Retort Controls ICON SMS
Retort Controls are a long standing strong point at STOCK.
Originally developed in 1992 for use with Stock retorts, STOCK’s ICON SMS (Sterilization Management System) is a state of the art SCADA (Supervisory Control AND Data Acquisition) Retort Controls system for general method thermal processing, control and monitoring. STOCK’s Retort Controls system was accepted by FDA and approved by the USDA in 1994 for automatic, real time, deviation compensation/optimization and computer generated batch records in lieu of manual operator logs.
Since the early 1990’s, we have continuously evolved STOCK ICON SMS to keep it the most flexible, durable and comprehensive Retort Controls system on the market. The latest version continues this tradition and can be offered with a wide range of standard Controls System Processors and HMI’s, and allows for easy upgrade from previous versions. ICON SMS is a web page based system developed and maintained by internal STOCK Engineers. An internet browser acts as a portal to share fully visualized HMI’s and Host Computer SCADA applications and data across the end user intranet and beyond. ICON SMS users can generate and approve production recipes at a central location for multiple facilities, and can access cook and data metrics from any location given the appropriate system privileges.
STOCK’s ICON SMS Retort Controls system incorporates tools for 21 CFR Part 11 compliance and have been fully validated according to NFPA 43-L guidelines.
STOCK ICON SMS controls are used for our entire product line, including both batch and continuous retorts, and have been sourced to upgrade competitive equipment on a routine basis. In fact, STOCK’s ICON SMS Retort Controls have been chosen as the preferred solution for numerous Food, Beverage, Pet Food, Nutraceutical, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences applications, as well as in other industries outside of our core business market.