Industrial Automation Products Inc

08/11/2026

☀️ Building Solar Farms Faster, Safer & Smarter

What does it take to build solar farms faster, safer, and with greater precision?

Built Robotics’ autonomous piling system, supported by SICK sensor technology, is helping transform utility-scale solar construction through advanced automation and reliable measurement technology.

From accurate positioning and measurement to the demanding conditions of large-scale construction sites, dependable sensing technology plays a critical role in helping automated systems perform safely and efficiently.
At Industrial Automation Products, we help manufacturers, integrators, and industrial operations find the automation and sensing solutions they need to keep moving forward.

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08/05/2026

Honored to see SICK recognized with an RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for its End of Arm Safeguard! 👏

By creating a protective field directly around the robot's end-of-arm tooling, this innovative safety solution helps prevent collisions while enabling safer and more efficient collaboration between humans and robots.

As manufacturers continue adopting collaborative robotics, innovations like this demonstrate how advanced safety technology can improve productivity without compromising worker protection.

Read the full story on the SICK Sensor Connection blog: https://sickconnect.com/end-of-arm-safeguard-receives-rbr50-recognition-for-advancing-safer-human-robot-collaboration/

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07/30/2026

Adding equipment, changing material flows, or redesigning processes can introduce new safety risks.
Learn why risk assessments, safety concepts, and proper validation are essential for keeping modernization projects safe, compliant, and successful.

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07/28/2026

Safety standards can be a LOT to go through. But if you're looking for a digestible way to understand separation distance requirements, this webinar is exactly what you need.

Chris Soranno, Functional Safety Expert (TÜV Rheinland) and Manager of International Safety Standards at SICK, discusses how to correctly determine and validate separation distances according to the requirements of the latest machinery safety standards.

Watch the on-demand webinar here: https://s.sick.com/us-en-safety-distance-webinar

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04/24/2026

Open-loop or closed-loop control — which is right for your application?

This resource walks through practical tips, common pitfalls, and performance factors to consider when designing control systems in industrial environments. A quick, valuable read for controls engineers and system designers.

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Is an open-loop or closed-loop control system a better choice for your motion control application?

04/22/2026

NFC is changing the way we approach machine diagnostics, commissioning, and troubleshooting. 💡
This article breaks down how NFC-enabled devices help reduce downtime, simplify setup, and improve maintenance efficiency—all without special tools or complex interfaces.

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NFC helps you pull device data, share reports, and access configuration settings without removing your safety light curtain.

04/20/2026

The labor shortage persists, but so does physical AI! 🦾

Physical AI refers to intelligent robotic systems that can autonomously handle tasks. In a high-mix SKU environment where personnel is limited, having a robot that can reliably pick objects can be the difference between a high-throughput facility and a warehouse that struggles to process its orders.

See what else physical AI is capable of on the SICK AG Sensor Connection blog:

🔗 https://sickconnect.com/automated-picking-with-physical-ai/

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04/17/2026

Meet the safety controller designed specifically for mobile robots! 🤖

Flexi Mobile from SICK AG mounts directly on the robot (which means you can eliminate the cabinet), and EFI-pro communication ensures safe and easy networking of the components.

Learn more about Flexi Mobile at www.sick.com/Flexi_Mobile

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04/15/2026

If you've ever worked in a manufacturing plant or production facility, you know floor space is PRECIOUS. So instead of organizing every machine horizontally...why not build them upward? 🤔

SICK AG's blog post explains the recent uptick in U.S. consumer goods companies bringing their manufacturing back home, and how this has driven a new type of layout on the production floor. Learn more about reshoring and vertical machines here: https://sickconnect.com/reshoring-and-onshoring-the-rise-of-vertical-machines/

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