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SICKNIFICANT

SICKNIFICANT

Written by: SICK Sensor Intelligence.
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From the Black Forest to the Rocky Mountains, through the Outback and to the Yellow Sea. SICK sensor solutions drive digitalization all around the globe. The SICKnificant podcast sneeks a peak on the people behind the tech. They make SICK the company it is: Future-oriented. Responsible. Partnering.

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Episodes
  • Startups in a Company – Conflict or Catalyst for Innovation?
    Jul 21 2025

    Startups are usually born in garages – not inside global tech companies. Or are they?
    In this episode of SICKnificant, Patrick Bornstein and David Sonnenberg, driving Internal Startups at SICK, talk about how innovation is built from within.

    Dicover how internal startups at SICK tackle real-world challenges – like automated luggage transport at airports – while navigating the tension between startup agility and corporate structure.

    They dive into the upsides (speed, creativity, safety to fail) and the challenges:

    • Getting real market feedback inside a large organization
    • Navigating internal resources and corporate red tape
    • Balancing risk and reward for intrapreneurs

    Tune in to discover how bold ideas thrive inside SICK: fast, hands-on and undeterred by the hurdles of innovating within a global company.

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    30 mins
  • Dynamic Safety – The New Era for Safe Productivity
    Sep 23 2024

    Safety in the production process is of paramount importance. But how can we ensure safety while maintaining, or possibly even increasing, productivity? This question is being discussed in this episode of SICKnificant. Dynamic safety significantly enhances productivity without compromising safety standards. Tune in to hear experts Benjamin Heimpel and Patrick Vollmer discuss how innovative safety solutions are transforming industries.

    Find out more on our website: https://sick.com/dynamic-safety

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    35 mins
  • Hack your IoT solution in the world of industrial automation
    Apr 10 2024

    When Jules Verne published his novel "From the Earth to the Moon" in 1865 it was just a science fiction story. But roughly 100 years later, humans actually did land on the moon. The impossible had become a reality. This is just one example on how technological development has always been inspired by open minds and creative ideas that at a first glance may have seemed outlandish.

    Together with our hack coaches and two hack participants, we talk about innovation and how important it is in today's world as well as how hackathons help to foster innovation in technology.

    Find out more on our website and apply for this year's SICK Solution Hackathon on October 15-17, 2024: https://hackathon.sick.com

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    19 mins
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