Another team of students from Texas A&M University found success in the TiM$10K Challenge, earning a second-place title On many farms, crop growth is monitored through a sampling process where small sections of crops are...
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Automated Tool Carrier Increases Worker Productivity in Construction Industry
AutoTool: how inspiration led to an innovative solution to increase efficiency on construction sites for SICK’s TiM$10K Challenge This year’s first place winner of SICK’s TiM$10K Challenge consisted of six seniors from Texas A&M...
Global food manufacturers’ costs are lowered after implementing new technology
Protecting the oil that food products are fried in is essential in keeping operation costs down while still providing customers with high quality products A great deal of maintenance is required by food manufacturing companies...
Smart Data Solutions for Quay Cranes at a Container Terminals
The operator of a Spanish port terminal joins the list of customers now using Smart Data Solutions from SICK On course for destination Industry 4.0 – MSC Terminal Valencia is taking advantage of Condition Monitoring from...
Automatic Tag Reading for Airport Baggage Handling
SICK’s airport expertise supplies automatic tag reading solutions to the busiest airports in the world Lost luggage is more than just a nuisance. It reduces airline customer satisfaction and consistently increases costs to the...
University Students Solve Big Problems with SICK LiDAR
As SICK's third TiM$10K Challenge concludes, students from Texas A&M University win first and second place For the third year, SICK invited students from universities around the country to participate in the TiM$10K Challenge...
Revolutionizing Grocery Shopping with Mobile Robots
Using collaborative mobile robots to enhance drive-in supermarket branches in France Following in the footsteps of Google, Pierre Legendre and Benjamin Loize caught the start-up bug in 2015 and focused their energies fully on...
Precise detection of pallet pockets using a 3D snapshot camera
Benefits of 3D plug and play machine vision solutions Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) from the manufacturer Transolt move about its customers’ warehouses as if by magic. There’s nothing supernatural at play here, of course...
What is LiDAR?
A brief history and overview of LiDAR technology and how it has evolved For decades, LiDAR technology has been used as an effective means of detection and ranging in various settings and industries. But what exactly is it and...
Safety as a Service: From Risk Assessment to Validation
Austrian Fiber Cement Products Manufacturer Seeks Risk Assessments from SICK With complex regulations, demanding technical implementation, and meticulous documentation, machine safety can be a real challenge. Many top machine...