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.
Excavating construction and foundation pits is an essential stage in all kinds of construction projects, from building underground tunnels for traffic to erecting buildings or bridges. These projects are...
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Although the German Chancellor did not visit us this year during her opening tour, the SICK trade fair team still had a successful start to the Hannover Messe 2018. “Driving your industry...
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Continental is one of the world’s leading automotive industry suppliers. The increasing variety of vehicle models, variants, and derivatives being produced and the shorter product life cycles in...
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Finnish company Capps Oy has developed an automated storage system for pharmacies that is based on completely new thinking. The machine takes only a fraction of the space of traditional storage but can...
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There is an increase in the demand for linear sensors for mobile automation in general and even more so for hydraulically driven machines. But the quantitative aspect is just one side of the story. More...
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Most of us enjoy the great taste of nutritious tomatoes – as pure and fresh crops, tomato sauce, or with pasta. Around 20 million Australians eat 22 kg of processed tomatoes per head annually. Founded...
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The new FLOWgate™ operating software for all FLOWSIC ultrasonic gas flow meters and ultrasonic gas flow measuring devices from SICK links diagnostic data quickly and intelligently and presents...
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IO-Link is not just gaining increasing acceptance in an ever greater number of applications – the manufacturer-independent communication technology is also an enabler for innovative sensor solutions...
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It all starts with a piece of metal. In the body shop, the rear part of the vehicle represents the first stage in creating a customer’s specific order. Step by step, the car at long last starts to...
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The big preview for the Hannover Messe 2018 took place on 6 February 2018. 170 journalists from all over the world were invited to the preview. Selected exhibitors were able to present their new products...
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Up to now, functional safety technology in automation has mostly been implemented separated from fieldbuses and Ethernet networks. But the next microScan3 generation sets new standards: The microScan3...
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At the site of the High Moselle Bridge in Zeltingen-Rachtig in Germany – the largest bridge currently under construction within Europe – a team from Trier University of Applied Sciences are...
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In the Netherlands, natural gas is a key source of energy and accounts for nearly half of the total energy mix. As we enter a new era in terms of energy, an intelligent approach to gas production is crucial...
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Fitness or health apps read data from fitness wristbands or smartwatches and provide information about the current performance of the user. The apps also provide additional services such as digital manuals...
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For Industrieservice Schach, working with SICK as a one-stop supplier is paying dividends both technically and financially. Based in Nürtingen, Germany, the company uses state-of-the-art sensor technology...
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Goods flows multiply for Christmas business, and logistic systems face major challenges every year - in production and trade, as in the area of dispatch services. The final link in the logistical chain,...
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Costly manual measurement of raw chipboard is a thing of the past. The SicoCam inline board measurement system from Siempelkamp Logistics & Service now measures wooden composite boards in a continuous...
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Managing the future with "Sensor Intelligence.": At SPS/IPC/Drives 2017, SICK once again presented exciting trends and innovations. During recent years, digitalization and networking in production...
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Especially when it comes to Industry 4.0, integration capability and consistency are important features of intelligent and future-proof communication structures. That is why SICK offers several options...
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At SICK, sensor data travels by bus: Fiber-optic sensors and distance sensors are connected to a WI180C-PB fieldbus module and integrated in PROFIBUS systems. The communication module enables quick access...
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Fully-automatic watering systems, placing robots for the potted plants, climate computers for perfect ambient conditions or picking of different plant types. The flower industry now uses automated high-tech...
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A garbage truck driver is faced with challenges on a daily basis, including illegally parked cars, narrow roads, irritated motorists, heat, cold, and thunderstorms. It does not have to be like this any...
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Small, but a global leader all the same: Ehrler Prüftechnik Engineering GmbH (EP-E) has crafted a remarkable reputation in the field of high-precision testing and calibration systems. A preferred...
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Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and automated guided vehicle systems (AGVSs) play a major role in increasing the flexibility of production and logistics processes. Used individually or in groups, these...
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