SIKO GmbH: Mathias Roth, Industry Manager Mobile Automation at SIKO explains in an interview what distinguishes SGH technology and what its advantages are compared to other systems. In summary: What is special about SGH technology? A: With the...
SIKO GmbH: Automation, Industry 4.0 and Big Data are the key technology trends in the industrial sector. Braun Sondermaschinen GmbH recognized these trends early on and utilizes them for developing fully automated production lines –...
SIKO GmbH: New smart sensors from SIKO help smart forklifts to exactly measure the angle, height, tilt and speed, whilst at the same time meeting safety requirements. Whether in forklifts, reach stackers or Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV), it is...
SIKO GmbH: The demands on the flexibility of modern production facilities are continually increasing. The large variety of products and ever smaller batch sizes are focusing attention on optimum system availability in particular. Short setup...
SIKO GmbH: Industry 4.0 is the number one keyword in industry and engineering, and the same can be said for the long-established company SIKO GmbH, located in Buchenbach in Germany’s Black Forest. The latest SIKO Ethernet and fieldbus...
SIKO GmbH: Whether mobile elevating work platforms, mobile cranes or truck-mounted concrete pumps – mobile machines have to consistently function as smoothly, precisely and efficiently as possible. This requires smart sensors that can...
SIKO GmbH: The motorized size changeover of machine spindles or machine axes is now being implemented in various ways. The solutions to this are often relatively rudimentary and result in the fact that no handwheel or crank is rotated, with one or...
SIKO GmbH: Since the subsidies for new photovoltaic installations on rooftops and open areas were recently severely curtailed or abolished by some governments, taking a closer look at thermal solar power plants is all the more promising for...
SIKO GmbH: SIKO and Sensor-Technik Wiedemann (STW) have agreed on a strategic partnership with the aim of further opening up the market for mobile machinery with joint solutions that are based on individual strengths. Customers benefit from the...
SIKO GmbH: Whether it’s agricultural machinery, construction equipment, or municipal vehicles, intelligent sensors are indispensable nowadays throughout the mobile machine market. Accurately recording paths and angles is an integral...
SIKO GmbH: Automated changeover – this term is as commonplace these days as PLC and electrical drives. Changeovers of the axes and spindles in production, especially for packaging, labeling, paper or wood-processing machines, are required time...
SIKO GmbH: The new MSA501 type sensor from the MagLine product line extends the popular product portfolio of SSI absolute sensors. The position values can be read via the absolute interface using SSI or RS485. A new feature is the optional...
SIKO GmbH: The MSA111C was specially developed to meet the high requirements in direct drive technology. Significantly higher dynamics, precision and speed call for a high control quality. Absolute and incremental tracking are used to calculate...
SIKO GmbH: Draw-wire encoders are not the kind of component that is normally associated with motion picture production. But what distinguishes the draw-wire encoders from SIKO GmbH, a leading manufacturer of sensors and positioning systems, and...
SIKO GmbH: Precise length measurement is one of the basic conditions for industrial production. In this regard, the requirements of the measuring systems are just as wide ranging as the fields of application in which the sensors are used. Since it...
SIKO GmbH: Precise length measurement is one of the basic conditions for industrial production. In this regard, the requirements of the measuring systems are just as wide ranging as the fields of application in which the sensors are used. Since it...
SIKO GmbH: Mobile machines such as mobile cranes or mobile elevating work platforms are exposed to harsh environmental conditions that their components must withstand at all times. At the same time, installation space is at a premium, so the more...
SIKO GmbH: Many machines are equipped with setting options. For example, size changeover of the axes and spindles in production are frequently required for packaging, wood or paper processing machines. Corresponding to the adjustment frequency of...
SIKO GmbH: The KIT_MA523/1 complete set contains the new MA523/1 three-axle measurement display along with a holder, adapter and the magnetic sensors and magnetic strip that go with it. The KIT_MA523/1 is excellent for all applications in which...
SIKO GmbH: Magnetic motor feedback systems are proving themselves in numerous applications in linear drive technology, handling systems, circuit board assembly, robotics and in a wide range of automation solutions in the context of Industry 4.0....
SIKO GmbH: With its MSC sensor family, SIKO GmbH presents the latest stage of development in ultra-compact magnetic sensors for industry as well as machine and plant construction. Common applications for SIKO’s latest compact sensors include...
SIKO GmbH: Striebig AG is a generic term for vertical panel saws just like a certain handkerchief brand is for paper tissues. And yet the company from Lucerne, Switzerland with about 70 employees tends to be considered one of the hidden champions....
SIKO GmbH: When angles, positions and speeds have to be detected accurately in utility vehicles, engineers are often faced with a difficult task. The rotary encoder has to be sturdy, flexible for mechanical adaptation, offer the right interface...
SIKO GmbH: Reliable detection by redundant wire sensors in safety systems. Not only in Europe is the term 'functional safety' on everyone's lips since the introduction of the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Also on a global basis, there is a...
SIKO GmbH: With the WV36M/CAN, SIKO GmbH has expanded their product range with a further magnetic absolute multi turn rotary encoder with CANopen interface. The cost-effective rotary encoder is designed for high loads thanks to its double ball...
