KEVIN 9.0
KEVIN 9.0 now uses a personal account so your polishing runs stay connected to you. Create an account or sign in, enter the part, measurements, and process settings, and KEVIN will save the recommendation to your dashboard. You can return later to review the run, download a report, or enter final results after polishing. Completed outcomes strengthen the historical evidence KEVIN can use to improve future recommendations.
Your KEVIN account keeps the process connected.
Create an account once, then use the same login each time you run KEVIN. Your dashboard keeps pending and completed runs together so you can return to a recommendation, finish result entry later, and download a record of the setup and advice.
Create a free account or sign in to start a run. Each recommendation is saved automatically to your personal KEVIN dashboard.
Use the step-by-step guide to understand each input, calculation, and result field.
Learn how run information is stored and used. Your account keeps your own run history available for later reference while completed outcome data can contribute to KEVIN’s historical evidence.
Return to your dashboard to review completed runs, see which runs still need final results, and download printable run reports.
Keeps the setup, recommendation, and outcome connected.
KEVIN brings together the information that often lives in separate notes, spreadsheets, interferometer results, machine settings, and technician experience. With the new account system, each run is saved to the user’s dashboard so the recommendation does not disappear when the session ends. The technician can return after polishing, enter the actual settings and final measurements, and preserve the completed run for later reference.
Your setup, measurements, recommendation, and status are saved to your account so you can return to them later.
A run can remain in Needs Results until the polishing step is complete. You do not have to enter final measurements in the same session.
Review earlier runs from your dashboard and download a printable report of the specifications, process settings, KEVIN advice, and final outcome.
Entering the actual settings and final measurements lets KEVIN evaluate what happened and adds useful completed outcome evidence for future recommendations.
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