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.
Coal is China's most important source of energy, and harmful emissions must be significantly reduced. SICK has captured the Chinese power plant market with its first class measurement technology. ...
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Supply chains and logistics processes form a key component of the value added chains of many industry sectors and fields. Just as it does for economic development, the logistics sector also plays a key...
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A container ship consumes an average of approx. 50 tons heavy fuel oil for each day at sea, depending on the ship's size, load, and how it is operated. Proportional amounts of carbon dioxide, sulfur...
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Ceilings, walls, floors, skids, and car bodies - there's nothing but metal behind the CPD dryer 2 at Mercedes-Benz in Rastatt. The conditions in which the SICK UHF-RFID devices for wireless identification...
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Anyone ordering sirloin, rib-eye, or tenderloin steak in a restaurant in Europe is most likely being served quality beef from Goedegebuur, a beef specialist in Rotterdam, Netherlands. More than 170 employees...
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Loading and unloading in ports is constantly fast paced, while at the same time, safety is the highest priority. Preventing collisions with ship parts by monitoring port cranes can be particularly challenging,...
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Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are used for moving materials and equipment, and operate without a driver on board. Using an automatic control system, they supply product lines and transport goods between...
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Latexco is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of latex components for the bedding industry. The various sizes of latex mattresses, pillows, and mattress toppers made on its three production lines...
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The control station of a coal-fired power plant receives an alarm signal. A gas analyzer is supposed to keep harmful emissions to a minimum, although this clearly doesnt seem possible at this very moment...
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Whether its the Watchman, Optotrap OTD or PLS - SICK represents innovation in laser scanner development. SICK has been working in the field of laser scanners for nearly 40 years and recognized early that...
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On the path to establishing networked production processes, the focus up to now has been on optimizing physical production and logistics processes. Thanks to the latest IT technologies, it is now possible...
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The machine vision specialist, IVP AB, was founded more than 25 years ago in the university city of Linköping in southern Sweden as an offshoot of the university there. Since then, the company has...
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With respect to long travel distances of aisle stackers in conjunction with safe speed monitoring, it is essential to ensure steady, fast, and above all, low-noise output of measured values to the controller...
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When it comes to integrating sensors into industrial fieldbuses, every industry has its own individual requirements. This is why there are more than two dozen industrial communication systems available...
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With the construction of the most advanced car tower in Switzerland, the Züri West car dealership in Schlieren can now offer its customers a very special shopping experience. At the press of a button,...
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The new DT50-2 Pro distance sensor from SICK provides the perfect combination of measurement performance and size. Based on the patented HDDM™ time-of-flight technology it provides precise and reliable...
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Open the door, load the dirty dishes, add detergent, and restart the cycle: dishwashers have to complete hundreds of challenging test cycles before they can be relied upon to perform in day-to-day operation...
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52 dip tanks with 80 approach positions fed by three automatic carriages. That's exactly what printed circuit board specialist Varioprint AG based in Heiden, Switzerland, has been benefitting from in recent...
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In the case of industrial trucks with a driver's seat, accidents involving a collision with people, other trucks, warehouse facilities or structural elements can be identified as the cause for approximately...
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Imagine a sensor that can let you know when something is about to malfunction: The IO-Link technology offers a diverse range of options for cost-effective, bidirectional communication between sensors and...
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As a leading transmission system operator for regenerative energies in Europe, Amprion GmbH operates the most extensive high-voltage transmission system measuring some 11,000 km (6,800 miles) between Lower...
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MLG-2 is the new generation of intelligent automation light grids from SICK. The product family sets a new standard in terms of resolutions, response times, evaluation options and ease of use. The MLG-2...
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SICK's reliable and user-friendly W11-2 and W4-3 photoelectric sensors help Swiss trading company Avesco AG to provide a fast delivery service for construction machinery components. SICK's photoelectric...
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ARBURG is a global leader in the manufacture of high-quality injection molding machines. The company was searching for a solution that would identify incorrectly positioned inserts, preventing the production...
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