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    1. Manufacturing

    Sick Inc. breaks ground on site expansion

    May 27, 2024
    Construction will add 139,000 square feet of space to the Bloomington, Minn., location.
    Sick Inc.
    Executives of Sick Inc. take part in the ceremonial groundbreaking of an expansion project that will add 139,000 square feet of space to its Bloomington, Minn., location.
    Executives of Sick Inc. take part in the ceremonial groundbreaking of an expansion project that will add 139,000 square feet of space to its Bloomington, Minn., location.

     

    Sick Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction on a $64 million expansion at the Sick Office and Customer Resource Building in Bloomington, Minn., which is the company’s North American headquarters.

    The expansion will add 139,000 square feet and four floors, designed for engineering, vision software and applications, robotics, conveyors, and research and development.

    With global headquarters in Waldkirch, Germany, Sick AG is a leading provider of sensor-based solutions for industrial applications. The company has more than 12,000 employees worldwide and last year had nearly $2.5 billion in sales.

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