How to maintain social distancing in manufacturing while still operating efficiently As many manufacturers begin to reopen plants across the country as lockdown measures begin ease, ensuring the safety of workers is critical...
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Keeping Automated Vehicles on Track with 2D LiDAR AGV Localization
LiDAR Localization software uses measurement data from safety laser scanners as a supplement to magnetic and optical tracking guidance technologies Vehicle tracking and localization software within a manufacturing setting is...
Safety solutions ensure safe movement of high racks
Guarding aisles and protecting people with safety devices from SICK The racks of the Czech high-bay shelving system manufacturer, KREDIT, move as if by magic. The technology is similar to the small, light mobile shelving units...
An Inside Look at the Updated ANSI B11.19 Standard: Part 4
Physical Barriers as Addressed in the Updated ANSI B11.19 Standard: Guards, Shields, and Awareness Barriers Physical barriers are commonly used as a means to reduce risk in the workplace. The use of guards tends to be the common...
The Industrial Robot Revolution: A Video Series (Part 3)
Featuring Nick Longworth, Senior Robotics Engineer with SICK Whether you’ve automated your bin picking applications or are still doing these tasks manually, vision-guided robots like SICK’s PLB can help solve automated bin...
FieldEcho® Helps Take IO-Link a Step Farther into Industry 4.0
Software tool aims to close existing integration gaps with IO-Link to provide better access to data for Industry 4.0 applications What if there was a tool that could automatically detect all IO-Link devices in a machine? What if...
Local US Production Enables a Flexible and Fast Response to Customer Needs
SICK adds flagship safety light curtain, deTec4, to United States production lines for added flexibility As a sensor supplier for major manufacturers throughout the United States, SICK, Inc. has local United States production...
Deep Learning is the Future for Increased Efficiencies
As machines learn to think, SICK’s deep learning technology helps machines analyze large quantities of data If greater efficiencies are to be made at each stage of production, machines must adapt and become smarter. Interest in...
Safety Adds Economic Value for Manufacturing Companies
An Interview with SICK Safety Expert – Berthold Ketterer on Safety and Industry 4.0 Safety precautions are essential in production environments. What used to be an unpopular necessity is now becoming a boost in productivity...
Smallest profile safety laser scanner on the market enhances use of small mobile robots
Safety laser scanner for mobile applications: small mobile robots just got safer Mobile platforms are known by many names – automated guided vehicles (AGVs), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), or automated guided carts (AGCs)...