<style id="elementor-post-31022">.elementor-31022 .elementor-element.elementor-element-13e455{--display:flex;}.elementor-widget-text-editor{color:var( --e-global-color-text );}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:var( --e-global-color-primary );}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap, .elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-default .elementor-drop-cap{color:var( --e-global-color-primary );border-color:var( --e-global-color-primary );}</style>{"id":31022,"date":"2026-10-08T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T06:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bruehl-safety.com\/security-must-not-be-a-competitive-disadvantage\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:02:59","slug":"security-must-not-be-a-competitive-disadvantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bruehl-safety.com\/en\/security-must-not-be-a-competitive-disadvantage\/","title":{"rendered":"Security must not be a competitive disadvantage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31022\" class=\"elementor elementor-31022 elementor-31010\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e455 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13e455\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61247b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61247b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recent reports address the demand made by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdma.eu\/de\/\" target=\"_blank\">VDMA<\/a> Calls for Stricter Inspections of Machine Imports. According to an industry survey, nearly two-thirds of the mechanical engineering companies surveyed are confronted with competing products that do not meet essential safety requirements. Among the issues cited are a lack of emergency stop devices, inadequate protective devices, and deficiencies in electrical safety.  &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is about more than just a level playing field: <strong>it\u2019s about the people who work with machines every day.<\/strong> Machine safety should therefore be considered from the very beginning and consistently implemented.<\/p>\n<p>At Br\u00fchl Safety, we develop protective facilities\u2014safety fences, machine protection gates, and enclosures\u2014that are tailored to specific machines and requirements, with the goal of taking the machine\u2019s operational process into account and protecting both people and machines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Safety is not an optional cost factor. 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