SICK history

1978 First in-situ gas measurement device for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide (filter correlator).First photoelectric switch for detecting the position of a reflector by means of a four-fold reception element.

1982 First volume flow measuring device based on the ultrasound time-of-flight process.

1983 Carbon monoxide measuring device for monitoring emissions in road tunnels.First use of printed code characters that can be scanned by laser scanners.

1986 First in-situ diode array spectrometer for sulfur oxide, nitrogen oxide, and ammonia.

1989 First distance determination with laser light on the time-of-flight of pulses principle.

1991 First use of area scanners for site security (e.g., when entering or leaving through lock gates and access points).

1993 First area scanner in safety category 3 for protecting hazardous areas.

1995 First color sensor.

1996 Erwin Sick GmbH changes its company status to an “Aktiengesellschaft” or joint stock company.

1997 SICK modular advanced recognition technology (SMART) makes it possible to identify even damaged bar codes.First contrast scanner with dynamic teach-in and high switching frequency.

1998 First photoelectric proximity sensor which is insensitive to ambient light sources.

1999 The first employee shares are issued domestically and abroad.

2001 High-speed 2D code reader.

2002 Proximity laser scanner with dynamic protective field switching for automated guided systems.

2003 New generation of photoelectric switches: Sensor array with place- and time-triggered measurement of both the object to be detected and especially the environment.

2004 First high-safety, camera-based safety system for presses.

2006 Smallest safety laser scanner S300.

2010 Color Ranger E: The world's first high-speed 3D camera with high-performance color measurements.

2012 GHG-Control: Measuring greenhouse gases instead of calculating themFLOWSIC500: The world's first ultrasonic compact gas meter for gas distribution.

2015 microScan3: The innovative safeHDDM® scanning technology provides the microScan3 outstanding robustness, even in dust and ambient light, and delivers high-precision measurement data.

2016 InspectorP6x: Image processing 4.0 - Programmable InspectorP6xx camera.

2017 AppSpace: SICK AppSpace combines software and hardware and consists of two elements: the programmable SICK sensors and the SICK AppStudio, an application development kit for sensor applications.

2018 outdoorScan3: The first of its kind worldwide: SICK presents the outdoorScan3, a safety laser scanner for outdoor applications.

2019 SICK AssetHub: SICK AssetHub is a digital web service with which the digital twins of all devices or plants of a company can be managed, independent of manufacturer.