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  • PATRIZIA grows Japan real estate platform with major acquisition of prime Tokyo residential portfolio

    PATRIZIA has acquired a high-quality residential portfolio mostly located in Tokyo on behalf of a global institutional investor.

    • Strategic off-market acquisition of 14 high-quality residential assets mostly located in Tokyo
    • Expansion of PATRIZIA’s footprint in one of Asia’s most resilient urban markets
    • Aligned with long-term urban and living transition megatrends

    Tokyo. 3 September 2025. PATRIZIA, an investment manager in real assets, has acquired a high-quality residential portfolio mostly located in Tokyo on behalf of a global institutional investor, reinforcing the company’s strategic commitment to Japan’s resilient residential sector and strengthening its local investment platform.

    The portfolio comprises 14 residential assets, including approximately 800 apartment units and five retail units, predominantly located in Tokyo’s highly sought-after Central 23 Wards, with one asset situated in Greater Tokyo (Yokohama, Kanagawa). With an average building age of just over three years and an occupancy rate above 97%, the portfolio offers strong income stability and immediate cash flow.

    This acquisition is aligned with the fund’s core-plus strategy, which targets residential assets in major urban centres that offer both income stability and potential for value enhancement. Japan’s residential sector continues to show long-term resilience, supported by steady wage growth, inflationary pressure and sustained urbanisation. Tokyo’s Central 23 Wards remain highly attractive due to consistent population inflows and rising rental demand. With current lease levels across the portfolio around 10% below market rents, there is a clear opportunity to grow income through active asset management and rental reversion over time.

    Masami Takizawa, Representative Director and Head of Japan at PATRIZIA, commented: “This acquisition is a significant step forward for our Japan business and a clear reflection of our confidence in Tokyo’s residential market. The portfolio aligns perfectly with our core-plus/value-add strategy and benefits from the structural tailwinds driving demand in Japan’s urban centres.”

    The acquisition represents one of PATRIZIA’s most significant single investments in the Japan market to date, and marks a key step toward its ambition to double local assets under management over the next two years.

    Masami Takizawa continued: “Looking ahead, we are actively seeking the next opportunity to acquire high-quality assets in key urban locations across Japan where we can leverage our local expertise to drive value through asset optimisation and proactive management. In addition to the living sector, we are now committed to diversifying and accelerating our investments in value-add commercial real estate across Japan, capitalising on market opportunities beyond residential.”

    Operating from its Tokyo office with an expanding team of professionals across transactions, capital markets and asset management, PATRIZIA is executing a focused expansion strategy centred on real estate and infrastructure. The Tokyo residential portfolio investment was sourced through PATRIZIA’s strong local network, underscoring the team’s ability to secure high-conviction opportunities in a competitive and supply-constrained market.

    The team was recently reinforced by the appointment of Yutaka Yukizawa as Head of Transactions Japan, a senior leadership role responsible for directing the firm’s investment strategy in the country. Yutaka brings nearly three decades of real estate experience, having held positions at Nomura Real Estate Development, Morgan Stanley Securities Japan and PGIM Real Estate Japan, and will play a central role in driving growth. In addition, Jun Akase has joined as Director, contributing 17 years of transactional expertise gained at leading institutions.

    The Tokyo portfolio further reinforces PATRIZIA’s position as a leading investor in the living sector, with approximately EUR 16 billion in residential assets under management globally. The company has a strong heritage in this space, and residential remains a key growth area across regions. At the same time, PATRIZIA continues to explore investment opportunities across a broader range of sectors in Japan in line with its diversified investment strategy.

     

     

    Contacts

    Matthew Richards – PATRIZIA

    Mobile: +44 7471 999746

    Email: Matthew.Richards(at)patrizia.ag

     

    Ayako Masse – Ashton Consulting

    Mobile: +81(0)90-2441-9541

    Email: a.masse(at)ashton.jp

    PATRIZIA: Investment manager for international smart real assets

    PATRIZIA has been providing investment opportunities in smart real assets for institutional, semi-professional, and private investors for more than 40 years, focusing on real estate and infrastructure. PATRIZIA’s investment solutions are driven by the “DUEL” megatrends – digital, urban, energy and living transitions – and capitalise on the opportunities arising from these transformative global shifts. PATRIZIA currently has approximately EUR 55bn in assets under management (AUM) and employs about 900 professionals across 26 locations worldwide.

