SICK acquisition news – Germany-based SICK acquires Accerion

Accerion specializes in AI-based image processing with a focus on positioning technologies for mobile robots. Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) are primarily used in logistics and manufacturing.

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They enable higher efficiency through automation in warehousing, intralogistics, manufacturing, and many other industrial sectors. With the acquisition of the tech startup Accerion, customers will benefit from a complete solution portfolio of positioning solutions from it.

Innovation hub for software-driven localization

Accerion was founded in 2015 in the Netherlands and has established itself as a tech startup specializing in AI-based image processing for the positioning of autonomous mobile robots. With the software-driven positioning solution "Triton", Accerion introduced the world's first industrialized, infrastructure-free localization solution for floor structures based on camera technology for mobile robots.

Since 2021, it has been partnering with Accerion to support industrial customers worldwide in the precise localization, positioning, and navigation of mobile robots.

Accerion now part of the SICK Group

With the acquisition, the entire product portfolio and the Accerion team with technology and sales experts, fully transitioned to SICK on January 16, 2025. The product development of the new SICK subsidiary “SICK Accerion B.V.“ will continue at the current location in Venlo, Netherlands.

SICK expands software portfolio for Autonomous Mobile Robots

Dr. Niels Syassen said, "We are very pleased to welcome the Accerion team to SICK and to further strengthen our software portfolio for autonomous mobile robots for the future," says Dr. Niels Syassen, Executive Board Member for Technology & Digitalization at SICK. "The market for sensor solutions for autonomous mobile robots offers enormous growth potential, as the demands on industrial companies for an efficient supply chain in terms of throughput, availability, flexibility, and safety are steadily increasing. To best support customers worldwide in their automation projects, we are further developing our own sensor solutions and investing in new technologies,".

Vincent Burg, CEO of Accerion, says: "With our dedicated team, we built Triton, a cutting-edge localization solution, entirely from the ground up. Today, Triton delivers high-performance localization for thousands of robots around the globe. Our close collaboration with SICK has shown how perfectly our products and cultures complement one another. We are thrilled to officially join the SICK family, where we can leverage this synergy to scale localization solutions worldwide."

About Accerion

Accerion is a tech startup based in Venlo, Netherlands, founded in 2015 by Willem-Jan Lamers. Under the leadership of Vincent Burg, the Accerion team has developed a completely infrastructure-free positioning technology for mobile robots that uses the floor as a reference.

With its breakthrough optical positioning and navigation technology for Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR), Accerion’s innovation enables effective navigation for mobile robotics and autonomous vehicles, achieving high accuracy without requiring expensive and inflexible infrastructure in the field.

About SICK

SICK is one of the world’s leading solutions providers for sensor-based applications in the industrial sector. Founded in 1946 by Dr.-Ing. e. h. Erwin Sick, the company with headquarters in Waldkirch im Breisgau near Freiburg ranks among the technological market leaders.

With 60 subsidiaries and equity investments as well as numerous agencies, SICK maintains a presence around the globe. SICK has more than 12,000 employees worldwide and generated a group revenue of EUR 2.3 billion in the 2023 fiscal year.