I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II SCOPE
III METHODOLOGY
IV PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND TRENDS
V SAFETY STANDARD REQUIREMENTS AND TRENDS
- EUROPEAN SAFETY STANDARD ORGANIZATIONS
- European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
- European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC)
- International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
- International Standards Organization (ISO)
- NORTH AMERICAN SAFETY STANDARD ORGANIZATIONS
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Robotic Industries Association (RIA)
- Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
- CURRENT EUROPEAN REQUIREMENTS
- CURRENT NORTH AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS
- EXPECTED TRENDS IN REQUIREMENTS
- Evolving Requirements
- Internationally Accepted Standards
- Risk Assessment Analysis
VI THIRD-PARTY ORGANIZATIONS
- SERVICES PROVIDED
- Functions Provided
- Types of Products With Which Third Parties Work
- EXTENT AND EXPECTED TREND IN SERVICES PROVIDED
- REPRESENTATIVE THIRD-PARTY ORGANIZATIONS
VII INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
- Sales Organizations Used
- Customer Classes
- INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION AND OTHER CHANGES
VIII MARKET SIZES, SEGMENTATIONS, FORECASTS AND TRENDS
- PRODUCT SHIPMENTS & FORECASTS
- SHIPMENTS & FORECASTS TO INDUSTRIES & APPLICATIONS
- BUS/NETWORK CONNECTIVITY OF PROGRAM. SAFETY SYS.
- CONTROL VOLTAGES
- APPLICATION SPECIFIC VS. GENERAL-PURPOSE SAFETY CONTROLLERS/MODULES/RELAYS
- KEYED ELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCHES WITH SOLENOID LATCHING
- CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
IX USER REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES
- PRODUCT SELECTION CRITERIA
- Reasons for Purchase of Machine Automatic Safeguarding Products
- Feature and Performance Selection Criteria
- STANDARDS REQUIRMENTS
- Among Purchasers for Own Use
- Among Those Purchasing Products for Resell
- NON-PRODUCT VENDOR SELECTION CRITERIA
- PRODUCT INSTALLATION
- OEMs & Systems Integrators
- End Users
- PRODUCT SERVICING
- RISK ASSESSMENTS AND SITE AUDITS
- Need for Risk Assessments and Site Audits
- Organizations Performing Risk Assessments and Site Audits
- HOW USERS LEARN ABOUT PRODUCTS & VENDORS
- Trade Periodical Sources
- Trade Show Sources
X VENDOR ANALYSES
- PRODUCT MARKET SHARES
- KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
XI STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
XII VENDOR PROFILES
APPENDIX: VENDOR LIST