Interview with Dirk Rathsack – VP of Business Development & Sales at Blickfeld
Dirk Rathsack joined Blickfeld nearly a year ago as Vice President of Business Development & Sales. Since then, he has played a key role in shaping the company’s strategic direction while gaining deeper insight into the potential of LiDAR technology. In this interview, he talks about his professional background, his vision for Sales & Business Development at Blickfeld, and the most exciting customer project he’s been part of so far.
How can parcel and mail deliveries in urban areas become more efficient, flexible, and sustainable? That’s the driving question behind a visionary project exploring the use of automated e-cargo bikes to support delivery staff on the so-called “last mile” — the final stretch to the customer’s doorstep. The goal: reduce empty trips, streamline delivery processes, and relieve urban delivery traffic.
With the establishment of its Security Business Unit, Blickfeld is responding to the growing demand for innovative security solutions. This strategic move focuses on the increasing importance of 3D LiDAR technology for modern security systems. The ability to deliver precise and reliable spatial data in real-time makes 3D LiDAR indispensable for applications such as perimeter protection, intrusion detection, and safeguarding critical infrastructure.
Senstar and Blickfeld expand their partnership from Europe to a global scale, enhancing their ability to deliver advanced 3D LiDAR security solutions for intrusion detection and perimeter protection in critical infrastructure and public safety.
We are honored to announce that Blickfeld’s QbProtect – The Smart 3D Security LiDAR – has been named the winner in the Outstanding New Product category at the 2024 Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) in Germany, presented during Security Essen’s 50th-anniversary celebration!
At the SECUREX 2024 in Poland, Blickfeld QbProtect emerged as a double winner, clinching both the Gold Medal and the title of Most Innovative Product.
Waste management facilities are valuable assets that need to be managed efficiently: Large, continuously increasing volumes of waste, often consisting of hazardous materials, are constantly moved between storage boxes and processing facilities – around the clock. At the same time, compliance with regulations and requirements for storage and reporting must be ensured while at the same time operating profitably. That is no easy task.
A conversation with Fabian Wagner, Customer Service Engineer at Blickfeld
At Blickfeld, Customer Service is more than just a service – it is a driving force for customer satisfaction and product enhancement. The team plays a key role when it comes to not only responding to queries but also proactively creating solutions for our customers. To find out more about the team’s multifaceted tasks, we spoke to Fabian Wagner.
Blickfeld QbProtect is the first smart LiDAR that, thanks to analysis software, standard interfaces, and a web GUI on-device, provides directly usable results concerning unauthorized entry. Object size detection leads to a remarkably low false alarm rate.
As 2023 comes to an end, we would like to take a moment, just like every year, to look back on the year at Blickfeld. In a time characterized by changes and challenges, we have taken significant steps as a company to drive innovation, strengthen partnerships, and establish our place in the changing industry landscape.
Blickfeld has recently been honored with the BSFZ seal from the Bescheinigungsstelle-Forschungszulage (BSFZ). Under the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, this body recognizes companies that achieve significant technological advancements through their research and development efforts, making them eligible for support.
Accurate stockpile monitoring is key to efficient operations in industries like waste management and recycling, fertilizer, or cement production. However, up until now, companies often rely on inaccurate inventory data due to measuring methods such as eyeballing, weighbridges, or counting shovels of materials. To address this challenge, Blickfeld Co-founder and CXO Florian Petit discussed in a recent webinar how LiDAR-based Volume Monitoring provides a digital solution that enables streamlined inventory control and digitalizes stockpile management.
