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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Digital world of sensors: "We make valuable information accessible."
Mar 10, 2020
SICK has been developing sensors for over 75 years. During that time the company has always been a little bit ahead of the times. We spoke to Christoph Müller, Senior Vice President for Industrial... Read on
Top ways to use vision sensors for palletizing
Mar 2, 2020
Optimizing your palletizing and depalletizing efforts requires careful planning – and possibly even some Tetris skills. Boxes of all different shapes and sizes are stacked on top of one another,... Read on
LNG: SICK helps Enagas to reduce error in boil-off gas measuring
Feb 25, 2020
Spain’s largest LNG provider Enagas experienced unexpectedly high BOG boil-off gas losses (unaccounted for gas in energy balance) at its Huelva plant. This was due to significant turbulence caused... Read on
Good energy management with the new flow sensor for leakage detection
Feb 16, 2020
The little big saver. Energy efficiency and energy transparency are playing an increasingly important role in factory automation. What is already an established driver of innovation for process automation... Read on
Indoor and outdoor localization: Full transparency in the material flow
Feb 10, 2020
Logistics processes are becoming more complex every day. Transparency is therefore increasingly becoming a decisive requirement for raising the efficiency and productivity of logistical processes. Against... Read on
Condition monitoring in hydraulic and pneumatic systems
Jan 22, 2020
Fluid Power from SICK: Know today what will happen tomorrow. These are intelligent sensors and applications in the field of hydraulic and pneumatic industrial drives. In many areas, they contribute to... Read on
For Increased Efficiency, Deep Learning is the Future
Jan 16, 2020
Machines are learning to think. Deep learning is a machine learning technique − and the most significant future technology in artificial intelligence. SICK transfers this key technology to its... Read on
Six common mistakes when setting up safety laser scanners
Jan 8, 2020
Safety laser scanners are powerful devices for complex applications. With a vast number of choices in the market with regards to range, connectivity, size, and robustness, there are many variables to consider... Read on
Under steam in the St. Petersburg Railway Museum: Safety laser scanner S300 Mini
Dec 3, 2019
In the railway museum in St. Petersburg, two S300 Mini safety laser scanners from SICK secure a modern multimedia installation. Thanks to these devices, a video wall 4.5 m high moves over the entire travel... Read on
Out and about with SICK: Four thematic routes at the SPS 2019
Nov 27, 2019
SICK supplies a wide range of solutions for logistics, process and factory automation along the value-adding chain. On behalf of the many other industries and complete solutions, SICK has selected four... Read on
4Sight Automatic Print Inspection System with SICK AppSpace “gets the message”
Nov 22, 2019
A groundbreaking collaboration between SICK and AutoCoding Systems has resulted in the launch of the first fully-automatic smart vision inspection system for printed coding and marking on food, pharmaceutical... Read on
SOCAR Turkey: Reliable and safe operation of CNG stations thanks to FLOWSIC500
Nov 19, 2019
Since 2008, the SOCAR Company has set up an extended network of CNG stations spaced around 200 250 km apart in an attempt to link up different locations in Turkey such as Izmir, Istanbul, Ankara and Mersin... Read on
Stainless-steel photoelectric sensors with Smart Task functions
Nov 14, 2019
Tough on the outside, smart on the inside: The W4 Inox Smart Sensor is the optimal choice in all situations where objects have to be detected under harsh conditions, sensors have to be as small as possible... Read on
Hygienic Sensor Solutions: Stainless steel makes processes safer
Nov 7, 2019
Not all publicity is good publicity – particularly the publicity found on www.lebensmittelwarnung.de. The website of the federal states and the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety... Read on
Smart Fluid Power: Easy integration in hydraulic and pneumatic systems
Oct 30, 2019
Fluid Power from SICK. These are intelligent sensors and applications in the field of hydraulic and pneumatic industrial drives. In many areas, they contribute to the optimization of processes and improved... Read on
The new mobility: How sensors control the cobots of the future
Sep 17, 2019
The ongoing development of small, powerful and flexibly positionable robots that can collaborate with humans is progressing in leaps and bounds. The sensors from SICK are an important component in this... Read on
Innovative intralogistics: AutoBox with SICK navigation and safety sensors in pilot test at BMW
Aug 13, 2019
The BMW Dynamics Center in Dingolfing is welcoming the launch of a pilot project that will allow incoming spare parts to be transported safely from the incoming goods station to the picking warehouse with... Read on
Robot Operating System (ROS) with SICK and KEBA: Diversity and simplification
Aug 6, 2019
When we all speak the same language, lots of things become a whole lot easier. But communication isn’t just important between humans. Communication between human and machine, robot and machine control,... Read on
3D localization with the Belt Pick SensorApp for pick-and-place tasks
Jul 29, 2019
The ability to ensure hygienic primary packaging of sensitive open food is incredibly important within the food industry. This is why SICK is working with the robot manufacturer Stäubli to make this... Read on
Ranger3 irons out any issues for 3D inspection in steelworks
Jul 12, 2019
When it comes to optical 3D inspections in thermal production processes for continuous casting plants, hot rolling mills, and tube rolling mills, flickering surfaces, heat, tinder, dirt, and moisture are... Read on
Monitor logistics data with Package Analytics to make informed decisions faster
Jul 2, 2019
In high-volume distribution centers, sensors record and communicate thousands of pieces of logistics data every day, but the challenge is compiling and interpreting all that data. SICK's Package Analytics... Read on
Safe and rugged: Experts at MAN, HELLER and SICK perfect the deTec safety light curtain
Jun 27, 2019
Polycarbonate is a proven material in the machine tools segment. SICK’s deTec4 Core safety light curtains are correspondingly equipped with polycarbonate front screens as standard. When, in 2016,... Read on
Clear path of forging and transport manipulators with 3D vision
Jun 19, 2019
The forging manipulators by Siegerland-based company DANGO & DIENENTHAL are best given a wide berth. These transport and handling machines can weigh as much as 1,000 tonnes. Not only that—their... Read on
Visionary-B 3D assistance system prevents accidents when driving backwards
Jun 14, 2019
Looking back and aheadIn fall, huge mountains of sugar beets pile up at Pfeifer & Langen with headquarters in Cologne. One of the leading sugar producers in Europe is supplied with millions of beets... Read on

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