SICK AG: Connecting People Globally through Efficient Video Communication

New Work in Waldkirch - How SICK AG Is Modernizing Its Offices

For several years now, avodaq has been supporting SICK AG in modernizing its office landscapes and enhancing their flexibility. The cooperation is focused on the training center, the SICK Sensor Intelligence Academy (SIA), and the technical equipment for renovations and new buildings at the nearby headquarters. In both cases, Cisco systems and applications form the technical basis of the network. The video and media technology partner is the Berlin-based systems house PIK AG.

SIA Campus: The Seedbed for Advanced Training Worldwide

Our close cooperation with SICK AG has led to the creation of a state-of-the-art, hybrid working environment for global education and training measures – an ideal place for technical training, management meetings, and co-creation. Cisco’s modern media technology and networking technology enable live broadcasts of workshops and training sessions to all SICK locations worldwide. And thanks to the ability to draw together on digital Webex boards, the feeling grows that, despite being many miles apart, everyone is sitting together in the same room.

“SICK is a company that manufactures and distributes high-quality technologies. Which is why we need a high-quality learning environment with excellent collaboration tools. Cisco Webex allows us to create a seamless connection between the physical and virtual worlds.”, said Nico Zimmermann, head of the SICK Sensor Intelligence Academy (SIA).

Flexible Offices – Efficient and Future-Proof

The pilot projects were launched together with avodaq in two existing buildings in need of renovation. Their substantive basis was formed by lessons learned from the previous SIA project and a targeted survey of employees requirements: who performs which activities with whom and where? The premises were specifically designed, adapted and optimized in workshops with the users and the department management.

SICK relies on a global standard for media and network technology: Cisco software and hardware. A high level of usability is essential, while users must be able to find their way around immediately in every meeting room worldwide. What’s more, technical standards are easier to manage and secure through internal IT. “We are doing everything possible to provide a uniform user interface and lower the barrier to entry,” reports André Lienhard, IT Service Owner Unified Communications in SICK IT. With standardized technology from a single source, the digital foundation can be laid for modern offices – flexible, efficient and future-proof.