For over 50 years the name SICK has stood for innovative sensors and system solutions for accident prevention and personal safety. In the industrial environment, for example, safety light switches, light grids, laser scanners, and safety locks guard access to welding and assembly robots in automotive manufacturing. Sensors prevent hand injuries by controlling access to presses, cutting machines and punches, but safety extend far beyond the product itself. It ranges from knowledge of the technical and legal background through proper selection and assemble to user training and system maintenance. Since true safety can only be achieved through a holistic approach, SICK provides a broad training program as well as a selection of customer-tailored, TÜV-accredited services. The total package benefits private individuals, for example, when a free-ranging cleaning robot’s safety scanner recognizes a human being at a supermarket and the robot stops or moves aside.