    PATRIZIA has been committed to making a positive impact since its founding. In 1992, the company began collaborating closely with Bunter Kreis (“Colourful Circle”) in Germany to provide aftercare for children with severe diseases. Since 1999, the PATRIZIA Foundation has provided more than 750,000 children and young people worldwide with access to education, healthcare and a safe home, enabling them to live better, self-determined lives.

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  • The Singer Caballero, the Brand’s Take on a Time-Only Watch with the New Calibre-4

    The Singer Caballero, the Brand’s Take on a Time-Only Watch with the New Calibre-4

    Singer Reimagined has spent the past eight years experimenting with what independent watchmaking can look like. The Geneva-based brand, founded by Rob Dickinson of Singer Vehicle Design and designer Marco Borraccino, established its name with the radical Track 1 chronograph, powered by Agenhor’s Agengraphe. It was followed by the stripped-down Flytrack, the diving-oriented Divetrack, and the compact, helmet-style 1969 Chronograph and Timer, both powered by variations of Agenhor’s architecture. Most recently, Singer embraced its “restomod” DNA with the Heritage Collection Chronograph, housing restored Valjoux 236 calibres in a vintage-inspired two-register layout.

    With the new Singer Caballero, the brand steps into a new territory: a time-only, daily-oriented watch. It is the brand’s first creation to be powered by a proprietary calibre, the Calibre-4 Solotempo, and it demonstrates that Singer’s obsession with design and mechanics extends beyond sports-inspired chronographs. As its name suggests (Caballero, Spanish for gentleman), this new line appears to be about quiet confidence and horological substance beneath a deceptively simple, yet recognisably Singer exterior – in particular the 1969 collection and Heritage Chronograph.

    The Singer Caballero stainless steel case measures 39mm across and is 10.5mm thick. It is slim, though not quite under the magic 10mm mark that would have pushed it deeper into everyday dress-sport watch territory. Its architecture is composed of three distinct sections: a brushed mid-case, polished chamfers, and a domed sapphire crystal that softens the profile, with a signature fluted bezel. A sapphire caseback reveals the movement, and the watch is water-resistant to 50m. 

    The dial is executed without the indices in multi-layer lacquer, available in Piano Black, Empire Green or Petrol Blue. A golden-toothed flange, an applied Singer logo, and polished rhodium-plated hands, filled with orange Super-LumiNova for enhanced legibility, complete the restrained yet distinctive look. Apertures reveal the four rubies of the movement’s barrels, subtle reminders that this is not a conventional three-hander.

    At the heart of the watch is the brand’s first proprietary movement, the Calibre-4 Solotempo. Developed from the ground up, it uses four barrels arranged in two parallel sets, delivering a six-day power reserve with a flat torque curve. Running at 28,800 vibrations/hour, it is engineered for stability and long-term precision, ensuring amplitude remains constant across the entire reserve. Bridges are rhodium-plated and finely finished with micro-blasting and polished chamfers.

    The Singer Caballero is offered on straps in deep blue leather, khaki textile, or black textile, tapering from 20mm to 16mm at the stainless steel pin buckle. A steel bracelet option would have added versatility, but for now, Singer keeps things focused on straps. The price is CHF 17,500 (excl. taxes), production is limited. For more, visit singerreimagined.com.

    https://monochrome-watches.com/singer-caballero-a-time-only-watch-with-new-calibre-4-solotempo-four-barrels-introdcing-price/

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  • Climate Resilience Awards for Business

    Climate Resilience Awards for Business

    Launch of the Climate Resilience Awards for Business- open until 18th October

    The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Global Resilience Partnership are collaborating on a new award for businesses leading in climate resilience to build momentum alongside the action agenda for COP 30 in Belém 

    The awards seek to identify and celebrate businesses who are taking action to assess and ensure future resilience to climate change and broader physical risks for themselves, their supply chains and their communities.  

    Purpose of the awards 

    The aims of the Global Business Climate Resilience Awards are, to: 

    Recognize innovative solutions that strengthen resilience in communities, ecosystems, and economies through business action. 

    Promote collaboration between organizations, governments, and businesses in driving sustainable resilience practices. 

    Showcase exemplary efforts that inspire others to adopt resilience-focused strategies with practical ‘how to’ s and lessons learned. 

