GracePort has you covered…

Grace Engineered Products are pleased to introduce their new UL Recognised GracePort+ cover kit as the latest addition to their GracePort^® product portfolio. The GracePort^®+ complements Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) with the added benefit of including their custom line of GracePort® components and Permanent Electrical Safety Devices (PESDs) conveniently installed within the large protected housing.  

Product highlights:

• Rugged construction with a polycarbonate thermoplastic housing
• Corrosion resistant 316 Stainless Steel hinge pins and a padlockable latch
• Clear cover with Formed-In-Place (FIP) polyurethane gasket
• Available in two models: 12" and 14" sizes
• UL Recognized, CE and CSA listed 
• Easy to install on the door of your electrical/ control cabinet
• Environmental protection against dust, dirt, oil and water
• UV rated for outdoor use
• Available with various combinations of control and power options
• Complements our custom line of PESDs & GracePort components

For more information please contact sales@routeco.com or visit our website

New Safe-Test Point from Grace Engineered Products

Electrical safety is made safer with Grace Engineered Products.The new Safe-Test Point™ is a Permanent Electrical Safety Device (PESD) that allows qualified personnel to safely verify presence or absence of voltage. This high impedance protected device provides the capability to measure voltage from outside the enclosure, minimizing risk of arc flash and shock hazard. Through at closed-door metered test, workers can quickly and accurately perform routine tasks while feeling confidently safe.

Safe-Test Point features

• A Permanent Electrical Safety Device (PESD) that allows workers a safer way to verify presence or absence of voltage from outside the electrical cabinet
• The Safe-Test Point contains four test points that are hardwired directly to energy sources and allows measurement of both AC and DC voltages by inserting the insulated meter probes into any two test point  sockets to take a voltage reading
• Provides a safer and more productive method of performing Lockout / Tagout (LOTO) procedures
• It comes complete with a tool-entry dust cap and label.

Safe-Test Point can be mounted on the side of the enclosure, door or flange and provides four test points to allow measurement of AC/DC voltages either phase or phase to ground. For more information, please email info@routeco.com

Introducing the SafeSide Easy Install Pass-Thru

In a continued effort to keep people safe and their assets secure, Grace Engineered Products are launching the Easy Install Pass-Thru device (R-3K).

The R-3K is a Permanent Electrical Safety Device that complements the existing line of SafeSide R-3W series voltage indicators used in the mechanical and electrical Lockout/Tagout process. 

Grace are always looking for innovative ways to keep voltage away from people and the R-3K not only keeps people safe, it also makes workers lives simple with easy installation; meaning decreased downtime and increased productivity. 

The R-3K is easy to install on any electrical cabinet door or on a cabinet flange with a 30mm standard knock-out next to a voltage indicator. There is no need for any additional wiring other than just passing three phase leads through the R-3K. 

To find out more about the R-3K please get in touch with your local Routeco branch. You can do this by emailing info@routeco.com or phoning 0370 607 100

You’ll always see the big picture with Safeside IR viewing windows

Grace Engineered Products’ SafeSide® W–MC Series allows for safe thermography inspections of multiple components through one big window, reducing the number of windows required and enhancing productivity.

Safeside® infrared viewing window features:

• The W-MC series features a larger rectangular viewing area that provides an unparalleled field-of-view (FOV) when compared to traditional round IR windows

• The exclusive, industrial-grade, reinforced polymer allows any infrared camera to monitor completely undisturbed assets inside electrical equipment

• Safeside® Polymers do not degrade when exposed to acids, alkalis, UV, moisture, humidity, vibration, and high frequency noise – a guarantee no crystal IR window can provide

Infrared (IR) cameras are essential tools for predictive maintenance, but they can only inspect what they can see. With their unparalleled field of view, the W-MC Series IR Viewing Windows from SafeSide® give you a quick, efficient way to safely inspect electrical equipment.

Whitepapers and datasheets on SafeSide® can be found here.

If you require any further information you can email info@routeco.com or call us on 0370 607 1000.

You’ll always see the big picture with Safeside IR viewing windows

Grace Engineered Products’ SafeSide® W–MC Series allows for safe thermography inspections of multiple components through one big window, reducing the number of windows required and enhancing productivity.

