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In this AUSPACK video interview, Jeff Walker from SICK speaks to Kim Berry about how SICK’s focus on helping its customers with their digital transformation.

The SICK stand was set up to mimic a food manufacturing kitchen, working through four stages: sensor connectivity, visibility and transparency, predictive capacity and autonomous decision making .

For Walker, SICK’s skill is in its ability to partner with customers rather than simply complete a transaction with them. The ability to specialise and customise is what sets them apart, he says.

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