Sensor solutions for the food and beverage industry

A hygienic system design – and in particular hygienic automation components – can minimize the contamination risks for products and communication risks for manufacturers: Germs and bacteria do not stand a chance against stainless-steel sensors and system solutions from SICK.

Hygiene-compliant sensors “shine” not only on account of their stainless-steel housing but also as a result of numerous other measures that guarantee the best possible chemical and thermal resistance as well as impermeability.

Product labeling using RFID technology is opening up an increasingly wide range of applications, primarily as a result of costs dropping and processor technologies becoming more efficient. Vision sensors which record 1D bar codes and 2D codes provide additional food for thought when it comes to Industry 4.0. The combination of image and bar code recognition – reading a code while simultaneously checking against a stored image – ensures that the right product goes into the right package.

The LFP Inox is a hygienic level sensor for liquids using TDR technology – a process for determining the time of flight of electromagnetic waves. The use of FDA-compliant materials in an EHEDG-certified design means that the LFP Inox can be relied upon for optimum and unrestricted cleaning, even in applications with the most stringent hygiene requirements.

For all challenges in the field of robotics: Robot Vision, Safe Robotics, End-of-Arm Tooling, and Position Feedback, SICK intelligent solutions are tailor to our customer needs and ensure the safety of operators.