Category: SICK Sensor Intelligence
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SICK guide book: 6 Steps to a Safe Machine
SICK Sensor Intelligence, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of sensor systems for industrial applications, is making available a comprehensive guide of machine safety. Weighing in at almost 200 pages, 6 Steps to a Safe Machine goes through all the details of providing a safe working environment for employees. Starting with laws and standards, the guide…
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SICK launches sensor-based people-counting system
In reaction to new developments to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus, SICK has launched its new PeopleCounter (PeCo) SensorApp. Using 3D LiDAR sensors, the system enables facility managers to maintain recommended occupancy levels in public spaces and in manufacturing settings. Unlike the use of camera technology, the PeCo LiDAR sensor solution does not…
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SICK launches new image-based code reader
SICK has expanded its portfolio of image-based code readers with the launch of the Lector61x. The compact device detects 1D, 2D, and stacked codes for identification, inspection, or content monitoring in production processes. The trend toward smaller batch sizes in manufacturing and production processes drove the development of this compact code reader, which SICK says…
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SICK’s nanoScan wins innovation award from Robotics Business Review
SICK Sensor Intelligence has won the Robotics Innovation Award from the Robotics Business Review for the second year in a row. SICK won the prize for its nanoScan3, which it describes as “the world’s smallest profile safety laser scanner”. The RBR50 is an annual list that recognizes and celebrates forward thinking companies and the original,…
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SICK shrinks its PowerProx sensor to miniature size
SICK has shrunk its versatile, high-performance PowerProx sensor into a space-saving miniature housing to reach the longest distances ever achieved with such a compact device. The tiny SICK WTT4SL PowerProx Mini photoelectric sensor measures just 12.2 x 41.8 x 17.3 mm yet delivers outstanding performance to detect objects up to 1.3metres away. It is therefore…
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SICK AppSpace adds new functions for 2D and 3D machine vision integration
SICK AppSpace has added new functions to enable 2D and 3D machine vision integration. The sensors specialist says the new functionality will enable system designers to “easily create individual SensorApps on their own without programming skills”. The company says this will enable them to solve entirely new automation tasks.
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SICK’s launches ‘advanced IO-Link encoders’ to streamline machine controls
SICK has released “advanced variants” of its AHS36 and AHM36 IO-Link absolute encoders that can harness valuable diagnostic insights for better machine control and availability. With versatile programming options, they make it easy to integrate data from encoders into localised and ‘edge computing’ configurations to improve the efficiency of automated plant. All SICK’s AHS36 14-bit…
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University students compete in SICK’s second annual TiM$10k Challenge
For the second consecutive year, sensor manufacturer SICK invited students from universities around the country to participate in the company’s TiM$10K Challenge. The challenge started in 2018 to support innovation and student achievement in automation and technology. Teams were supplied with a 270° SICK LiDAR sensor (TiM) and accessories and challenged to solve a problem,…
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SICK to present webinar on customizing machine vision
Register Now at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__CwjopTiQ6uCbgYAB5rgbA Customized Machine Vision Solutions to Improve Your Processes June 1, 2020, 11am Eastern Time (US and Canada) SICK is partnering with Robotics and Automation News to present a webinar on customizing machine vision, which has become absolutely critical to a vast number of industrial automation processes. In this webinar,…
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SICK launches new sensor for ‘accurate leak detection with one device’
SICK has launched a new sensor that it says enables “accurate leak detection with one device”. Energy efficiency and transparency are playing an increasingly important role in the manufacturing world. To help improve energy management, SICK has developed the FTMg, a multifunctional thermal flowmeter sensor for the detection of gas flow, temperature, and process pressure.