Safety System Products

What Safety System Products does

Safety System Products GmbH & Co. KG (SSP) is a privately held German industrial safety hardware manufacturer headquartered in Spaichingen, Germany, founded in 2012 and operating with 51–100 employees. The company designs, manufactures, and sells machinery safety products including safety light curtains, safety controllers, enabling/operating units, RFID safety sensors, magnetic process locks, and modular aluminum protective fencing systems. Its flagship Safety Simplifier is a programmable safety PLC with an integrated wireless PLe interface and self-healing mesh networking, capable of linking up to 16 units / 256 I/Os and supporting both wireless and CAN communication, with a dedicated Simplifier Manager programming tool, PROFIsafe gateways for Siemens integration, and EUROMAP 73/78 interface support for injection molding applications.

SSP targets industrial machinery manufacturers, factory automation integrators, and robot cell builders that require functional safety compliance to PLe/SIL3, EN ISO 13855, EN ISO 14120, and the EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Its go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales supported by online product configurators (ZEUS, Safety Simplifier), a Safety Distance Calculator, CAD starter kits, and a quote-based pricing model with consultative project planning for safety fence deployments. The company maintains ISO 9001:2015 (TÜV Austria) and ISO 14001 certifications, and its ZEUS product received the GIT Sicherheit Award 2017. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware product sales, with complementary professional services for fence project planning; software (Simplifier Manager) is provided free as a customer-acquisition tool. Geographic emphasis is on the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), with global product applicability across broader EU and international industrial safety markets.

The business model is sales-led, built around quote-based configuration of engineered safety components rather than transactional e-commerce. The company has no disclosed external funding, no subsidiaries, and no M&A history, suggesting organic growth funded through operating cash flows since its 2012 founding.

Name

Safety System Products

Legal name

SSP Safety System Products GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://safety-products.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SSP Safety System Products GmbH & Co. KG is a German industrial safety hardware manufacturer offering wireless safety PLCs (Safety Simplifier), enabling units, RFID sensors, safety light curtains, and modular protective fencing for machinery manufacturers and factory automation integrators across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Machinery Safety

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Safety Instrumented Systems & Machine Safety Control (SIS, Safety PLCs, Relays) (IMAGABAF)

Keywords

• Industrial safety products
• Machinery safety controllers
• Safety light curtains
• Wireless safety communication
• Protective fence systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Spaichingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Sale of industrial safety hardware including Safety Simplifier controllers, ZEUS enabling units, safety light curtains, protective fences, sensors, accessories, and connectivity components. Revenue generated from product sales with varying configurations.
2. Software Licenses: Simplifier Manager configuration software (described as free) and Software Gateway for PLC communication. Potential licensing model for enterprise deployments.
3. Professional Services: Project planning, installation support, and consulting services for safety fence systems, including project schedule support and custom engineering for safety solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Safety System Products (SSP) designs, manufactures, and sells industrial machinery safety hardware and software, including programmable wireless safety controllers (Safety Simplifier), ergonomic enabling/operating units (ZEUS), Type 4 safety light curtains (ADMIRAL, SafeReady), RFID safety sensors (SAFIX), self-monitoring magnetic process locks (HOLDX R), and modular aluminum protective fence systems. The company complements its hardware with free configuration software (Simplifier Manager), online configurators, a safety distance calculator, and CAD planning tools.

Product overview

Safety System Products (SSP) offers a modular industrial machinery safety portfolio organized around several core product lines. The flagship is the Safety Simplifier — a programmable safety controller with built-in wireless and CAN communication, configurable with up to 14 safe I/Os and 2 relay outputs, capable of networking 16 units with up to 256 I/Os — supplemented by the Simplifier Gatebox (signal collector/interface) and Simplifier Gateway (PROFIsafe to Siemens). Supporting hardware includes the ZEUS ergonomic enabling/operating unit with manipulation protection, HOLDX R smart magnetic process lock with RFID self-monitoring, SAFIX contactless RFID sensors, and the ADMIRAL and SafeReady safety light curtain series. The product range also includes a complete modular aluminum safety fence system with doors, gates, machine enclosures, and QR-Fields, supported by CAD planning tools. Configuration is enabled through dedicated online configurators for ZEUS and Safety Simplifier, while Simplifier Manager free software provides drag-and-drop programming, and an SRM Stick enables wireless upload and diagnostics. Antenna accessories, mounting hardware, button/signal cap kits, and label sets round out the accessory ecosystem. The company also provides a Safety Distance Calculator tool based on EN ISO 13855:2010.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Safety Simplifier: Programmable safety PLC with integrated wireless interface for decentralized safety control applications
• ZEUS
• Protective Fence Systems
• ADMIRAL Series
• SAFIX
• HOLDX

Products and services

• Safety Simplifier Programmable safety controller (Safety PLC) with integrated wireless interface (PLe), 14 safe I/Os and 2 relay outputs, supporting networking of up to 16 units with 256 I/Os via wireless or CAN communication, for decentralized industrial machinery safety applications.
• ZEUS

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 100m wireless range between Safety Simplifier units, extendable via repeater function
• +5 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Rockwell Automation: Major industrial automation incumbent whose Allen-Bradley GuardLogix safety PLCs and safety I/O compete directly with SSP's Safety Simplifier, especially in large North American machine builder accounts.
• Keyence: Industrial sensor and measurement specialist with a growing machine safety portfolio. Comparable to SSP on sensor/detection products though with a broader industrial automation offering.
• Siemens: Industrial automation giant whose SIMATIC safety controllers and PROFIsafe ecosystem form the integration backbone SSP targets via its Simplifier Gateway. Represents both a partner and a competitor.
• Omron: Global industrial automation incumbent offering safety PLCs, light curtains, and safety relays as part of a broader automation portfolio. Competes with SSP across multiple product lines.

Direct peers

• Pilz: German-headquartered safety automation specialist offering safety PLCs (PNOZmulti), safety relays, light curtains, and operator interfaces. Directly competes with SSP across the programmable safety controller and machine safety portfolio.
• SICK AG: Global leader in industrial safety sensors, safety light curtains, and safety laser scanners. Overlaps directly with SSP's ADMIRAL and SafeReady light curtain series and SAFIX RFID sensors.
• Euchner: Specialist in safety switches, interlocks, and safety relays for machinery. Competes directly with SSP's SAFIX RFID sensors and HOLDX process locking solutions.
• Banner Engineering: US-based industrial safety manufacturer with a strong safety light curtain and safety controller portfolio. Directly comparable to SSP's ADMIRAL series and Safety Simplifier.
• Schmersal: German safety switchgear specialist producing safety switches, interlocks, sensors, and safety control systems. Direct competitor in machine safety hardware, especially in DACH industrial markets.

Emerging players

• Datalogic: Industrial automation company offering safety light curtains and machine safety sensors. Overlaps with SSP's light curtain and sensor lines, particularly in packaging and material handling OEMs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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