (60°C/hr or 108°F/hr heating rates)
10 "to 20" Ramp/Hold Segments for each program, retained even when power is
turned off
Proprietary PID Plus temperature control algorithm assures more
accurate firings. This also includes Soft Start and Overshoot Control
Automatically starts kiln at a later time (up to 9999 minutes later)
Setting hold time at 9999 minutes keeps kiln at set point temperature indefinitely
the loading of your kiln
Review your firing program even while the kiln is being fired
If you want to skip to the next ramp in a User Program.
Use Cone Offset to adjust the kiln to fire to a cone to adjust the
firing temperature from -38 °F to +20 °F
Kiln Temperature Threshold Alarm can be set to audibly notify you when
a temperature is reached
Recovery from a power interruption occurs when proper to do so
Select either Fahrenheit (°F) or Centigrade (°C) Units
Audible Alarms and error codes indicate when the controller or the
kiln is not firing correctly
Program and monitor up to 16 kilns from a Personal Computer
User's Guide
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