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Making Industrial IoT Work: Lessons from 30 Years in Automation with Grace Technologies

Over the Air · 19 Dec 2024 · 37m

What this episode covers

Drew Allen, CEO of Grace Technologies, discusses the company's 30-year evolution from automation components to industrial IoT solutions, including Graceport interface connectors, electrical safety devices, and wireless vibration monitoring. He explains the technical complexity of vibration analysis using Fast Fourier Transforms and the strategic importance of integrating sensors directly with Rockwell Automation PLCs via Ethernet/IP to serve plant floor operators. Allen highlights a critical failure mode where lack of real-time integration led to an $800,000 transformer arc flash event, emphasizing the need for robust connectivity strategies like LTE and Zigbee in harsh industrial environments.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

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Companies
Grace Technologies, Rockwell Automation, Civionics, Chrysler
Products
Graceport, Perpetua Power Puck
Also
Zigbee, LTE, 5G, NFPA 70E

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