Sick takes another step toward Industry 4.0 by offering a new, comprehensive indoor localisation portfolio. Thanks to coordinated sensors and analysis tools, large amounts of data can now be evaluated purposefully and fields of action can be displayed in factory processes or logistics. This makes it possible to manage complex logistics networks, create transparency and ensure speedy deliveries Production and logistics processes are becoming more complex all the time. The batch sizes being produced are getting smaller and smaller. However, the standard for efficiency is not going anywhere. Processes still have to be efficient enough for mass production. This requires flexibility and speed. That is why rigid continuous conveyors are being added to the existing logistics solutions to support moving industrial trucks and other mobile resources, following the taxi principle. Going forward, the supply chain will more prominently feature a combination of automated and manual processes. This complicated logistics network requires efficient management. Transparency beyond the limits of individual systems is required here more than ever: for conveying systems, for forklifts, for moving pallets in the warehouse or at the nearest handling depot, along the entire value creation chain.
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