The 'Ruler3000' product family combines Sick 's 'Ranger3 Streaming' camera with an eye-safe class 2 laser, pre-selected optics and fixed geometries for defined fields of view. With Sick's highly sensitive CMOS sensor and ROCC (Rapid On-Chip Calculation) technology, the 'Ruler3000' 3D streaming cameras scan and process up to 15.4 Gp/s, enabling up to 7000 three-dimensional full-frame profiles per second. This makes the 3D vision solutions in the product family particularly suitable for high production and process speeds. The cameras extract the 3D shape of an object regardless of its contrast or color. At the same time, the sensor performs greyscale and scattered light measurements, which further optimize the results of image processing and measurement accuracy. The high light sensitivity enables the precise inspection of even very dark or highly reflective materials. Thanks to the HDR (High Dynamic Range) function, even components with very different light emissions, such as tires and shiny metal assemblies, can be reliably captured in a single scan.

The integration of the camera is simplified by the stream setup interface. The company's 'GenIStream API' facilitates integration for C# and C++ programmers. Full compatibility with industry standards such as GigEvision and GenICam enables plug-and-play access to third-party software such as Halcon and Labview. In addition, developers have the flexibility of the 'AppSpace' software development platform with its wide range of image processing tools and application examples.

The 'Ruler3020' is the first camera in the product family. It delivers 3D profiles with up to 7 kHz in full format or up to 46 kHz with a reduced measurement window. The measured values are output in millimeter values with a Z-resolution of 8 µm to 15 µm and an X-resolution of 63 µm to 88 µm. Sick plans to launch further variants with different fields of view on the market in the course of 2021. With its compact design, the camera with IP65 and IP67 protection can also cope with harsh industrial environments without the need to construct expensive protection in the machine.