As the “eye of all things” in the era of intelligence, sensors are now developing in the direction of intelligence, integration, interconnection, strong perception, etc., which is the key foundation and support for promoting digital transformation and intelligent manufacturing. On the afternoon of April 29, 2024, German time, the 13th German-French Industry 4.0 mission of e-works 2024 entered the SICK Group, an industry leader in industrial intelligent sensors and system solutions.

140ATI03000 At SICK’s German headquarters, the delegation learned about its development history, the construction practice of its Industrial 4.0 pilot demonstration plant – SICK I4.0 NOW Factory, and deeply experienced how SICK drives digital transformation with smart sensors and their application solutions, and its stringent requirements for product performance and reliability. Mr. Markus Scaglioso, Senior Vice President of SICK Group, warmly received the delegation.

Founded in 1946, SICK takes its name from the surname of founder Erwin Sick and is headquartered in Waldkirch, southwest Germany. Today, it has developed into a smart Sensor Intelligence expert and the world’s leading provider of industrial sensor application solutions.

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At present, SICK’s sensor product line covers basic photoelectric sensors such as photoelectric switches, proximity switches, safety sensors (such as safety grating, security scanner), encoders, automatic identification and measurement (bar code /RFID/ laser scanning, laser ranging, etc.), machine vision and motion control products, etc. Widely used in object detection, bar code recognition, object measurement, monitoring and control, security protection, network and integration, object positioning and other fields. At the same time, SICK also focuses on customer needs, focusing on the three business areas of factory automation, logistics automation and process automation, providing one-stop intelligent sensor system solutions covering industrial robots and mobile robot solutions, quality control, tracking and traceability, machine efficiency, safety protection, etc.

140ATI03000 With 12,185 employees and 3,987 patents worldwide as of fiscal year 2023, SICK has become a complete solutions provider with sensor products, systems, software, artificial intelligence and services. Moreover, SICK Group’s sales revenue has also maintained steady growth in recent years, with sales revenue of 2.307 billion euros in the fiscal year 2023. In addition, SICK also attaches great importance to research and development innovation, investing more than 10% of sales revenue in research and development every year, with an investment of 270 million euros in research and development in fiscal year 2023, which is used to continuously develop new solutions for customers, quickly adapt to market dynamics and achieve technological progress.