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.
Public bodies ask for full and accurate reports: has the company in question adhered to the limits for environmental emissions at fossil fuel power plants, hazardous waste incineration plants, and...
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A company that builds a parking lot for its employees has different requirements for it than a public parking lot. The basic requirement in such cases is it can be used safely and comfortably by authorized...
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As a secure shipper in accordance with the German Aviation Security Act, a company that sends air freight to the USA must protect the goods from being accessed by unauthorized parties. As a non-certified...
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Emissions trading requires facilities that generate greenhouse gases to take their own measurements and draw up reports concerning the volume of emissions that they produce. The EU directive that took...
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On the outskirts of the Dutch village of Duizel lie the administrative buildings and production halls of ATD Machinery B.V. It is here, in the buildings of the cigar manufacturer Royal Agio Cigars, that...
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Automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturers and dealers park new vehicles on large lots. In the past, thieves have used this opportunity to steal catalytic converters and other components from the...
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With twice the storage capacity achieved, handling performance given a boost, and supply and delivery reliability assured, Bossard AG's expanded logistics center in the Swiss city of Zug is keeping...
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Close collaboration between Heidemann Sicherheitselektronik and SICK has resulted in a new stroke of genius - the HS Nomade. A mobile system that can be quickly taken apart and put back together again,...
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Parcel service General Logistics Systems, B.V. (GLS) is looking for an even more effective way of protecting its loaded swap trailers than its previous solution, and the search is now over thanks to the...
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Comtrol Corporation, a long-standing business partner with SICK, has a number of applications for the LMS series and LD-LRS 2D laser scanners from SICK. Over the past 5 years, Comtrol has worked with integration...
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Properly safeguarding machines in explosive environments can be a difficult task. A simple spark can trigger an explosion - thats why unprotected electrical devices, such as standard safety light curtains,...
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The days when Combat, a company from the Dutch city of Venlo, concentrated solely on carwash facilities have long since passed. Over the years, company directors Gerard Kerstjens and John Teunissen have...
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In mobile applications, the S3000 Anti Collision safety laser scanner offers by far the largest sensing range for a field where safety is key: 15 meters. Working closely with Jungheinrich, SICK has developed...
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Modern logistics processes are a force to be reckoned with: They can handle around 200,000 parcels an hour at one single reloading point. But they are also extremely demanding: They need increased safety...
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At its Apeldoorn site in the Netherlands, the Loparex Group - which operates around the world - manufactures top-quality foils for the medical, graphics, and composite materials markets, to name a few...
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On the Internet, customers can create their dream car in a matter of moments. The options are endless: which model? Which color? Equipment? Engine? Petrol or diesel? You can customize almost every detail...
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Mixed pallet handling is required in the retail sector to increase efficiency in sales locations. Logistics service providers are responding to this need with compatible automation solutions. Due to shining,...
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In every combustion process, the technology used to measure gas concentration plays an important role in securing significant and sustainable reductions in pollutant emissions. In industrial waste incineration,...
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Where previously you had to pour olive oil into containers by hand, you can now use complete pumping and bottling systems. One of these systems has been developed by FoodTech BV, a machine and system...
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SICK has been blazing a trail in the field of opto-electronics for decades and is currently the technological and market leader in many areas of industrial sensors. In recent years, SICK has transferred...
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Intelligent sensors record and communicate data, but there is no real added value involved until this data can be used to make decisions on ways to improve processes. This is the case with the Package...
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More than ten years of positive experiences with the first generation, innovative and future-proof reading technology, as well as outstanding service support - these were the decisive factors that persuaded...
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Chasing the bad guy through Viennas sewer system in the famous 1949 movie The Third Man may have been a good plot then; todays municipalities face a more subtle threat: the deterioration of aging sewage...
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Photoelectric proximity sensors from various product families, fiber-optic sensors, inductive proximity sensors, laser sensors, and safety locking devices - SICK sensor technology plays a crucial role...
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