On the path toward industrial intelligence, with the continuous transformation and upgrading of digitalization and smart technologies, industries across the board are rapidly implementing automation, digitalization, and intelligent solutions.

At present, warehouse and logistics automation in manufacturing enterprises already has mature solutions and implementation experience. However, the final stage of the process—product loading and unloading—still largely relies on manual or semi-automated operations.

Driven by strong market demand, the local R&D team of SICK has rapidly developed a lightweight, compact, highly integrated, and stable MINI pan-tilt system specifically designed for intelligent loading systems and other related applications.

The intelligent loading system consists of standardized hardware (the MINI pan-tilt unit) and standard loading software. Through scanning data collected by the MINI pan-tilt system, the software analyzes and computes the information to obtain the global position and dimensional characteristics of key structural components inside an empty truck compartment, such as the floor, side panels, and securing ropes.

The results are then transmitted to the customer in a global coordinate system, providing stable, fast, and reliable compartment information. This enables precise and fully automated loading operations for customers, significantly improving efficiency and accuracy.