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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Making hard things easy – a safety solution for a mobile heavy-load robot
Aug 10, 2018
In modern production facilities, humans and robots are brought into even closer proximity. Safety fences are disappearing and robots which can be moved to any location are required in order to implement... Read on
Measurement principles go head-to-head: Oxygen Technologies do battle
Aug 8, 2018
The TRANSIC100LP laser transmitter has exactly the right nose for oxygen – and a customer‘s own comparison has proved this. Pitted against the established method of paramagnetic measurement,... Read on
Collision-free with vehicle gates: Ultrasonic sensors position automatic monitoring terminals
Jul 23, 2018
More efficiency in the use of staff for access control was one of the main goals of Magnetic Autocontrol when developing the TerraPass vehicle gate. The approach: Vehicle passengers confirm their permission... Read on
Sustainable measuring solutions in the energy industry
Jul 17, 2018
When changes are made in some situations, the results are instantly seen. Wind power plants and solar modules are examples of this. Visible from great distances, they are an eye-catching symbol of the... Read on
Ultrasonic flow measurement for steam: the smart choice
Jul 2, 2018
Many industries are successfully employing SICK's ultrasonic technology for flow and volume measurement in natural gas pipelines, industrial plants, and exhaust ducts. But is ultrasound also the best technology... Read on
The 10th SICK Automotive Days 2018: Firmly established in the industry
Jun 25, 2018
We launched the SICK Automotive Days in 2009 with the aim of establishing a compact platform for specialist exchanges between automotive automation experts. The 10th SICK Automotive Days has shown us clearly... Read on
Smart Motor Sensors from SICK are ensuring HIWIN robots are safe and fit for the future
Jun 25, 2018
Robot manufacturer and expert in linear technology HIWIN is using motor feedback systems from SICK in its new 6-axis robots for pick-and-place applications. This saves space and ensures that the 5-kilogram... Read on
More gas for the energy revolution
Jun 13, 2018
Green technologies for producing energy are creating real hope: Bio-coal can already be produced synthetically through CO2 recycling, bio-butanol can be made with genetically- modified microbes and bio-gas... Read on
Sensor solutions for robotics - Universal Robots and SICK head towards the factory of the future
Jun 11, 2018
Outstanding robot specialist Universal Robots and leading sensor solutions provider SICK have joined forces in order to create two innovative applications for collaborative robots.     The applications... Read on
Developers’ Conference 2018: The SICK AppSpace is growing
May 29, 2018
The SICK AppSpace Developers’ Conference 2018 at the Messe Freiburg revolved around networking and sharing. The 124 attendees – with twice as many external participants as last year –... Read on
The W16 and W26 product families a new generation of SICK photoelectric sensors
May 23, 2018
With the W16 and W26 product family, a new generation of photoelectric sensors is dawning which is equipped with everything that can make work easier and processes safer, and therefore more efficient... Read on
Bulkscan® LMS511 from SICK: Steel scrap adds color to cities
May 15, 2018
Concrete is the most commonly used construction material in the world. Roof tiles, ceilings, stacks, facades, paving stones, staircases, cellars, garages, and trash cans are all made from it. The material... Read on
South african natural gas distributor counts on SICK flow meters
May 7, 2018
“Brilliant, great! I battled for two years for a solution. SICK understood our requirements exactly and delivered!” – was the reaction of Emmanuel Matodzi, Technical Manager of the Egoli... Read on
Ultrasonic sensors stabilize construction and foundation pits
May 7, 2018
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... Read on
Hannover Messe opens!
Apr 24, 2018
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... Read on
Cobots Claus and Clara: collaborative robotics with a SICK safety
Apr 6, 2018
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... Read on
SICK sensors controll pharmacy robot
Mar 26, 2018
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... Read on
Linear encoders for future-proof position measurement in hydraulic cylinders
Mar 12, 2018
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... Read on
RFID technology - automated tomato harvesting at KAGOME
Mar 5, 2018
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... Read on
FLOWgate™: The gate to ultrasonic gas flow measuring devices from SICK
Feb 20, 2018
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... Read on
IO-Link: Industry 4.0 for everyone
Feb 19, 2018
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... Read on
Efficient automotive production with RFID technology
Feb 12, 2018
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... Read on
SICK at the Hannover Messe 2018 – the countdown has begun!
Feb 8, 2018
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... Read on
Safe network integration with microScan3
Feb 5, 2018
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... Read on

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