As the automation and robotics trend continues to rise in popularity, it is even permeating areas you'd least expect – agriculture. Founded in 2006, Optimalog develops PC-based specialized automation software, but is now...
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Part localizer from SICK brings order to chaos
Testing and assembly specialist Kubik Automation from Baienfurt, Germany is putting SICK's part localizer, the PLOC2D robot guidance system to use in its new sCube assembly cell. The team of experienced industry experts...
Putting Creativity to the Test with SICK LiDAR Technology
What if you had the chance to develop an industry-changing product using LiDAR technology and also win $10,000 and a trip to Germany? Well, thanks to SICK, Inc.’s TiM$10K Challenge, university students from around the country got...
Quality Control for Cobots Using Vision Technology
The interaction between humans and robots in the factory is growing steadily. Initially, many companies used traditional, industrial robots, but they often came with big investments and are programmed to do same thing over-and...
Smart Logistics Solutions Showcased at ProMAT
ProMAT 2019 is over and it was a huge success for SICK! With over 45,000 attendees at the largest material handling and logistics automation show of the year. We're glad to have showed those attendees our Smart Logistics...
Error Proof Your Packaging Process
With the increasing complexity of packaging types, it has become more challenging for food and beverage manufacturers to reduce, if not eliminate, any errors in the coding and packaging of products. This is particularly important...
SICK Recognized as Great Place to Work
Everyone wants great company culture, but many aren’t exactly sure how to accomplish it. Creating and fostering a positive culture that makes people excited to come to work every day takes work and it’s something that SICK, Inc...
Top ways to use visionary sensors for palletizing and depalletizing
Optimizing your palletizing and depalletizing efforts requires careful planning – and possibly even some Tetris skills. Boxes of all different shapes and sizes are stacked on top of one another, which makes creating the ideal...
Meeting the Challenge of Reliably Detecting Polybagged Items in E-Commerce Fulfillment
Creating a new challenge: detecting polybagged items. Currently, the ecommerce market makes up nearly 10% of all U.S. retail sales, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau Quarterly report. As a result, there is growing...
Three Challenges of Redesigning Safety Circuit Boards
Reduce the need to continually redesign safety circuit boards with SICK’s Flexi Soft As the electronics industry continually changes and expands, safety standards must also keep pace with the rapid growth. To maintain safety...