Integration products
Integration products from SICK enable easy connection and networking (optical or wired) of a wide variety of sensors at the field level as well as transmission of sensor data into the cloud. In keeping with Industry 4.0, the data is provided directly or in preprocessed form in order to operate higher-level processes such as predictive maintenance, track and trace and quality control.
Sensor Integration Machine
The Sensor Integration Machine (SIM) product family – part of the SICK AppSpace eco-system – is opening up new possibilities for application solutions. The portfolio features a scaled range of processing power levels, sensor connection numbers and functions which include the IO-Link sensor hub up to the high-performance Sensor Integration Machine. Data from SICK sensors and cameras can thereby be merged, evaluated, archived and transmitted. The SIMs offer suitable solutions for all applications, even in the context of Industry 4.0.
Data Integration Machine
A data integration machine is a powerful industrial computer for processing sensor data and integration into higher-level systems or cloud services. Together with software products from SICK, it solves diverse data-intensive applications in terms of vertical integration in Industry 4.0. Data is used sensibly and generates added value for companies.
Your Benefits
- Powerful hardware for data-intensive Industry 4.0 solutions
- Reduced maintenance effort thanks to rugged, fan-free design for industrial use
- Easy, time-saving integration into the SICK AppSpace eco-system and the IntegrationSpace® from SICK
- Ready for use with the SICK AppEngine for individual and innovative applications
- Reduced development effort due to reusable SensorApps and world-wide availability via SICK AppPool
- More transparency and reduced downtime with the help of Analytics Solutions from SICK
Fields of applications
- Acquisition - detection of sensor data in factory and logistics automation
- Processing - data and image processing with SICK AppEngine
- Analysis - evaluation and visualization of data with Analytics Solutions from SICK
- Integration - interfaces to higher-level systems and cloud services in the spirit of Industry 4.0
Sensor Integration Gateway
As part of the SICK AppSpace eco-system, the Sensor Integration Gateway (SIG) product family allows the seamless integration of sensor data and enables customizable application solutions based on the SOPAS ET technology. Digital input and output signals or IO-Link signals can be bundled easily via the ports on the SIG100 Sensor Integration Gateway and then linked to form a customized sensor-actuator system using the drag & drop function in the logic editor. The collected data can therefore be merged and transmitted to higher-level systems, including in the context of Industry 4.0.
The SIG100 Sensor Integration Gateway is an IO-Link sensor hub which makes collecting and monitoring digital standard signals easier than ever. Logical decisions are made based on the user configuration, and the results are transmitted via IO-Link to any IO-Link master. Devices are parameterized quickly and easily via an integrated USB interface and the SOPAS ET graphical user interface. For various applications, a drag & drop logic editor enables the quick and easy creation of an autonomous sensor system which can be operated separately from the central controller (PLC).
At a glance
- Easy connection of binary sensors to any IO-Link master
- Six configurable ports; each has two binary inputs or outputs for connecting up to 12 standard I/Os
- Quick and easy configuration of an autonomous sensor system, which consists of binary inputs and outputs, via drag & drop logic links without an additional controller
- Reduced wiring effort and expense by consolidating individual sensor signals into a single IO-Link message
Reduce wiring and save costs
Optical data transmission
The ISD data transmission system enables wireless communication. Typical applications include on stacker cranes in storage and conveyor systems in automated storage and retrieval systems to enable wireless communication from the vehicle to the control unit. An optical data transmission system consists of an optically aligned pair comprising sender and receiver which can communicate bidirectionally over long distances. This is a wear-free, cost-effective, and highly reliable alternative to trailing cables.
Your Benefits
- Non-contact system eliminates wear and tear thus guaranteeing high machine uptime and significantly reduced maintenance costs
- Reduced installation times due to wireless data transmission
- Long transmission range and high gain reserve guarantee flexibility and reliability
- Reduced installation costs by eliminating cables
- Excellent ambient light safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) ensure accurate and reliable data transmission
- Increased system speed with fast data transmission
- Fast and easy assembly with integrated 3-point mounting bracket
Sensor Visualization
Human-machine interfaces are used to visualize sensor data, thus creating added value. Signal lamps indicate machine states with multicolor LEDs. Intelligent displays enable the creation of individualized graphical user interfaces for visualizing sensor data. For more transparency in production and logistics processes.
Your Benefits
- Highly flexible visualization thanks to 20 individually programmable LED segments
- A lamp for all applications, as different operational statuses can be displayed with 21 different colors
- Intuitive parameterization thanks to graphical user interface in SOPAS ET
- Solve applications without PLC, together with SIG200 IO-Link master
- Open up new applications using IO-Link technology, e.g. visualization of fill levels or cycle times
- Can be retrofitted at any time with the Smart Light Buzzer SLB acoustic buzzer module
One signal lamp – countless application options
The applications in which signal lamps are used can vary greatly. Examples of applications can be found in mechanical and plant engineering as well as in other areas such as logistics facilities or building technology. Signal lamps make it easier to monitor operational statuses on machines, visualize cycle and clock times on conveyor belts, or provide information in the event of downtime or waiting time in the process sequence. They alert employees that they need to replenish material supplies or indicate the fill level of machinery without having to look inside the tank. But in the field of mobile automation as well, for example in automated guided vehicle systems (AGV systems), signal lamps transmit information and instructions for action. The different colors and signal patterns, such as flashing, are used to make complex machine and operational statuses easily and unmistakably visible, even from a distance. The Smart Light Tower SLT can be adapted to any conceivable application as required via IO-Link, and this without the need for time-consuming fastening of different-colored modules. This reduces the variety of variants and storage of the various individual parts.
Fields of applications
- Visualization of fill levels
- Visualization of operational statuses on machines
- Display of machine downtime
- Monitoring and visualization of temperatures in manufacturing processes
- Representation of cycle times in work processes
- Visualization of process steps on conveyor belts
4DproConnectivity
SICK provides connection devices that easily connect to other devices in your machine, regardless of the selected automatic identification technology. These devices enable easy integration of fieldbus gateways into the modular connection boxes, making it possible to incorporate the scanner, camera or RFID systems into different fieldbus technologies. A fieldbus proxy, external parameter memory, display, and power modules provide a high degree of application flexibility.
Your Benefits
- Sophisticated screw system for quick, flexible mounting on all common profiles
- Choice of different variants for connecting to industrial fieldbuses
- Encoding switch easily accessible from the outside for easy setting of bus address and operating mode without complex software
- Status LEDs can be read from any angle for simple and effective diagnostics (type-dependent)
- Fast installation and easy replacement in the system thanks to plug-in connections
- Integrated memory for all parameters of the connected sensor for very fast replacement time in case of faults
- Compact and rugged design with choice of horizontal or vertical cable direction (type-dependent)
Gateway systems
Gateway device connects and aggregates sensor data with cloud services (SaaS, PaaS) from different industries, thus ensuring better flow of information and processes optimization. With their intelligent service, they fulfill important functions such as device connectivity, protocol translation, data filtering and processing, security, updating, management and much more.
Networking of industrial appliances and automated guided vehicle systems
The Cloud Command Link System is a gateway system for bidirectional communication between fixed appliances, such as work stations, conveyor systems, automatic doors, gates and automated guided vehicle systems. Task signals are sent to and from the system in order to navigate with the AMRs that are connected to the cloud or to activate storage systems, for example. In addition, airlocks and loading and unloading stations can be retrofitted with sensors from SICK in order to connect and control them with a mobile platform. For AGVs, AGCs and AMRs, customer-specific cloud connectors are preinstalled for rapid connection to the existing infrastructure.