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Sick launches Safe EFI-Pro System for network integration

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Sick‘s Safe EFI-pro System is claimed to give standard industrial Ethernet-based safety network integration for highly-adaptive and dynamic safeguarding in automated production and logistics environments to SIL 3/PLe.

The system is a single-source solution that provides the foundation for simpler, more productive and responsive machinery safety, particularly valuable for dynamic applications such as autonomous vehicles and human/robot collaboration.

It comprises the Sick microScan3 EFI-Pro safety laser scanner and the Sick Flexi Soft safety controller with EFI-Pro gateway.

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Technical insight: Safe robotics – collaboration without incident

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In this article, SICK, a supplier of industrial sensors and sensor systems, provides detailed insight into the subject of safety while working with collaborative robots.

The Safe Robotics Area Protection safety system from SICK provides process-based protection for collaborative robot applications.

It consists of a Flexi Soft safety controller and a safety laser scanner – either the space-saving S300 Mini Remote for shorter scanning ranges or the microScan3 Core for larger monitoring fields.

Safe Robotics Area Protection satisfies the criteria of Performance Level PL d in accordance with EN ISO 13849-1.  [Read more…] about Technical insight: Safe robotics – collaboration without incident

Technical insight: System-based guidance for robot vision

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In this article, SICK, one of the largest providers of sensors to industry, provides an insight into robot vision, position determination and part localization in 2D and 3D

SICK’s Robot Vision portfolio contains a whole range of innovative solutions for 2D and 3D localization of parts in automated, robot-assisted handling processes.

Different options are available to suit each task: Streaming cameras, vision sensors, snapshot cameras, or smart cameras become the robot’s eyes based on the measuring ranges, fields of view and volumes of view, resolutions, or part movements involved in the task.

The system solutions are designed with easy integration and fast operational readiness in mind, at both installation and operation level.  [Read more…] about Technical insight: System-based guidance for robot vision

Learn the best safety practices for collaborative robotics

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Ready to install collaborative robots in your factory? Read this white paper to learn the issues surrounding safe robotics. 

Sick AG is one of the world’s largest suppliers of sensors. The company was founded by Erwin Sick in 1946 and today suppliers innovative and award-winning sensors. 

As part of a partnership with Robotics and Automation News, Sick Sensor Intelligence has released a white paper on the subject of safe automation in factory environments.

The document is entitled Safe Robotics: Safety in Collaborative Robot Systems, and we encourage you to download using the method of your choice.

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White paper: Safety in collaborative robot systems

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Want to know the best practices for safe robotics? 

Sick AG is one of the world’s largest suppliers of sensors. The company was founded by Erwin Sick in 1946 and today suppliers innovative and award-winning sensors. 

As part of a partnership with Robotics and Automation News, Sick Sensor Intelligence has released a white paper on the subject of safe automation in factory environments.

The document is entitled Safe Robotics: Safety in Collaborative Robot Systems, and we encourage you to download using the method of your choice.

You can either fill in the form below or similar forms on the following pages:

  1. White paper: Safety in collaborative robot systems
  2. Safe Robotics: Free white paper from Sick Sensor Intelligence

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Thank you for your response. ✨

White paper: Safety in collaborative robot systems

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Sick AG is one of the world’s largest suppliers of sensors. The company was founded by Erwin Sick in 1946 and today suppliers innovative and award-winning sensors. 

As part of a partnership with Robotics and Automation News, Sick Sensor Intelligence has released a white paper on the subject of safe automation in factory environments.

The document is entitled Safe Robotics: Safety in Collaborative Robot Systems, and we encourage you to download using the method of your choice.

You can either fill in the form below or similar forms on the following pages:

  1. White paper: Safety in collaborative robot systems
  2. Safe Robotics: Free white paper from Sick Sensor Intelligence

← Back

Thank you for your response. ✨

Sick introduces new motor feedback systems for direct drives in robotics

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Sensor manufacturer Sick has introduced a range of new motor feedback systems for direct drives in robotics.

Direct drives in robotics applications and handling systems are two of the key applications that are ideal for the new SEM70 and SEM90 motor feedback systems from Sick, featuring HiperFace interfaces.  [Read more…] about Sick introduces new motor feedback systems for direct drives in robotics

Sick Sensors partners with Canadian university to develop advanced manufacturing knowledge

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Humber College and Sick Sensors are entering into a three-year partnership agreement designed to build awareness of new industry automation sensor solutions and Industry 4.0 ready sensor technologies.

Sick will provide sensor technologies and services worth $765,000, new training opportunities for Humber students and dedicated support through new scholarships called the “Sick Canada Leadership & Vision Awards”.

Sick is now a founding member of Humber’s Advanced Manufacturing Skills Consortium, a group comprised of industry partners working with the college to train students and employees of Canadian companies within the new Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation. [Read more…] about Sick Sensors partners with Canadian university to develop advanced manufacturing knowledge

Webcast: Nvidia launches ‘world’s first AI computer for autonomous machines’

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Nvidia has launched what it says is the world’s first artificial intelligence computer for developing autonomous machines. (See video below.)

The Nvidia “Jetson AGX Xavier” module sports vast computing power generated by six different processing systems integrated into one single architecture, says the company.

In a presentation to launch the new computer, Nvidia’s Jesse Clayton, senior manager of product, autonomous machines, says: “The Jetson AGX Xavier module is an AI computer that makes fully autonomous machines possible.  [Read more…] about Webcast: Nvidia launches ‘world’s first AI computer for autonomous machines’

Sick launches AGV forklift safety solution

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Sick has developed the Safe AGV Forklift, a PLd/SIL2-certified safety solution that enables a driverless forklift to continue to operate productively when the forks are in the load-carrying position.

The Sick Safe AGV Forklift is claimed to solve ‘stop-start frustration’, which slows operation and leads to wear and tear of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) fitting with a forklift: when the protective laser scanning fields are infringed because the forks are down, the AGV must be brought to a safe stop.

Designed specifically for AGV forklifts with a drive wheel, the device integrates two laser scanners providing protective fields in front and behind the vehicle, with a controller and an encoder to monitor the speed of the vehicle.

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