In the food and beverage industry, manufacturers often rely on system integrators to design and install compliant machinery safety solutions, but they often struggle to find the most capable provider. To help ease that process, Rockwell Automation has expanded its global Machinery Safety System Integrator program. Three new members have joined in the first half of 2016, bringing the total to 26.

“We created this program in 2014 to connect manufacturers with safety system integrators they can trust,” says Mark Eitzman, manager of safety market development, Rockwell Automation. “It’s become a valuable resource for manufacturers because we do the vetting for them. We make sure the integrators thoroughly understand current safety standards and know how to apply safety technologies in a way that also improves plant productivity.”