Waldkirch, March 2015 - For the first time after six years of absence, SICK AG will return to the Hannover Industry Fair (HMI) as an exhibitor this year. At HMI, the company, being a technology driver in the field of Industry 4.0 - the lead theme of this year's HMI -, will present its entire portfolio of sensors and sensor solutions for industrial applications.

Due to its focus on the topic of Industry 4.0, HMI is of particular interest to SICK. As long as 10 years ago, SICK developed its "Sensor Intelligence." claim to focus on the development in the automation world, which was then only beginning to take shape. Since then, the corporate claim has been used to express SICK's emphasis on sensor technology as a data provider for the intelligent factory.

SICK's participation in the fair underlines the company's solutions competence in the context of Industry 4.0. Due to the wide range of products, systems and services offered for various lines of industry within Factory, Logistics and Process Automation, the sensor specialist generates added value for Industry 4.0. At the exhibition stand, the focus will be placed on providing responses to key challenges associated with Industry 4.0. These challenges include, for example, the safe interaction between people and machinery, the traceability of products during complex manufacturing and logistics processes, and the flexibility of production systems in view of increasingly individual customer requirements.

"Industry 4.0 plays an important role for our strategic and technological direction. SICK's presence at the fair allows the company to position itself as a technology driver and innovation leader in the field of Industry 4.0. We believe we are on the right track toward playing a leading role in actively shaping the major changes in the near and more distant future, which are discussed under the headings of Industry 4.0