As we are rapidly approaching the New Year, let's take a look back at safety in the year of 2021. At the end of each year, the Occupational Health &...
Leading indicators of critical asset failure typically depend on the type of equipment and can include changes in things like vibration, heat, power...
Temperature on critical assets is typically monitored through periodic inspections that occur just a few times throughout the year on average. These...
TEAM BELIEVE UPDATE: We've been praying hard, He's been watching over, and SHE has been FIGHTING! Last week, Jane Allen provided an update about her...
Grace Technologies is "Collaborating to Predict Machine Failure" with Iowa State University's Center for Industrial Research and Service. In a recent...
As Grace Technologies Founder & Chairman, Phil Allen, once said, "Safety is the reduction of risk, not the absence of risk." Every three years, NFPA...
How Voltage Indicators Help to Safely and Productivity Verify Presence of Voltage It’s no secret that our Permanent Electrical Safety Devices (PESDs)...
Each year on the eve of Automation Fair, we host a recognition dinner honoring our sales representatives. It's a ritual we do to get everyone pumped...
Today, we're live at Automation Fair, so naturally I won't be able to share with you all photos of our booth and our amazing staff in action. But in...
We're just one week away from our largest trade show event of the year! Each year, it's a long road to Automation Fair where we prepare to debut new...
This summer, we posted three internships and were met with some incredibly talented applicants. From left to right, we have Dan Bohlke, Katy Brooks,...
Iowa State University researchers are working on developing safer and more reliable machines under a new grant and they're consulting with our Chief...
Nearly three years ago, I published a three-part series on the blog, Tesla v. Edison: War of Currents, and joked about how they should adapt it into...
Well, that's one way to use it. GracePort's Inside-Outlet was a brilliant response to a 2002 NFPA 79 mandate requiring control panel utility outlets...
Last week, Drew Allen resurrected a highly debated question to his LinkedIn followers: Ground pin up or down; which do you prefer? And what does the...
The first thing that came to my mind when I saw this explosive incident captured and recorded was Ozzy Osborne. This must have been the train he was...
To celebrate our #GracePhotoContest coming to a close and the winners being announced on Friday, here's some pictures we do NOT want to see from the...
Today, we are exhibiting at our industry's largest trade show event of the year. In our twentieth year, we're giving you an inside look at what goes...
Phil & Jane began the Believe in the Cure charity event last year in September, which is fittingly National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. The wild...
Something tells me our friends, Burnie & Les, can relate to a lot of these hilarious OSHA fails. While we can revel in the humor provided by many of...
Do some of your best ideas come to you while you're in the car or on your way to work? Something about that quiet time just clears your head. That's...
Something I think we all can agree on is an over-reliance on our robots, whether it's your cell phone, computer, or Roomba. It's a trend that hasn't...
You didn't think we were going to have an Electrical Safety Month without a cameo from Burnie & Les, did you? After so many arc flash incidents with...
Yesterday we took part in a scavenger hunt at the office creatively put together by our Executive Assistant, Joan Aude. The three teams were made up...
This quick stop-motion video was amazingly well done. If you watch, make sure you see it to the end! When I saw this video, I immediately thought of...
Hope you all had a great Labor Day Weekend! Last week, our Region Sales Manager in the field, Don "The Man" Sparks, emailed me a video describing a ...
Driving to work last week, deep in thought, pondering the many reasons companies use Permanent Electrical Safety Devices (PESDs) in their electrical...
Here's an oldie, but a goodie. Dilbert is diagnosed with "the knack" at a young age. Based on the informative video above, do you think you have the...
Perspective can be quite shocking when you add a pinch of time! We have been gradually gaining trust in the very things we were told to fear when we...
Welcome to HUMPDAY's National Electrical Safety Month special where we're taking an exclusive look at our forthcoming publication in The Journal, by...
Welcome to HUMPDAY's National Electrical Safety Month special where we're taking an exclusive look at our forthcoming publication in The Journal, by...
Welcome to HUMPDAY's National Electrical Safety Month special where we're taking an exclusive look at our forthcoming publication in The Journal, by...
Welcome to HUMPDAY's National Electrical Safety Month special where we're taking an exclusive look at our forthcoming publication in The Journal, by...
Automation, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are all topics that I find fascinating and have covered here on the weekly blog. Earlier this...
As most of you are aware, we recently passed a milestone as a Rockwell Encompass Partner by attending the 25th anniversary of Automation Fair. Grace...
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! Last year I unintentionally took the exact same photo for our Thanksgiving lunch as I did this year. I found only one...
Popular YouTuber and engineer, Mehdi Sadaghdar (AKA ElectroBOOM), set about on a crusade yesterday to debunk a viral video claiming to have achieved...
If you've been keeping up with movies and shows like Ex Machina and Westworld, you'd know that the current vision of science fiction future is one I...
That's a wrap on the 2016 Rio Olympics! Did you have a favorite part? It probably wasn't the whole Olympic swimmer fake robbery scandal. Ryan Lochte...
If you're still living on planet Earth, you're likely well aware that the 2016 Olympics have begun in Rio de Janeiro. Over 200 countries from around...
Pokemon GO's Daily Active Users (DAUs) are actually becoming daily active people. I would wager that in the amount of time since it's release, we've...
So there was this man in Bulgaria who drove a train for a living. He loved his job, driving a train had been his dream ever since he was a child. He...
Unless you're buying corn at your local supermarket (Not potatoes! That's Idaho, and yes, that mistake is made quite often), you probably don't give...
The Allens received a bundle of joy this holiday season in the form of 8 pounds and 20 inches. Samuel Breese Allen came into the world at 8:04 pm on...
Last Friday, we celebrated a milestone for three lovely couples by throwing them a triple baby shower. From left to right: Tacito & Meagen Loschiavo...
The open house and ribbon cutting ceremony were a phenomenal success and had an incredible turnout. I had the distinct honor of tending a bar with a...
After Turf & Turf happened, this propaganda showed up in the break room along with a variety of healthy snacks. I’ll admit, I feel guilty eating my ...
Vegetarians beware! This is a Meatlover's post. On Monday, we had our first quarterly potluck in the new building. As a self-proclaimed carnivore, I...
We made it! I’d like to start by thanking everyone (mom) who subscribed to my first HumpDay last week and to those that read it as well. I’m excited...
As a follow up to last week's HumpDay Blog post- "We’re Moving!", A story comes to mind about all the dust that is getting kicked up. We are kicking...
When was the last time that you took time to relax and soak up all the positives around you and in your life? With all the hustle and bustle of every...
As Memorial Day approaches this weekend, we want to take the time to remember the men and women who have fought and died protecting our freedom. Our...
Happy HumpDay, Everyone!! I hope you all are having a wonderful week and are enjoying the warming temperatures that spring brings. This season brings...
C'mon, spring! I love the winter, but I love spring, too! This morning when I walked outside, there was this dense fog hovering over the earth, which...
Today, we start our 7th year of doing HumpDay! Our first HumpDay email went out on this day in 2009, and what a journey it has been! We are going to...
Happy HumpDay, everyone! This week a group of us will is attending the IEEE Electrical Safety Workshop in Louisville, Ky (can't wait for a Hot Brown...
Happy HumpDay!! So, this morning, this happened to me. I was starting something on HumpDay, wasn't loving it, and my mind started to wander. Suddenly...
It's here! In case you didn't realize it, this year - 2015 - is the year Marty McFly and Doc went to in Back to the Future Part II. I have two words:...
