Designed specifically for production environments, iC Process enables the seamless transfer of critical control parameters established in the laboratory to the manufacturing floor. This capability allows real-time monitoring of their impact on the process during production.
The intuitive user interface provides operators with immediate visual insights into reaction progress and alerts them to any process deviations. Once approved, iC IR™ methods are deployed to iC Process for operator execution. Key data can be accessed via the iC Process client or transmitted directly to the distributed control system (DCS). iC Process serves as the essential bridge that ensures smooth delivery of laboratory-developed protocols to plant operations.
A vital component of PAT implementation in manufacturing is the ability to transfer expert knowledge from the laboratory in a format accessible to non-expert users. iC Process facilitates this by enabling templates developed in iC IR for plant applications to be validated, locked, and made available for use by authorized personnel.
The user-friendly interface of iC Process makes it easy for operators to select approved methods and collect data efficiently. Trend views offer real-time process monitoring, while visual alerts notify users immediately of any process upsets.
Data captured through iC Process is readily accessible for review and analysis by process engineers and laboratory chemists. iC IR equips expert users with comprehensive analysis tools, allowing them to interrogate process data both in real-time and post-batch.
Built for the production environment, iC Process supports robust communication with distributed control systems (DCS) using industry-standard protocols such as Modbus and OPC UA. This ensures seamless integration and reliable data exchange between control systems and process analytics.
Software Care is a subscription software maintenance plan. It was developed as the direct result of customer feedback and is designed to provide subscribers with the opportunity to always have the latest version of the software while paying significantly less over the lifetime of their instrument.
iC software maintenance is included in the Software Care Standard offering. For additional enterprise-level features ask a representative about an iC Site License.
No, iC Process is an optional application that can be used instead of iC IR™ to control ReactIR 45P systems in production environments.
Please note that iC IR is mandatory with ReactIR 45P system purchases as this software is required to create methods that will be run by iC Process.
Yes, iC Process supports connection via OPC UA and Modbus TCP protocols to external systems. This allows the starting and stopping of data collection on the instrument and provides the latest collected trend data. The OPC UA Server option also supports the selection of a method and real-time sharing of spectra in addition to trends.
Access to the ReactIR 45P instrument can be limited to specific users via iC Process based on Microsoft Windows login information. Levels of access, including administrator and operator are provided to manage which users can perform certain tasks in iC Process, such as loading or approving methods or starting/stopping data collection on the instrument.
The iC Process Server and Client applications can run on Microsoft Windows as well as Microsoft Windows Server and are compatible with most mid- to high-performance laptops or workstations. Please see the iC Process for IR datasheet for specific requirements.
