Most labs have replaced their primary bench oven at least once in the last decade. Many have replaced it two or three times. A smaller group is still running the same oven they installed in the 1990s. That gap isn’t
A typical lab oven demands 15–25 hours of maintenance per year once the warranty expires. Grieve laboratory ovens average about 2–3 hours per year — and routinely deliver 25+ years of daily service. The difference isn’t luck or marketing. It’s
A lab oven that ships with a tight uniformity spec doesn’t automatically keep it. For most ovens on the market, temperature uniformity gets measurably worse within three to five years — not because of misuse, but because of how they
A lab oven is a small line item on a capital budget. The problems it causes — if you buy the wrong one — are not. A $3,000 oven that needs replacing every 7–10 years costs more over two decades
The laboratory oven price on a quote sheet is usually the smallest number in the decision. The real cost shows up over 15 years — in energy, repairs, downtime, premature replacement, and re-validation — and it almost always tells a
Most standard laboratory ovens last somewhere between 5 and 10 years before a major failure or wear and tear forces a costly replacement. Meanwhile, plenty of Grieve lab ovens built in the 1980s and 1990s are still running reliably in
Johann Klett, Grieve’s senior quality and service manager, is the industry insider interviewed in the February 2025 issue of Thermal Processing magazine. Read what he has to say about our expanded service team at https://thermalprocessing.com/qa-with-johann-klett/.
We are excited to have an article published in the February/March 2025 issue of Fastener Technology International. FTI is a technical magazine for manufacturers, distributors, OEMs, and users of all types of fasteners. Readers are located in 90 different countries.
In honor of our 75th anniversary, we collaborated with Thermal Processing magazine on an article that appears online and in their 2025 buyer’s guide print issue. This magazine is seen by more than 16,000 readers in the thermal processing world.
We are pleased to announce that Tony Caringella, who has proudly served as our Chief Operating Officer for the past five years, has been appointed to the position of President of The Grieve Corporation effective October 1, 2024. Doug Grieve,
Fun facts about Zach: Despite his towering height, he has never been a basketball player. Weather permitting, he loves biking and longboarding. He is an avid follower of Formula 1 and motorsports in general.
Located in Santa Clara, Engineering Solutions – West was created in 1994 to assist manufacturers with selling their products in Silicon Valley. For over a decade, this organization has represented Grieve in northern California. The current team (pictured left to
Our sales representative for eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. is Tyler Griffin Company. Sales Manager Steve Edris and Sales Engineers Mike Vinciguerra and Sam Beyene are available to assist with choosing and quoting the
Fun facts about Jim: He has been happily married for 29 years, a proud father of two sons, and in his free time Jim enjoys golfing, swimming, disc golf, home remodeling projects, and playing with his dog. Jim is also
Fun facts about David: 2022 has been quite a busy year for him. He began his career at Grieve, bought a new home, and got married. Congrats on all of your exciting milestones, Dave!
Grieve has shipped a Model WRC666-500 electrically-heated walk-in oven to a leading manufacturer of water infrastructure products such as valves, fire hydrants, and pipe connections . . . equipment used to move or measure water. The oven is being used