SICK Slovenia is based in Ljubljana and has been the Slovenian subsidiary of Sick GmbH (Austria) since 2004. We are responsible for the entire sales of the products and services of the segments factory-, logistics- and process automation for Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo.

Emerging technologies for smart factories - SMARTFACT

SICK is a partner in the SMARTFACT research and development program, which brings together leading research organizations and industrial companies to develop advanced technologies for more efficient, flexible, and sustainable manufacturing.

The goal of the SMARTFACT program is to develop and validate advanced technologies for smart factories within an industrial environment. By leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, advanced sensor technology, computer vision, and modern process control methods, solutions will be developed to enhance the monitoring, understanding, optimization, and automation of production processes. The program integrates development across the fields of process control, robotics, and laser and plasma technologies. Its overarching objectives are to improve production quality, productivity, flexibility, and energy and material efficiency, as well as to accelerate the transfer of research findings into industrial application.

The program will yield new methods, algorithms, and software and hardware solutions for the smart monitoring, supervision, and control of production. These will enable the early detection of faults and deviations, process state prediction, real-time adjustment of production parameters, automated quality control, and more flexible operation of robotic, laser, and plasma systems. The developed solutions will be integrated into prototypes and demonstrated in an industrial setting, thereby establishing a foundation for their further use, enhancement, and commercialization.

More information on www.smartfact.info.

SICK's role

SICK is one of the world’s leading solution providers for sensor-based industrial applications. It is a global technology and market leader with 60 subsidiaries worldwide. In the scope of this program, SICK will collaborate with Vision Lab Slovenia (VLS), a unit that is part of SICK d.o.o. VLS conducts applied research and software development in vision-based sensors. The team has extensive expertise in sensor technologies and components and a long history of application development and deployment in an industrial environment. The team focuses on software development using modern software development stacks and concepts. VLS primarily works on production process optimization and orchestration of multi-sensor systems. As part of a large international company, the team is involved in projects for prominent companies worldwide. There is great potential for scaling what the team develops.

Duration: 1 July 2026–30 June 2029 (36 months)

Project acronym: SMARTFACT

The total value of the SMARTFACT programme is 14,691,133.22 EUR, of which 8,832,720.83 EUR is contributed by the European Regional Development Fund. The programme is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the European Cohesion Policy Programme 2021–2027.

More information on European Cohesion Policy is available on evropskasredstva.si.