    Award categories and criteria 

    Business achievements will be recognized along the following categories: 

    1. Strategic Leadership in Resilience Award: Honoring businesses that have either 

    a.  integrated resilience across their operations.
    b. trialled Innovative resilience solutions including technologies, methodologies, or financing mechanisms that substantially improve resilience capabilities. 
    c. addressed supply chain resilience or improve resilience along a logistics route 
    d.  been driven by an outstanding commitment by an individual changemaker to go beyond ‘business as usual’ 

    2. Partnerships and Collaboration Award– have demonstrated successful public- private collaboration with national or regional authorities in planning (including NAPSs) or implementing adaptation actions and improved capability and relationships across stakeholder groups 

    3. SME award– Award in any of the above categories but for a small business 

    Winners will be assessed against the following criteria by a judging panel including external experts from the business and resilience communities: 

    Innovation 

    Demonstrating originality and ingenuity in their approach to resilience. 

    Potential for Impact 

    Evidence of measurable outcomes that benefit people, ecosystems, or economies grounded in robust data and measurable outcomes

    Sustainability

    Ensuring long-term viability and scalability of the initiative. 

    FAQ

    1. Who can participate? 

    The awards are open to all businesses in any sector, region and of any size (SMEs will be considered against other SMEs).  It is not necessary to already be a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development or a partner of the Global Resilience Partnership.  There is no fee to participate. 

    The only requirement is that the case study is recent, covers all the key requirements of the awards submission form and can backed up as necessary by data requested by WBCSD and GRP (provided confidentially).  

     See eligibility criteria as well as other terms and conditions for entry here.  

    2. How long is the competition open for? 

    The awards submission window is open from 3rd September until the 18th October. 

    Winners will be informed within two weeks to allow for preparations time to prepare to announce the awards before COP30. 

    3. Why should companies participate? 

    On an ecosystem level- to contribute to the global adaptation goals by supporting the wider momentum and mobilization around the COP30 Action Agenda. 

    In particular the Brazilian COP30 Presidency, supported by the Climate Champions, aims to showcase tangible non-party (non-state actor) implementation and action, supporting the ‘business case for adaptation’ and  providing replicable and scalable examples.  

    Participation by leading companies will help raise awareness and enrich knowledge of opportunities and approaches to climate resilience across the private sector as well as help non-profit and public sectors understand how to better support corporate climate adaptation. 

    On an individual level- finalists and winners will gain the following benefits: 

    • Online recognition through features in GRP, WBCSD  and partner digital platforms 
    • Inclusion in case studies and best-practice reports and platform for knowledge sharing including WBCSD’s Climate Drive Library and GRP’s Resilience Solutions Platform, and the COP30 Business Action Bank 
    • Potential networking opportunities and visibility at high-profile public events including COP30 opportunities including at the Resilience Hub- including priority sponsorship opportunities 
    • Invitation to closed door high-level events during Climate Weeks and COP 
    • Demonstration of leadership and inspiration for other businesses to replicate successful resilience strategies – contribution to advancement of global adaptation agenda.
    4. How to submit an entry for your business ?

    Please complete the form linked here to enter.

    Good to know: WBCSD supports the COP30 Business Action Bank– therefore there is no need to enter the same resilience case study twice (note that submissions to the Business Action Bank may not automatically be submitted to the awards process). 

    On 2 September WBCSD launched the CEO Handbook for Physical Risks, designed to engage CEOs on the critical importance of managing physical risk for business continuity. Later in September we will be releasing a CEO Handbook for Executive Engagement, created to support meaningful discussions between CEOs, C-Suite executives, Board and investors on managing physical risks across value chains. To be the first to receive this guidance, sign up here.   

    In June WBCSD published its latest guidance on adaptation and resilience, “Adaptation Planning for Business- Navigating Uncertainty to build long-term resilience, which offers a practical roadmap to identify risks, design solutions, integrate adaptation into core business functions, and monitor progress. This guidance builds on WBCSD’s The Business Leaders Guide to Climate Adaptation & Resilience | on how to start your adaptation journey through strategic frameworks. 

    Questions or comments?

    Get in touch with Lucy Moran, Manager, Climate Action at WBCSD at lucy.moran@wbcsd.org.

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  • Tennis – US Open 2025: Full order of play, Wednesday 3 September

    Tennis – US Open 2025: Full order of play, Wednesday 3 September

    Naomi Osaka returns to Arthur Ashe Stadium – likely clad in crystals, with a Lububu in tow – on Wednesday (3 September), as she chases a spot in the women’s singles semifinals at the 2025 US Open.

