Sick AG

Contract extension and management change at Sick

The Supervisory Board of Sick has extended the contract of CEO Dr. Mats Gökstorp by five years.

Cybersecurity Test Center accredited

The Sick Industrial Cybersecurity Test Center in Waldkirch received accreditation from the German Accreditation Body for the IEC 62443-4-2 standard in February 2025.

Sick relies on industrial AI and innovative strength

The company achieved solid results despite a difficult financial year 2024

Sick acquires tech startup Accerion

The aim of the acquisition is to expand the portfolio for autonomous mobile robots

Sick receives EcoVadis Platinum Medal

This puts the company among the top 1 percent of more than 130,000 companies worldwide

Sick AG announces sales figures

The company's sales increased by over 5 percent and the overall financial and earnings situation developed positively

Change in the Executive Board at Sick

Sick CFO Markus Vatter is stepping down from the board after 17 years

MVTec and Sick deepen strategic partnership

From now on, Sick's automation solutions are also available with MVTec's machine vision software Halcon. The partnership was sealed at the SPS.

Changes in the Executive Board of Sick

Dr. Martin Krämer is leaving sensor manufacturer Sick on September 30. Nicole Kurek will join the Executive Board on July 1, 2022 and will be responsible for People & Culture.

Sick celebrates company anniversary

Dr. Erwin Sick founded his company in South Baden in September 1946. It is now 75 years old. At an official ceremony at the company's headquarters in Waldkirch on September 24, 2021, invited guests and companions from politics, business and science, together with the founding family Sick and the board of directors, paid tribute to the past 75 years and took a look into the future. A week earlier, employees celebrated an outdoor music and culture festival lasting several days.

Change at the top of the Sick Management Board

The sensor manufacturer Sick is changing the top of its management board on October 1, 2021: Then Dr. Robert Bauer will take his leave and Dr. Mats Gökstorp will follow to take the place as CEO. At the same time, Dr. Niels Syassen will be appointed to the Executive Board. He will assume responsibility for Technology & Digitalization.

Sick with slight sales decline in 2020

Sales at sensor manufacturer Sick did fall by 2.9 percent to 1.7 billion euros in 2020. However, the Black Forest company is pleased that the decline was not more severe in view of the Corona pandemic and the significantly greater slump in mechanical engineering production overall.

Sick remains on the path to success

Experiencing Industry 4.0 at First Hand: Sick at the Hannover Messe 2017

Sick wins the GlobalConnect Award 2016