Control Engineering

Machine Safety: The New Competitive Advantage for
Automotive Manufacturers and Suppliers

Dear Reader,

As the #1 supplier of Safety PLC's in North America*, Siemens is committed to help our customers become more competitive. To assist in this goal, Siemens invites you to download this valuable paper written by exida, a leading expert in machine safety and reliability.

By downloading this valuable paper, which we are only offering for a limited time, automotive manufacturers and suppliers will learn how to:

• Reduce costs - increase safety: Utilize new standards and technology to significantly reduce costs while improving operator safety
• Compare yourself to global Safety Incident Rates: Are you as safe as your automotive peers?
• Understand the hidden costs of safety: Injuries in the workplace have far reaching operational costs
• Implement a Safety Lifecycle: Learn how you must look at safety as a long term competitive weapon
  

You will also receive a case study which describes how Kuka reduced their machine safety components by 85% while increasing machine safety.

'We built the system in no time and commissioning was surprisingly easy. This approach has saved us
tens of thousands of dollars on the first installation alone,' says Rod Brown, KUKA Engineer.

Download this paper now!

Siemens is committed to help you improve your automation implementations. Click here if you have any other questions concerning products, training, local support or standards for the Siemens Automation Experts.

* Source - ARCs 2005 Machine Safe Guarding Solutions Outlook and Venture Development Corporation's 2005 North American Market for Machine Automatic Safeguarding Equipment