1946

The company known today as SICK AG is born:

Erwin Sick obtains a license from the American military government in Munich to set up his own engineering firm.

1952

Presentation of the first marketable accident prevention light curtain at the International Machine Tool Trade Fair in Hanover. The orders that followed led to the initial serial production and the economic breakthrough.

1956

The company moves to Waldkirch, Germany with its 25 employees.

1972

The first subsidiary is founded in France.

1975

The company expands overseas with the founding of a subsidiary in the USA.

1988

Erwin Sick dies at the age of 79. Gisela Sick takes over from her husband and leads the company as its primary shareholder.

1996

Erwin Sick GmbH changes its company status to an “Aktiengesellschaft” or joint stock company.

1999

The first employee shares are issued domestically and abroad.

2006

SICK celebrates its 60th anniversary.

2015

SICK now has more than 50 subsidiaries and equity investments as well as numerous agencies around the globe. In the fiscal year 2015, SICK had more than 7,400 employees worldwide and achieved Group sales of just under EUR 1.3 billion.