My shop is currently a two man, 2500sq/ft shop. I do all of the cut out. For processing sheet stock, a Striebig can not be beat. I use mine in combination with two cabinet saws. Typically I rip sheets in half for normal width parts for base/wall cabinets, and finish the rip on the cabinet saw. Everything gets dado'd on the other cabinet saw. All of my cross cuts are done on the Striebig. It's fast, it's accurate, no messing with a scoring head since you do a shallow climb cut bringing the carriage up to the cutting position. Plus, you can cut multiple pieces at once. On a Compact, the rack will hold two ¾" pieces, I think the Optisaws could do up to 2¼" worth of parts. When I'm cutting partitions and ends, I do them two at a time
As far safety goes, you really have to be trying to hurt yourself. Though it took a while before I stopped pinching my fingers setting offsets on the rack, but to be fair, I'm an idiot and slow learner.
I cannot say enough good things about my Striebig. It's brilliant and I don't know how a shop could live without one. For how I work, I wouldn't trade it for a slider in any circumstance.
A Striebig takes about 20 minutes a month in cleaning/lubrication to keep in flawless working condition. I've had to adjust it once since it was initially setup. That was because we had a brutal winter, very deep frost, and the floor heaved a bit throwing things out of whack. When I move into my new shop, it will not be set on an exterior wall.
Did I mention I love my Striebig?