Easy Teach-In at a Glance The easy teach-in capability of SICK’s LMS laser scanners allows you to quickly set the monitoring field of the scanner and customize the monitoring field to environmental conditions with minimal effort...
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Jason Giroux: From Technical Support to Rugby, Engineer Enjoys Helping Others
If a customer has a question, Jason Giroux has the answer (and he can explain it in an understandable way)! As a Technical Support Engineer for SICK products (including barcode scanners and Package Analytics software) in...
Sinath Nhep – Keeping the Product Lines Running
Sinath Nhep is the Line Lead for the ZoneControl, W15, and H18 SureSense photoelectric sensor production lines at SICK’s Eagle Creek Facility in Savage, Minnesota. In her role, Sinath is responsible for getting manufacturing...
Autonomous Snowplow Competition Helps Students Gain Machine Design and Programming Skills
If you live in Minnesota, you know that January means sub-zero temperatures, lots of snow, and…outdoor get togethers. Hold on – that doesn’t seem right! Yes, even in the dead of winter, Minnesotans choose to brave the weather and...
Driver Assistance Systems From SICK Increase Mining Safety
The dumpers used for excavating bauxite for the manufacture of aluminum weigh up to 570 tons. Thanks to driver assistance systems from SICK, these colossal vehicles travel with optimum precision. The requirements for driver...
Collaborative Robots 101
This Q&A is part of an ongoing collaborative robots series. Read the rest of the posts in the series. Collaborative robots have quickly become a trending topic in the robotics industry, but how much do you really know about them...
How To: Reset deTec4 Prime to Factory Settings
All about how to get your deTec4 Prime light curtain up and running To reset your deTec4 Prime light curtain to factory settings means bringing the device back to default with no cascading, no coding, no EDM, and no reset button...
Jason Liedtke: Helping His Customer Plan Ahead
Jason Liedtke is an International Key Account Manager working with a large international customer in the consumer goods industry on their global safety requirements, code reading, and 3D vision needs. Since Jason is responsible...
What is IO-Link? 8 Common Questions Answered
What is IOLink? You may be hearing buzz about IO-Link lately, but do you know what it is or how it works? Below are the answers to common questions about IO-Link technology, what it does, who can benefit from it, and more. 1...
Year in Review: Top 5 Posts of 2015!
As the New Year begins, SICK looks back at our top blog posts of 2015! We’re also looking forward to sharing even more tips, tricks, and insights…and videos, infographics, and more…with you in 2016! Take a look at our year in...