In the context of the market development of Industry 4.0, functional safety is becoming a focus for more and more manufacturers of industrial electronics. Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT / Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), has also noticed this growing need and will therefore be offering safety solutions in the future. The company has chosen the independent research and technological development provider Brinkmann Electronic Berlin (BEL), an expert in industrial safety, as its strategic partner for this purpose.