Safeside® infrared viewing window features:

• The W-MC series features a larger rectangular viewing area that provides an unparalleled field-of-view (FOV) when compared to traditional round IR windows
• The exclusive, industrial-grade, reinforced polymer allows any infrared camera to monitor completely undisturbed assets inside electrical equipment
• Safeside® Polymers do not degrade when exposed to acids, alkalis, UV, moisture, humidity, vibration, and high frequency noise – a guarantee no crystal IR window can provide

Infrared (IR) cameras are essential tools for predictive maintenance, but they can only inspect what they can see. With their unparalleled field of view, the W-MC Series IR Viewing Windows from SafeSide® give you a quick, efficient way to safely inspect electrical equipment.

Whitepapers and datasheets on SafeSide® can be found here.

If you require any further information you can email info@routeco.com or call us on 0370 607 1000. 

GracePorts help to reduce time and increase safety

Grace Engineered Products is the leading innovator of through-door electrical safety devices, and ships products all over the world. GracePort, their brand of PLC ports, has revolutionised the automation industry by allowing customers to custom-design their port to meet their specific needs.

Designed to mount on the outside of a control panel, the configurable GracePort can be ordered with unlimited combinations of outlets, data interfaces, and customer logos and text to meet customer requirements and configurations can be selected via the GracePort website here.

As a Grace stockist and supply partner for the UK market, Routeco now have available from stock, the popular UK Mains Socket & Ethernet Port Combination GracePort product.

To check price and availability and to order online on our website please click here.

Introducing the new SafeSide Voltage Test Station (VTS) from Grace

Grace Engineered Products, the innovative leader in design and manufacturing of Permanent Electrical Safety Devices (PESD) has announced the new SafeSide® Voltage Test Station (VTS).

The VTS is a revolutionary product that minimizes electrical worker’s exposure to live voltage and the risk of an arc flash hazard. The VTS further simplifies the three step voltage test method and exceeds NFPA 70 E/CSA Z642 and OSHA standards if used in your Lock-out Tag-out (LOTO) procedure. 

This through-door technology concept provides a combination of a voltage indicator and test points for actual voltage measurement in a single housing, eliminating guess work and verifying zero electrical energy from outside the enclosure.

The entire VTS product offering follows Grace’s core concept of customisation, available in various NEMA and stainless steel housings to serve many industry needs.

For further information please contact us by email at info@routeco.com and to check pricing and to buy online please visit our website.

Reducing the Risk of Arc Flash with Grace Engineered Products

Permanent Electrical Safety Devices (PESDs) are electrical components hardwired to a source of voltage(s) and installed into electrical systems. These enable engineers to validate zero electrical energy without being exposed to voltage. PESDs inherently minimise arc flash and electrical shock hazards because they reduce voltage exposure, provide voltage labelling on all sources and provide 24/7 visual and/or audible indication of voltage.

When engineers can determine a zero electrical energy state without any voltage exposure to themselves, their electrical safety program is safer. Verifying the proper operation of a meter and testing for absence of voltage before working on an electrical conductor (“test before touch”) for all practical purposes should always remain a habitual practice for engineers. The goal of PESDs is to ensure that when engineers “test before touch”, that they test only de-energised conductors.

Without PESDs, a failure of an isolator may go undetected until the engineer discovers live voltage after opening the control panel. This exact scenario is a common cause of arc flash. A direct short circuit may result from one mistake by the engineer while checking voltage.

Voltage detectors are a low-cost, redundant voltage verification tool that reduces arc flash risk, increases safety and adds productivity at a low installed cost.

We stock a wide range of “Safeside” voltage indicators and portals from Grace Engineered Products, who are a Rockwell Automation Encompass Partner. We also supply customised communications GracePorts and IR Windows that allow engineers to access control panels easily through closed doors.

Take a look at the video below on Grace Engineered Products at Automation Fair 2012.

To browse and purchase our range online please visit our website.

If you require more information please email info@routeco.com or call 0370 607 1000.

Introducing the new SafeSide Voltage Test Station (VTS) from Grace

Grace Engineered Products, the innovative leader in design and manufacturing of Permanent Electrical Safety Devices (PESD) has announced the new SafeSide® Voltage Test Station (VTS).

The VTS is a revolutionary product that minimizes electrical worker’s exposure to live voltage and the risk of an arc flash hazard. The VTS further simplifies the three step voltage test method and exceeds NFPA 70 E/CSA Z642 and OSHA standards if used in your Lock-out Tag-out (LOTO) procedure. 

This through-door technology concept provides a combination of a voltage indicator and test points for actual voltage measurement in a single housing, eliminating guess work and verifying zero electrical energy from outside the enclosure.

The entire VTS product offering follows Grace’s core concept of customisation, available in various NEMA and stainless steel housings to serve many industry needs.

For further information please contact us by email at info@routeco.com and to check pricing and to buy online please visit our website.