    The Japanese superstar will look to win over the crowd once more at Flushing Meadows, with a quarterfinal clash against Czechia’s Karolína Muchová setting the tone for another exhilarating evening of top level tennis, beginning at 19:00 local time (EDT, GMT-4).

    The hotly-anticipated quarterfinal match will be followed by an all-Italy duel in the men’s singles bracket, featuring world No. 1 Jannik Sinner and domestic rival Lorenzo Musetti – a semifinalist at the 2025 French Open.

    In fact, it’ll be a big day for Italian tennis, as Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini – women’s doubles gold medallists at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 – contend for a spot in finals at Flushing Meadows.

    They’ll take to the court opposite of Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe in what’s bound to be a blockbuster match at Louis Armstrong Stadium.

    With Iga Swiatek and Alex de Minaur also in action, there’s bound to be plenty of action on day eleven of the 2025 US Open.

    Below, you can find out the start times for all the matches at the year’s final Grand Slam.

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  • Forget Round Telescopes, Rectangular Ones Could Make Discovering Earth-Like Planets Easier

    Forget Round Telescopes, Rectangular Ones Could Make Discovering Earth-Like Planets Easier

    A new study suggests a new telescope design could help scientists find Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars. Unlike traditional circular telescopes, this innovative concept proposes a rectangular mirror, offering a simpler and cheaper way to search for habitable worlds.

    Heidi Newberg, a professor of astrophysics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, explains the idea in a statement. “We show that it is possible to find nearby, Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars with a telescope that is about the same size as the James Webb Space Telescope [JWST], operating at roughly the same infrared wavelength as JWST, with a mirror that is a one by 20 meter [65.6 by 3.3 foot] rectangle instead of a circle 6.5 meters [21.3 feet] in diameter.”

    The goal is to detect planets with water vapor in their atmospheres, a key sign of potential habitability. To do this, the telescope would focus on light with a wavelength of 10 microns, where water vapor emits strongly. At this infrared wavelength, planets are less faint compared to their stars making them easier to detect. The JWST, with its 21.3-foot (6.5-meter) circular mirror, is too small to resolve Earth-sized planets in the habitable zones of sun-like stars. A circular telescope would need a massive 65.6-foot (20-meter) mirror to achieve the necessary resolution, but building and launching such a giant would be costly and complex.

    ALSO SEE: Scientists Discover First Exoplanet In Multi-Ringed Protoplanetary Disk Around Distant Star

    Another option, using many small telescopes as an interferometer, is also challenging due to the need for precise alignment. Newberg’s team proposes a rectangular mirror, 65.6 feet by 3.3 feet (20 meters by 1 meter), as a solution. This design has a smaller surface area than the JWST’s mirror but focuses all its light-collecting power in the direction needed to spot a planet. By aligning the telescope’s long side with the planet’s position relative to its star, and rotating it if needed, the design maximizes efficiency. The study, published on September 1, 2025, in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, highlights the telescope’s potential.

    Newberg writes, “We show that this design can, in principle, find half of all existing Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars within 30 light years in less than three years.” With about 69 sun-like stars and nearly 300 smaller M dwarf stars within 32.6 light-years, the telescope could discover around 30 promising planets if each sun-like star hosts one Earth-like world.

    ALSO SEE: NASA Telescope Discovers Distant But ‘Cool’ Exoplanet Bigger Than Jupiter

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  • Patients’ Cancer Care Goals Often at Odds With Treatment – Medscape

    1. Patients’ Cancer Care Goals Often at Odds With Treatment  Medscape
    2. Study finds many doctors disregard wishes of cancer patients  upi.com
    3. Bogda Koczwara on Addressing Discordance Between Cancer Patients’ Preferences and Treatment Goals  Oncodaily
    4. Many Cancer Patients Say Doctors Aren’t Honoring Their Treatment Desires  Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
    5. Discordant Treatment Common in Advanced Cancer  Inside Precision Medicine

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  • Korea’s Neurophet & InRAD to establish global standards for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia data

    Korea’s Neurophet & InRAD to establish global standards for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia data

    Korea’s Neurophet & InRAD to establish global standards for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia data

    September 3, 2025 | Wednesday | News

    Neurophet’s AI-based brain imaging analysis solutions to support global standardisation of Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related data

    image credit- shutterstock

    Neurophet, a South Korea-based artificial intelligence (AI) solution startup for brain disorders diagnosis and treatment has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias Foundation (InRAD) to accelerate global standardisation of Alzheimer’s and dementia-related data.

