A plurality of individually corresponding heaters and temperature sensors are
provided
along with a plurality of a PID control means. An average temperature/gradient
temperature calculating means calculates the average temperatures of the temperatures
measured by the temperature sensors and the gradient temperatures based on the
measured temperatures. Each of the PID control means outputs an operation signal
so that the average temperatures or gradient temperatures may be made equal to
the desired values. A distributing means distributes the operation signal from
each of the PID control means to each heater so that control by the PID control
means may produce no effect on the control of the other PID control means.