The Shimax MAC6A / MAP6A Series Digital Pattern Controller runs multi-step temperature and process profiles rather than holding a single fixed setpoint, making it the right choice for heat-treatment, curing, or any thermal process that needs to ramp, soak, and step through a defined recipe automatically. The MAP6A variant adds full pattern programming — up to 8 patterns across as many as 96 total steps — while the MAC6A covers the same control hardware for applications that only need straightforward setpoint control.
A dual-color, dual-line LED display keeps the actual process value and the active setpoint clearly separated at a glance, and 2-mode PID with auto-tuning combines with zone PID across up to four zones so control stays tight whether the process is ramping quickly or holding steady. Multiple communication options — RS-232C, RS-485, and infrared — let the controller be programmed, monitored, or logged from a host system, and optional digital I/O, analog I/O, and CT current-sensing channels extend it into more complex process interlocks without external hardware.