    Through this agreement, Neurophet and InRAD aim to strengthen their collaboration to help establish globally harmonized standards for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias real-world data. The partnership also seeks to enable the seamless integration of AI-based neuroimaging technologies into the broader real-world data landscape, removing one of the key practical barriers to evidence generation – namely, the lack of coordinated approaches – while acknowledging the wider adoption of these technologies in everyday clinical practice.

    The partnership will focus on key initiatives including:

    • Enhancing clinical workflows involving MRI and PET analysis

    • Collecting and aggregating clinical imaging and quantitative data

    • Validating clinical utility of AI-based analysis solutions

    • Developing joint research and education programmes

    Neurophet’s flagship products — Neurophet AQUA AD, an Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment Prescription/Treatment Effect and Side Effect Monitoring Software; and Neurophet SCALE PET, a PET Image Quantitative Analysis Software; and Neurophet AQUA, a Brain MRI Analysis Software — will be available for utilization in this collaboration.

    InRAD is a free at the point-of-use registry that enables the collection of real-world data to further understanding about Alzheimer’s disease, and in the future, other dementias and to support clinical management. The registry is coordinated by the independent International Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias Foundation, a health-related not-for-profit entity incorporated in the Netherlands. The registry platform will launch later in 2025, providing a secure, regionally compliant, Azure cloud-based registry platform and governance package.


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  • Tech Mahindra and Abacus Insights Partner to Simplify U.S. Healthcare Data Compliance

    Tech Mahindra and Abacus Insights Partner to Simplify U.S. Healthcare Data Compliance

    Pune – September 2 nd , 2025: Tech Mahindra (NSE: TECHM), a leading global provider of
    technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries and Abacus Insights,
    the industry leader in data usability and interoperability for U.S. healthcare payers, announced a
    strategic partnership to enable seamless compliance and modernize healthcare data
    interoperability. The partnership will streamline and accelerate the implementation lifecycle for
    U.S. healthcare payers required to comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    (CMS) Interoperability and Priority Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F).

    Tech Mahindra will serve as a strategic implementation partner, facilitating the migration,
    customization, and deployment of Abacus Insights’ turnkey CMS Interoperability Compliance
    solution across payer organizations in multiple states to make healthcare data more accessible
    and usable by end-consumers. Abacus Insights and Tech Mahindra will enable U.S. healthcare payers to achieve full compliance, reduce administrative burden and streamline the
    implementation lifecycle.

    Mahesh Rajamani, Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences (HLS), Americas, Tech Mahindra,
    said, “Healthcare payers are under immense pressure to unify siloed systems, accelerate Fast
    Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) deployment, and meet tight regulatory timelines.
    By integrating Abacus Insights’ leading platform with Tech Mahindra’s delivery capabilities, we
    are de-risking implementations and helping customers achieve future-ready interoperability at
    scale.”

    Abacus Insights’ data usability ecosystem consistently accelerates time-to-value for healthcare
    data initiatives. The U.S. healthcare payers are facing a mandate that is ten times more complex
    than the previous CMS interoperability compliance mandate with deadlines fast approaching.
    The partnership between Tech Mahindra and Abacus Insight will address this challenge at the
    lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and with reduced delivery risk. By leveraging a modular,
    secure, cloud-ready architecture and industry-leading data transformation capabilities, the
    solution simplifies the complexities of CMS interoperability compliance and helps healthcare
    payers reduce implementation risk.

    Gokul Varadharaj, Chief Revenue Officer, Abacus Insights, said, “Abacus Insights’
    comprehensive CMS Interoperability compliance product makes FHIR-based exchange simpler,
    data more usable and audit-ready, and provides a scalable foundation to support broader data
    and analytic needs of payers. Our delivery partnership with Tech Mahindra enables payers in
    various stages of their interoperability journey to meet CMS deadlines against a far more
    complex set of mandates at the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and with reduced delivery
    risk.”

    The partnership further strengthens Tech Mahindra’s and Abacus Insights’ healthcare portfolio
    and underscores their position as trusted technology partners for large-scale, regulation-driven
    transformation in the U.S. healthcare payer sector.

