SICKNIFICANT

Machine safety is becoming increasingly complex. As robots, AGVs, and collaborative applications transform modern manufacturing, traditional safety concepts are being put to the test.  In this episode of SICKnificant, Patrick Bornstein talks with machine safety experts Jens Müller and Dr. Martin Kidman about how innovation is changing machine design – and what that means for safety.  Discover how...

Startups are usually born in garages – not inside global tech companies. Or are they? In this episode of SICKnificant, Patrick Bornstein and David Sonnenberg, driving Internal Startups at SICK, talk about how innovation is built from within. Dicover how internal startups at SICK tackle real-world challenges – like automated luggage transport at airports – while navigating the tension between start...

Safety in the production process is of paramount importance. But how can we ensure safety while maintaining, or possibly even increasing, productivity? This question is being discussed in this episode of SICKnificant. Dynamic safety significantly enhances productivity without compromising safety standards. Tune in to hear experts Benjamin Heimpel and Patrick Vollmer discuss how innovative safety s...

When Jules Verne published his novel "From the Earth to the Moon" in 1865 it was just a science fiction story. But roughly 100 years later, humans actually did land on the moon. The impossible had become a reality. This is just one example on how technological development has always been inspired by open minds and creative ideas that at a first glance may have seemed outlandish. Together...

"In the think tank, we observe the digital world. We focus on disruptive technologies that have the potential to change a great deal. We are investigating whether and how we can use them for SICK. The Metaverse - and here for us as SICK the Industrial Metaverse in particular - is one such technology." Explains Arnd Sörensen , Project Manager

Deep Learning as a sub-field of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning has become increasingly important in recent years due to the increasing availability of data and computing power. The technology is revolutionizing automation in production and other areas by enabling machines to perform tasks that previously required human intelligence. Dr. Christoph Eichhorn, Strategic Product Manager f...

For years, the use of robots in production was an image one encountered primarily in the automotive industry. Behind high fences, huge robotic arms assembled heavy car body parts. But robots have changed and their tasks now cover a very broad spectrum. Flexible collaboration between humans and robots is the crowning achievement - without fences, without pre-programmed sequences, and still safe at...

In 75 years, SICK has grown from a small southern German company to a global player with more than 10,000 employees. How can SICK maintain the balance between the global network and its local nodes? What effect does a company’s globalization have on its culture and values? And how does the corporate culture support ‘internal’ globalization?  In this episode, we welcome Dr. Mats Gökstorp, CEO of SI...

Wie hängen Digitalisierung und eingelöstes Nutzenversprechen zusammen? Im Gespräch mit Fabian Schmidt, Head of Digital Manufacturing bei SICK, wollen wir nicht nur diese Frage klären, sondern auch generell einen Blick in die Zukunft der Produktion werfen.  Dabei ist das Schlagwort „Digitalisierung“ keine realitätsferne Zukunftsmusik, sondern ein greifbares, unverzichtbares Element im Alltag – sola...

SICKNIFICANT – was steckt dahinter?  In unserem Unternehmenspodcast wollen wir nicht nur einen Einblick in die Welt der Sensoren geben, sondern vielmehr die Köpfchen dahinter vorstellen, Die Menschen, die unser Sensoruniversum mit Leben füllen! Für SICKnificant treffen wir Freigeister, Kreative, Tüftler und Erfinder und sprechen mit ihnen über die Themen, für die sie brennen. Digitale Transformati...