This International Standard specifies the safety requirements for integrated manufacturing systems (IMS) that incorporate two or more interconnected machines for specific applications, such as component manufacturing or assembly. It gives requirements and recommendations for the safe design, safeguarding and information for the use of such IMSs (see Figure 1 for the basic configuration of an IMS).NOTE 1 In the context of this International Standard, the term system refers to an integrated manufacturing system.NOTE 2 In the context of this International Standard, the term machine refers to the component machines and associated equipment of the integrated man