Sensor-based solutions for industrial applications, photoelectric sensors, LIDAR scanners, safety light curtains, RFID systems, gas analyzers, and vision cameras, are the field SICK AG leads, serving automotive, logistics, and process-automation customers. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Waldkirch, Germany, and certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, it operates in more than 60 countries with 63 subsidiaries, including its Indian subsidiary SICK India Pvt Ltd. SICK invests heavily in R&D, with 12.2% of 2024 sales allocated to innovation, including AI and software-based automation.