SICK成立于1946年，公司名稱取自于公司創(chuàng)始人歐文·西克博士（Dr. Erwin Sick）的姓氏，總公司位于德國西南部的瓦爾德基爾希市（Waldkirch）。SICK已在全球建立了接近50個子公司和眾多的銷售機構(gòu), 雇員總數(shù)超過6,300人，2012年銷售業(yè)績達到 9.71億歐元。

SICK founded in 1946, has a global presence with almost 50 subsidiaries and participations as well as numerous sales agencies. SICK currently employs more than 6,300 employees worldwide, and achieved sales of EUR 971.3 m in 2012.