The SICK M4000 Advanced offers safeguarding solutions for point of entry applications for access protection to conveyer systems, palletizing equipment, robotic work cells, and many other machine applications. The M4000 Advanced, together with the UE403 Muting Module, form an efficient solution for decentralized conventional muting applications involving automatic material transport. The M4000 Advanced and UE403 Muting Module are uniquely designed and optimized to easily integrate a wide variety of muting sensors.