Sensor technology firm, SICK, has equipped its Nova machine vision platform with AI

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3 August 2026

SICK has combined its machine vision technology, Nova software and AI to enable a new dimension of quality inspection in industries like electronics, battery manufacturing, automotive and consumer goods.

The configurable 3D machine vision solution enables ease of use and quick customisation, for added capabilities.

“Introducing neural network AI capabilities into our high performance Nova platform expands 3D inspection beyond its traditional limits. Seeing far beyond the human eye, it provides greater control over data and analytics to deliver highly accurate, configurable, easy-to-train, customised intelligent inspection solutions. Inspected items fulfil required quality and sorting demands, helping to improve yield, reduce,” said Diego Quintana Tukasaki, Market Product Manager at SICK.

Combining AI with spatial understanding, AI-powered 3D image processing goes beyond conventional 3D imaging to include more advanced inspection functions. It’s the first time SICK has provided intelligent AI capabilities for its high precision, reliable 3D machine vision technology and its Nova Intelligent Inspection toolset.

Every pixel carries a height value and is captured by accurate, high precision technology, enabling reconstruction of 3D data and defect detection by a trained neural network embedded in the Nova AI software. The new solution provides colour and contrast independent inspection and improved quality control across industries, with detected defects displayed on an anomaly heatmap. Activated with license on pre-defined devices or through an upgrade license, the toolset also includes traditional rule-based machine vision software tools.

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