An interview with SICK AG's Production Manager at the 4.0 NOW Factory In Freiburg, Germany, the gates to SICK’s Industry 4.0 NOW factory opened for the first time in 2019. Since then, groups of visitors gained exciting insights...
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Automating Incoming Goods Inspections with middleware
How middleware amplified the power of vertical integration in the logistics industry To ensure that data is stored, managed, and analyzed properly, companies use a variety of software. However, sensors cannot communicate with...
Costly Manual Measurement of Raw Chipboard is a Thing of the Past with SicoCam
SicoCam – Merging Siempelkemp Engineering with SICK AppSpace Each year, at the Fritz Egger GmbH & Co. OG chipboard factory in the Austrian town of St.-Pölten-Unterradlberg, over 100 million cubic feet of wood is turned into 430...
A new approach to adding green energy into the gas grid
FLOWSIC ultrasonic gas flow meters provide a reliable method for renewable energy generation The need for energy remains high and is even set to increase worldwide in the next few years. Renewable energy generated from wind...
Robot Vision and Guidance Can Take Automation to the Next Level
Customer Case Study from A-Tech: How an oil field services customer used vision to improve their processes The Customer Challenge An Oil Field Services customer needs a vision solution for their KUKA robot. The robot needs to be...
Disinfecting with UV Light and the nanoScan3
Chinese startup uses safety laser scanners for navigation on mobile robots to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic by disinfecting with UV light What do safety laser scanners, UV light, and disinfection all have in common? They can...
Your newest bartender: Toni the Robot
Shaken, not stirred: Makr Shakr, KUKA, and SICK are mixing cocktails with Robotic Gripper Arms If you order a tequila sunrise on the rooftop terrace in the luxury hotel TownHouse Duomo in Milan, you will not get your drink served...
Robot-Based Picking of Unstable Products Using 3D Vision
How 3D Cameras and Grippers solved a major problem in automation Renowned automation specialist fpt Robotik has paired its new patented gripper with SICK’s Visionary-T 3D camera to solve a specific problem: automating the process...
High Performance Compact Image-Based Code Reader for Miniature Codes
SICK’s Lector61x is a compact image-based code reader that specializes in reading miniature codes at a high performance level even with minimal installation space Many industries are trending toward lean manufacturing principles...
Engineering Students use LiDAR to Eliminate Common Quality Control Issues on the Canned Goods Production Lines
DeepSee system from TiM$10K Challenge is estimated to save consumer goods manufacturers $200k every day The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends packaging facilities inspect up to 29 cans out of 84,0001 produced. The...