SICK Sensor Blog

SICK Sensor Blog
SICK Sensor Blog

Explore our latest innovations and discover SICK's success stories as one of the world's leading solutions providers for sensor-based applications. The SICK Sensor Blog helps its readers stay up to date on the latest advances in automation, ranging from production plants to processes and logistics systems. It’s time to lift the veil on the world of digital transformation.

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GO BEYOND. Discovery #1 We are at a turning point. The "Digital Transformation" is here. The basis for this quantum leap in technology and the departure into a new dimension is your data... Read on
The company Lorch Schweißtechnik has developed a new Cobot solution for TIG welding. The handy and mobile Cobot allows companies to weld even smaller batches of particularly challenging components... Read on
Following in the footsteps of Google, Pierre Legendre and Benjamin Loize caught the start-up bug in 2015 and focused their energies fully on innovation: Both worked as engineers at U GIE-IRIS in France... Read on
TGW Logistics has gained more flexibility in every respect by using the Safe Entry Exit safety system from SICK. In addition to reliably distinguishing between people and material, this also helps to alleviate... Read on
Complex regulations, demanding technical implementation and meticulous documentation – machine safety is a real challenge. Many top machine builders therefore rely on collaboration with external... Read on
The TERSA group plant in Sant Adrià del Besòs near Barcelona in Spain has rolled out an innovative system for ensuring better environmental practices. SICK Spain installed two measurement... Read on
Pollution control with best available analytical technology: The Indian government is ambitiously pursuing environmental targets and cracking down on air pollution. Coal-fired power plant operators are... Read on
“A lot of potential and a step further” A step further into quantum sensor technology: In recent decades there have been many gradual improvements in sensor hardware. One could certainly not... Read on
SICK experts are often asked to advise on the selection of a safety laser scanner as there are many to choose from and they all have different technical specifications. It is common for people to simply... Read on
Smart Data Solutions from SICK show their strengths in a wide range of different industries. For example, a large European energy supplier uses condition monitoring for gas analyzers in waste incineration... Read on
Hitting the heights with 3D plug and play machine vision solutions: The AGVs of the manufacturer Transolt move about its customer’s warehouses as if by magic. There’s not really anything... Read on
Depending on the system capacity and location, solar power plants can supply entire regions with environmentally-friendly energy all day long. Operating entities are not happy until systems are working... Read on
On course for destination Industry 4.0 – the operator of a Spanish port terminal joins the list of customers now using the Smart Data Solutions from SICK. MSC Terminal Valencia is taking advantage... Read on
The latest automated AGVR tractors combine the best of both worlds. At the heart of the high end AGV solution is a rugged tractor of the globally renowned Spijkstaal brand which the AGVR engineers from... Read on
The safety light curtain is relied on to protect the safety of factory personnel all over the world. Yet, although the technology was developed almost 70 years ago, many applications may still not be... Read on
The cleaning professionals at Rosa Toifl in Vienna make laundry shine again and bring a smile to customer’s faces. Tons of laundry are picked up, cleaned, dried and returned again each day. A logistical... Read on
Using automated guided vehicle (AGV) systems, BASF is developing intralogistic processes that extend beyond the boundaries of the factory. This globally active chemical company is aiming thereby to increase... Read on
Radio frequency identification (RFID) provides significant benefits for the preventive maintenance and monitoring of railways all over the globe, including asset tracking and reduced costs... Read on
Flag states, port authorities and classification societies request new hygiene concepts and certifications for infection prevention in the maritime industry. To enable ship operators to meet health requirements... Read on
In the consumer goods industry, especially in printing and packaging, the processing of continuous webs is a real challenge. Exact guidance of the material web, correct material tension in the machine... Read on
What is still rather in its infancy in road traffic has long been an everyday thing in many companies: automated guided vehicles (AGVs). They ensure problem-free work processes, and are setting new standards... Read on
What began in 1912 with the cigar factory De Olifant in Kampen in the Netherlands has now in 2020 developed into a globally active group comprising numerous companies. A whole range of different companies... Read on
Electric tugs for very heavy loads: AGVs from MasterMover are used in every kind of production and logistics environment. When it came to developing a new AGV, it was safety that was the unequivocal starting... Read on
Count people without making contact and reliably keep distance. This is the simple recipe for success of two new solutions that SICK is currently launching to help deal with the current situation. PeopleCounter... Read on

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