SICK Product Spotlight
Detect. Protect. Select. Even During Washdown Cleaning!
SICK is a global leader in providing innovative factory automation solutions to the food and beverage industry. In order to provide solutions that endure harsh cleaning and other extreme environmental conditions found in this industry, SICK offers a wide range of products that are IP 66, IP 67, IP 68 and/or IP 69K rated, including:
- Detection components such as sensors
- Protection devices, such as safety light curtains
- Selection products, such as bar code scanners and smart vision systems
SICK Factory Automation Products must go through rigorous testing to withstand typical environments for the food and beverage industry. These environments include:
- Chilled (39°F): Dairy, Food Processing, Beverage
- Wet: Dairy, Food Processing, Beverage
- Dusty: Package Handling (e.g. Carton Machines)
- Hot (135-160°F): CIP Systems, HPLV Systems
Contact Dittman & Greer for further details on SICK products that are suitable for washdown environments.
SICK Offers New Light Curtain that Reduces Downtime – Configure, align and diagnose right on the device
SICK recently launched the C4000 Select Safety Light Curtain, a unique efficiency-booster. This light curtain allows customers to use DIP switches for configuration, rather than using a PC. The C4000 offers an integrated laser alignment tool; condensed, intuitive diagnostics; and the ability to cascade three C4000 Select pairs or a S300/S3000 Safety Laser Scanner.
SICK Launches New Hand-Held Bar Code Scanners
SICK, a leading innovator of safety systems and automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, has launched an expanded line of hand-held bar code scanners. Using the most powerful imaging technology available, SICK now offers aggressively priced hand-held scanners that are able to decode all standard one-dimensional and two-dimensional codes used in the industry, as well as perform Optical Character Recognition (OCR).
New High-Performance Distance Measurement Sensor in a Compact Housing – DS30 is ideal for detecting flat black and shiny targets
SICK, one of the world's foremost manufacturers of sensors, recently announced the launch of the DS30 Distance Measurement Sensor. This new sensor enhances the company's position as the leader in distance measurement products. The DS30 combines simple push-button setup with incredible detection performance – all in an industry standard housing. The DS30 line is a proximity-style sensor with a single PNP or NPN output capable of detecting virtually any target within its 2-meter range.
Applications include:
- Pallet bay/bin empty/full detection
- Loop control for web materials such as paper, plastic, rubber and metals
- Detecting parcels, packages and objects with shiny surfaces to trigger SICK bar code scanners
