The AFC-Holcroft ProcessMaster™ system is an advanced HMI/SCADA (Human Machine Interface/ Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) computer software package designed to provide an off-the-shelf solution to most possible configurations of furnace systems. ProcessMaster™, initially released in 1985, has focused solely on the Heat Treat Industry and has developed a product ideally suited to the needs of industry. ProcessMaster™ 2000 provides communication to most process temperature, carbon controllers and furnace PLC’s, data-logging minute by minute all process parameters and alarm history, provide a real time graphic display, provide automatic furnace recipe control, a operator interface and flexible reporting in text or graphic forms.