SICK is a company that develops and manufactures sensors, safety systems, and automatic identification products for industrial applications.

SICK

From factory automation to logistics automation and process automation, SICK’s sensor solutions are keeping industry moving. As a technology and market leader, SICK provides sensor intelligence and application solutions that create the perfect basis for controlling processes securely and efficiently, protecting individuals from accidents, and preventing damage to the environment.

SICK is one of the world’s leading solutions providers for sensor-based applications in the industrial sector. Founded in 1946 by Dr.-Ing. e. h. Erwin Sick, the company with headquarters in Waldkirch im Breisgau near Freiburg ranks among the technological market leaders. With 60 subsidiaries and equity investments as well as numerous agencies, SICK maintains a presence around the globe. SICK has more than 12,000 employees worldwide and generated a group revenue of EUR 2.3 billion in the 2023 fiscal year. Additional information about SICK is available at www.sick.com 

Imprint: https://www.sick.com/imprint

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This is Anton Berg, application engineer at Bosch Rexroth. Last year, he was a coach at the #SICKSolutionHackathon. What did he experience there? Find out his impressions of the event in his own words: ⏬

You can learn a lot about yourself in the SICK Solution Hackathon. Even if it's just the side of me that suddenly eats sweets - something I rarely do otherwise. 🍬
But let's get to the important stuff: My task as a coach at the last SICK Solution Hackathon fell under the challenge #makeiteasy. It's not just about transporting something from A to B, but making it as simple and error-free as possible.

Making difficult things simple is the great art. The whole industry benefits from this. Keyword: shortage of skilled workers. The simpler the processes become, the more staff can be recruited. 
Simplicity also means making fewer mistakes. The fewer steps and clicks a task requires, the fewer mistakes are made - and that saves valuable time in the end. 
Our use case has an impact on many areas of daily life: 
⏩ Simplifying the interaction between humans and machines through HMIs.
⏩ Better implementation of AI and chatbots. If you could talk to a machine's chatbot as easily as to a human, it would make everything much easier and more effective. 

In any case, I was already looking forward to conversations like: "How are you, machine?" - "Thank you for asking. I have a slightly elevated temperature in my circuits today." Well, that sounds a lot like the movie "2001", only in a positive way. 🎞️

But before that could happen, the participants had to overcome various challenges. Firstly, they had to get the AI model up and running and then connect it to the machine. To do this, you had to understand how the control system works. And I could go into so many other things, but the bottom line is that the participants were forced to think about many small building blocks and bring them together. To do this, they had to apply a deeply human trait: the ability to work as a team!
 
Want to know more about the SICK Solution Hackathon? ⏩ Get more Information here https://okt.to/FepOYm
 
#deeplearning #robothuman #sensors #SICKSensorIntelligence

In the construction industry, automation is still rare, but that's changing with innovations like those from the Austrian startup Baubot. Specializing in robotic solutions for construction, Baubot designed technology to handle the unique demands of the sector – mobility, power, and, crucially, safety. 🦺

Baubot’s latest robots, like the MRS12, are equipped with advanced sensors, ensuring safe and efficient operations even in challenging environments such as tunnels. These sensors provide robust collision detection and precise distance measurement, which are essential for maintaining safety without compromising performance.

Discover more in the blog ⏩ https://lnkd.in/d2xBcMTc

#Robotics #SafeProductivity #Teamwork #SICKSensorIntelligence

We are forming a joint team in process automation: Together with Endress+Hauser Group we have signed the contract for our strategic partnership.
 
Jointly, we will enable customers around the world to access an even broader range of solutions to drive forward the sustainable transformation of the process industry. For this, Endress+Hauser and we are now combining our complementary technology expertise and market knowledge for process automation.
 
SICK’s core business in factory and logistics automation will not change and will benefit from a stronger focus.
 
Learn more about the strategic partnership for process automation in our press release: https://okt.to/In56Bz

 #SICKSensorIntelligence #EndressHauser

Anyone who processes solvents knows how important exhaust gas purification is – for the environment and for operating costs. By measuring and analyzing volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the combustion processes in exhaust air purification are precisely controlled and considerable energy savings are achieved. 
 
Hermes Abrasives also benefits from this: thanks to a customized VOC solution, the company has been able to make its combustion processes more efficient and optimize production. 
 
Discover more in the pictures! 
 
