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Infographic: What Is the Biggest Hindrance to Implementing an Integrated Safety and Control System?

Dec. 10, 2013
33% of Respondents Report the Biggest Hindrance Is Cost

An electronic survey of Control Design readers was conducted in October 2013 in order to identify usage and application trends of machine safety among the industrial machine builders that comprise Control Design's readership.

Customer resistance to cost (33%) and standards uncertainty (26.1%) were two of the biggest hindrances to implementing an integrated system in this year's study. Customer resistance to technology (13.6%), and technical concerns (11.4%) were also mentioned.

Read all survey results.

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