    About Abacus Insights

    Abacus Insights is a healthcare technology leader with the only data usability transformation platform
    and solutions built specifically for U.S. payers. Focused on data quality and usability, Abacus
    Insights gives payers a new level of control and flexibility with their data by developing accurate,
    timely, secure, and robust ecosystems that support broadscale analytics and operations. Managing

    data for 30+ million members, Abacus Insights partners with payers to deliver scalable solutions that
    drive strategic initiatives, control costs, and improve member lives and experiences. For more
    information on how Abacus Insights can partner with you to meet your CMS needs, please visit
    www.abacusinights.com.

    For more information on Abacus Insights, please contact:

    Jon Kaplan, AVP, Strategic Accounts and Business Development, Abacus Insights
    Email: [email protected]

    About Tech Mahindra

    Tech Mahindra (NSE: TECHM) offers technology consulting and digital solutions to global
    enterprises across industries, enabling transformative scale at unparalleled speed. With
    148,000+ professionals across 90+ countries helping 1100+ clients, Tech Mahindra provides a
    full spectrum of services including consulting, information technology, enterprise applications,
    business process services, engineering services, network services, customer experience &
    design, AI & analytics, and cloud & infrastructure services. It is the first Indian company in the
    world to have been awarded the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Terra Carta Seal, which
    recognizes global companies that are actively leading the charge to create a climate and nature-
    positive future. Tech Mahindra is part of the Mahindra Group, founded in 1945, one of the largest
    and most admired multinational federation of companies. For more information on how TechM
    can partner with you to meet your Scale at Speed™ imperatives, please visit
    https://www.techmahindra.com

    For more information on Tech Mahindra, please contact:

    Abhilasha Gupta, Global Head – Corporate Communications, Tech Mahindra
    Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

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  • PM condemns blast at BNP rally in Quetta – RADIO PAKISTAN

    1. PM condemns blast at BNP rally in Quetta  RADIO PAKISTAN
    2. At least 11 killed in explosion at political rally in Pakistan’s Quetta  Al Jazeera
    3. At least 5 dead, 29 injured in blast at BNP rally in Quetta’s Shahwani Stadium  Dawn
    4. Bomb blast kills 11 at rally in southwestern Pakistan, officials say  Reuters
    5. Pakistan bombings kill dozens in political attacks in Quetta and Bannu  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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  • Compact Optical Displacement Sensor

    Compact Optical Displacement Sensor

    SICK has launched the new OD200, a compact laser distance sensor for measuring short ranges that offers high stability on highly reflective, dark and irregular surfaces. It can be used in applications as varied as real-time in-line quality control for reflective materials, precise counting of small parts and goods, and accurate detection of height deviations in assembled parts.

    A newly developed triangulation measurement core with powerful evaluation algorithms plays a key role in delivering a high level of accuracy. The OD200 is designed for high-speed applications, with process speeds up to 3 kHz, and is available in various sensor variants for measuring ranges of 25 mm to 160 mm, with repeatability down to 2 µm. In addition, the high-resolution receiver unit ensures even surfaces with low remission are reliably detected. The optical system is optimised for the geometry and quality of the light spot, as well as ambient light immunity. When combined, these features ensure reliable measuring for high-gloss, reflective or virtually remission-free objects, structured and uneven surfaces, or in critical ambient brightness. Interference caused by incorrect measurements and missing signals is significantly reduced to cut downtime, adjustment and maintenance effort, delivering higher productivity.

    Wide range of connectivity options

    Integration and commissioning of the compact OD200 is simple, even in confined spaces. Intelligent default settings and algorithms, as well as the intuitive, menu-driven user interface on the device’s display, simplify setup and operation. The flexible OD200 offers a wide range of connectivity options for automation systems and industry 4.0 environments, including all required and industry-standard interfaces and I/Os, IO-Link, an analogue current/voltage output, and one switching input and output. IO-Link ensures full access to the sensor, even in difficult or inaccessible installation locations. 

    Inline optimisation and condition monitoring

    The OD200 can be programmed using SICK’s free and easy-to-use SOPAS open parameterization and application software. In addition to the actual measurement data, the sensor also provides useful operating data, for example on the exposure time or the width of the signal peak, which is evaluated to calculate the distance. This information from ongoing operation can be used both for inline optimization of sensor performance and for condition monitoring of the sensor or processes. 
     

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