#SICKSensorIntelligence #innovation

It is easy for the human eye to distinguish between hazelnuts and almonds. 👀 But for machines, it hasn't been so easy. Now sensors are becoming more and more intelligent every day – thanks to AI. This opens the door to evermore improvements and even more customised solutions. 
 
However, we are not jumping on a bandwagon with AI or deep learning. "We were the first company to offer on-device learning, where the device learns to solve small tasks itself with the help of AI," explains Dr Shane MacNamara, Senior Vice President Research & Development Autonomous Perception.
 
Of course, AI solutions also help with large tasks, such as digitally simulating certain package sizes or the variance in a track-and-trace application. Sensors with an AI software upgrade can also detect whether a bag or box is on the conveyor belt - information that is essential for the sorting centre. 
 
So, is AI the solution to all problems? No! 
"There will also be solutions without AI in the future," Dr Stefan Odermatt, Senior Vice President Research & Development Integrated Automation, is certain. „But our claim "Sensor Intelligence" has become more relevant than ever thanks to AI.“
 
How do you see the trend towards more AI in production? 

#SICKSensorIntelligence #innovation #ai #safeautomation #SICKAnnualReport

High precision even in demanding environments — that's what excavator bucket manufacturer SMP Parts required for their tilt rotators. They needed an encoder to enhance the accuracy of their products. This encoder had to operate reliably despite high levels of shock and vibration, as well as temperatures as low as -40 °C. Additionally, it needed to function within a casing filled with grease.
They chose the AHM36 CANopen absolute encoder for its high performance, durability, and compact size. However, due to the unique application, the encoder required further adaptation to meet these specific needs.

Find out how the product was precisely tailored to these requirements ⏩ https://okt.to/tRYovS

#SICKSensorIntelligence #excavator

Opening your ice cream cup and discovering it’s not perfect can feel disappointing! 🍦
In consumer goods, ensuring that every product passes quality control is crucial. With the help of the Inspector83x and SICK Nova, it's possible to inspect each product quickly, easily, and efficiently. Through the use of AI technology, this combination can directly compare the packaging with its contents, allowing for the immediate detection of errors.

⏩ Discover what life without quality control can look like in the video!

#SensingIntelligence #SICKSensorIntelligence #sensorsolutions #foodandbeverage #foodproduction

Are you ready to discover how to increase the availability of your Maritime Emission Monitoring System? 
  
Precise compliance with the globally applicable directives helps keep to a minimum additional expenses and avoid subsequent fines. The failure of even a single component in a ship’s complex system can often have far-reaching consequences. 

📅 Join us in this webinar to discuss how to overcome the challenge of serving moving targets!

#SICKSensorIntelligence #decarbonization

Digitalization is not only intensifying and accelerating change in society and industry, it is also having an impact on functional safety in the production world. 🌐 But what if intelligent safety solutions could facilitate end-to-end automation instead of hindering it at key points?

There is a new approach: Where conventional safety concepts can no longer keep pace with the rapid development of automation in many industrial applications, SICK Dynamic Safety overcomes these static limits as a holistic, innovative concept.
Using real-time localisation data, safety-relevant functions are executed dynamically on the basis of a risk assessment. The safe localisation and holistic analysis of all dynamic movements and positions at all times means that bottleneck situations can be overcome in the future and high production speeds can be maintained. 

Benjamin Heimpel, Head of Business Unit Safety Systems & Services, and Patrick Vollmer, Head of Business Unit Light Beam Systems, are convinced: „With our seamlessly integrated solutions, we raise productivity to a new, systematic and previously unknown level by allowing processes to run as uninterrupted and trouble-free as possible. A real game changer!“  

We believe that Dynamic Safety paves the way for progress in automation. Is this also a topic that could be relevant for you?

#SICKSensorIntelligence #innovation #ai #safeautomation #SICKAnnualReport

What do quality control in baked goods and the positioning of metal contacts in semiconductor chips have in common?
In both cases, AI-based 3D machine vision can be beneficial during the manufacturing process!
 
The SICK Nova machine vision platform now supports 3D cameras from the Ruler3000 product family through the hardware-specific SensorApp. This combination enables both experts and beginners to perform 3D machine vision quickly and accurately. What's particularly exciting: even intricate details can be inspected at high speeds. Thanks to the high light sensitivity of the Ruler3000, precise inspections are possible even in low light and with reflective materials.

Learn more www.sick.com/sick_nova
 
 #AI #industrialautomation #SICKSensorIntelligence

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