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SICK (UK) Ltd

Waldkirch House
39 Hedley Road
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 5BN
United Kingdom

Telephone : 01727 831121
Fax : 01727 856767
Email : info@sick.co.uk
Web : www.sick.co.uk

Article archive for SICK (UK) Ltd;

SICK’s world-first solid-state safety scanner boosts productivity for small autonomous vehicles(11/05/2021)

SICK has launched the first multibeam safety scanner in the world to use safe, solid-state LiDAR technology to enable small autonomous vehicles and line-guided shuttle systems to operate more quickly and productively.
SICK sets LiveConnect standard for twinning sensors with the Cloud(28/04/2021)

SICK has announced that its new LiveConnect web service will be the standard for bringing live data from SICK sensors to its digital twins in the Cloud, supporting customer progress towards Industry 4.0 digitilisation.
SICK launches compact 2D vision camera with Deep Learning onboard(20/04/2021)

SICK is launching its first vision camera with a pre-installed Deep Learning app onboard to make it simple to create custom quality inspections of complex or irregular-shaped goods, packaging and assemblies, especially where they may have previously defied automation using traditional systems.
80GHz technology puts continuous level measurement on SICK’s radar(01/04/2021)

An innovative non-contact radar sensing technology from SICK is opening up the prospect of robust and reliable real-time monitoring of the levels of liquids and bulk solids in challenging industrial applications.
SICK goes flat out for performance with mini smart sensors(31/03/2021)

SICK has launched the versatile W4F family of miniature smart sensors, developed to achieve next-generation detection performance and incorporating powerful new optical technologies, each purpose-designed to master common sensing challenges with complete reliability.
SICK’s Flexi Compact, neat and compact mid-range safety controller(01/03/2021)

SICK has added the Flexi Compact to its portfolio of safety controllers, featuring a modular, compact and scalable design that focuses on space saving, responsive performance and ease of use.
Speed & length: The endless quest for precision(26/02/2021)

Welcome to the latest DPA video interview! Today I’m with Darren Pratt, Product Manager for Motion Control Sensors at SICK. We will be looking at ways to overcome the challenges of measuring speed & length in continuously-fed and cut-to-length materials, including by using some promising new sensing technologies.
Speed and length: The endless quest for precision(17/02/2021)

Darren Pratt, SICK’s UK Product Manager for motion control, considers the challenges for achieving precise measurement of continuous and cut-to-Length materials. He introduces the new SPEETEC non-contact laser measurement technology from SICK that can make processes more efficient and reduce the need for product give-away.
SICK unveils next-generation single-beam safety switches(11/02/2021)

SICK has unveiled its next-generation L25 and L26 family of single-beam photoelectric safety switches, equipped with SICK’s “BluePilot” alignment and IO-Link for smart, real-time communication.
Making light work of function blocks(03/02/2021)

If you’ve ever had to integrate an IO-Link device into any kind of automated system, the chances are you’ll have had to create a function block. Time savers as they are, function blocks are still rather a tedious part of the job.
SICK’s ready-made quality control system is super versatile(16/12/2020)

SICK’s newly developed MQCS (Modular Quality Control System) is an “off the shelf”, multifunctional machine vision system, delivered as a ready-to-use package of hardware and pre-written software.
SICK’s ‘Sceptre’ crowns safety system king of the active/passives(27/11/2020)

With the innovation of its Sceptre high-performance prism optic reflector, SICK has extended the range of its deTem 4 A/P multiple light beam system to eight metres, the longest ever available for an active/passive safety device, suitable for applications up to SIL3/PLe.
Look but don’t touch: The SICK SPEETEC speed and length sensor(11/11/2020)

With the SPEETEC non-contact sensor for speed and length measurement, SICK has added a compact, affordable, eye-safe laser surface motion sensor to its portfolio, able to measure a wide range of continuous, web-fed or cut-to-length materials down to a resolution of 4µm.
SICK’s open service for IO-Link function blocks(22/10/2020)

An open software service that creates ready-made IO-Link function blocks to integrate data from any IO-Link device into a wide range of common PLC control systems has been launched by SICK.
SICK’s Deep Learning brings simplicity to complex AI inspection(14/10/2020)

SICK has launched a suite of Deep Learning apps and services to simplify machine vision quality inspection for challenging components, assemblies, surfaces or food produce, especially those that have previously defied automation and remained distinguishable only by human inspection.