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Listing of all 106 news releases from Sick (UK):

Vision system monitors bakery production

User application article The Sentinel Vision system promises fast savings by reducing packing line downtime and achieving better yields through reduced material wastage.

News from Sick (UK) (21 April 2008)

Safety controller cuts costs for simple jobs

The Flexi Soft comes with a software configuration tool which allows safety engineers to configure complex safety systems - from simple logic gates to more advanced functions.

News from Sick (UK) (10 April 2008)

Gateways connect safety equipment

Users connecting a S3000 safety laser scanner or C4000/M4000 safety light curtain can have access to many more diagnostic and configuration options than they have with a standard safety relay.

News from Sick (UK) (12 March 2008)

Camera provides point of operation guarding

Safety camera promises a less costly and more flexible option than a light curtain for machine guarding applications.

News from Sick (UK) (12 December 2007)

Proximity sensor handles tough surfaces

The DT20 Hi analogue distance sensor offers accuracy up to +/-0.5mm, reproducibility up to +/-0.2mm and a resolution of less than 0.1 mm, all thanks to its superior CMOS technology and class II laser.

News from Sick (UK) (10 August 2007)

Encoder improves interference immunity

Sick's VFS60 high-resolution incremental hollow shaft encoder offers excellent concentricity and exceptional robustness.

News from Sick (UK) (23 July 2007)

Sensors protect power station cranes

User application article Sick|Stegmann's Pomux KH53 Linear encoder system allows the Dinorwig hydroelectric power station to avoid collisions between its three maintenance cranes.

News from Sick (UK) (12 June 2007)

Drive hub eases size changes

Sick Stegmann's Hiperdrive Hub allows more machine builders to reap the benefits of automatic size change.

News from Sick (UK) ( 5 June 2007)

Free tickets offered for technology seminar

Sick is holding a seminar designed to give engineers an insight into how sensors can revolutionise manufacturing operations.

News from Sick (UK) ( 4 May 2007)

Encoders feature tiny code disc

Sick's SKS/M36 stand-alone enables absolute synchronisation in a compact, robust and cost-effective package.

News from Sick (UK) (24 April 2007)

Interfaces ease prototyping

Sick's new interfaces allow customers to take advantage of a full range of Hiperface motor feedback encoders and use them in conventional industrial applications.

News from Sick (UK) (11 April 2007)

Cylinder sensor offers two switching points

Fitting all common housing slots, the new MZ2Q magnetic cylinder sensor from Sick (UK) offers two freely adjustable switching points in a single device.

News from Sick (UK) ( 3 April 2007)

Camera provides contour profiles

Sick's Ranger E camera system's image capture capability allows high-quality images to be captured much faster, increasing the user's inspection rate.

News from Sick (UK) (26 March 2007)

Linear encoder offers 0.1mm resolution

In operation, the KH53's read head determines the absolute position of the crane or vehicle using non-contact scanning of permanent magnets.

News from Sick (UK) (16 March 2007)

Safety systems and services come together

Safety systems catalogue is packed with 700 pages of information relating to safety products, their application and the key aspects of legislation in Europe and the USA.

News from Sick (UK) ( 8 March 2007)

Displacement sensor offers fine resolution

The OD Max displacement sensor from SICK is ideal for applications where distance measurement is required with an accuracy in microns rather than in millimetres

News from Sick (UK) (19 February 2007)

Precision 33 smart camera released

Unlike conventional 2D image processing systems, the IVC-3D 30 is capable of detecting geometrical features regardless of their colour or surface finish, using laser triangulation.

News from Sick (UK) (13 February 2007)

Absolute encoder raises resolution to 30bit

Encoder can offer 30bit resolution, making it ideal for systems and machinery that demand high levels of accuracy and repeatability, such as positioning mechanisms for telescopes.

News from Sick (UK) (29 January 2007)

Controllers provide safe switching signals

Rugged stand-alone IP67-rated field mountable controllers allow standard PLCs to control safety outputs without the need for a separate safety-rated controller.

News from Sick (UK) ( 8 January 2007)

Encoders keep telescope on track to the stars

User application article Amateur astronomer John McKay has used Sick-Stegmann ARS60 encoders to control the azimuth and altitude positioning of his home-grown 12-foot radiotelescope.