Endress+Hauser and SICK Partner to Enhance Process Automation

Process automation requires accurate sensors and advanced control systems to produce products such as beverages and pharmaceuticals. Both Endress+Hauser and SICK are suppliers of high-quality sensors commonly used in automation. The two companies have recently partnered to advance the development of gas analyzers and flowmeters for the process automation industry.

SICK and Endress+Hauser’s partnership will combine the companies’ technologies and expertise to enhance process automation. Image used courtesy of Endress+Hauser

SICK and Endress+Hauser

Employees from both Endress+Hauser and SICK have been preparing for the collaboration of catalog items for months. As of January 1, 2025, the Endress+Hauser group has supported, serviced, and sold SICK’s gas analysis and flow measurement technology. By including SICK devices as part of Endress+Hauser’s portfolio offerings, SICK will get exposure to a larger customer base, and Endress+Hauser will take advantage of SICK's many years of product development. Additionally, both companies are family-owned, so they share similar values when it comes to product development and corporate cultures.

SICK’s ultrasonic sensor for flow measurement, now supplied by Endress+Hauser. Image used courtesy of Endress+Hauser

SICK Sensor Solutions

When it comes to sensor suppliers, SICK is one of the world's largest, with a product portfolio that includes safety sensors, distance sensors, object detection, analyzers, and flow measurements. While SICK is well known in the assembly automation world, it is less known in the process automation world.

SICK’s gas analyzer, now supplied by Endress+Hauser. Image used courtesy of SICK

Endress+Hauser Instrumentation

Process automation requires accurate sensors to measure temperature and pressure or analyze different gasses. These metrics are used to ensure the process is reacting correctly and that the finished product will be of the highest quality. Endress+Hauser is well known for its flowmeters, analyzers, and pressure sensors, which are commonly used in the oil and gas industries, waste management, and maritime applications.

Enhancing Process Automation

SICK and Endress+Hauser hope that, by combining both their products and services, customers will have access to more advanced and well-developed process automation solutions.