SICK AG
SICK AG is a German sensor and automation technology company founded in 1946 and headquartered in Waldkirch, and one of the world’s largest sensor manufacturers with approximately 12,000 employees and operations in 75 countries, serving factory automation, logistics, process automation, and safety technology markets. Within the magnetics-relevant sensing space, SICK produces magnetic cylinder sensors for detecting pneumatic and hydraulic actuator positions — including its MZT8 and MZB8 series that integrate directly into T-slot and C-slot cylinder profiles — alongside proximity switches, encoders, and its Lector and Inspector vision sensor lines for machine vision applications in automated motor and component manufacturing. SICK is most relevant to the Magnetics Professional community as a sensing technology resource for engineers designing automated production and assembly systems for motor and magnetic component manufacturing, where reliable position and proximity feedback on pneumatic and robotic handling systems is essential to throughput and quality control.