{"id":1328,"date":"2026-04-10T06:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/industrialsafetysensor.com\/?page_id=1328"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:10:19","slug":"type-2-vs-type-4-cost-comparison-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/industrialsafetysensor.com\/de\/safety-light-curtains\/type-2-safety-light-curtain\/type-2-vs-type-4-cost-comparison-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Typ 2 vs. Typ 4 Cost-Vergleichsrechner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-6d63246\" data-block-id=\"6d63246\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-6d63246-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a745748\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a745748\"><style>.stk-a745748-container{margin-top:30px !important;margin-right:30px !important;margin-bottom:30px !important;margin-left:30px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a745748-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a745748-inner-blocks\">\n<h1>Type 2 vs Type 4 \u2014 Cost Comparison Calculator<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-f1c0930\" data-block-id=\"f1c0930\"><style>.stk-f1c0930 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-f1c0930-column{--stk-columns-spacing:var(--stk--preset--spacing--60, 2.25rem) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-f1c0930-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e4923d0\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e4923d0\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e4923d0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e4923d0-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"ct-breadcrumbs\" data-source=\"rankmath\" ><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-9f9ef46\" data-block-id=\"9f9ef46\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-9f9ef46-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3eee468\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"3eee468\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3eee468-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3eee468-inner-blocks\">\n<section id=\"t2cost-calc-scope\">\n    <style>\n        @import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;600;700&display=swap');\n\n        \/* Highest Level Scope & Layout Settings *\/\n        #t2cost-calc-scope {\n            max-width: 1280px !important; 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