Testimonial
“I Work on Machines That Can’t Afford a Dropped Tool. The Grypmat Changed Everything.”
How a flexible silicone tool tray eliminated FOD incidents, halved my tool-check time, and paid for itself on day one.
Marcus T.
Aerospace Propulsion Technician · 12 years in the field
Three years ago I was belly-down on a platform, reaching into a turbopump assembly, when my 10mm ratchet slid off the engine cowling and disappeared into the thrust chamber housing.
Forty-five minutes. That’s how long it took two of us to fish it out, document the FOD incident, and re-inspect the assembly. One ratchet. One sloped surface. Nearly an hour of lost build time on a program where every shift counts.
I’ve spent my career working on propulsion systems that cost more than most people’s houses. Rockets, turbines, test stands—the kind of hardware where a forgotten bolt can mean a scrubbed launch. And yet the tool storage options we had were the same cheap magnetic trays and foam cutouts that every shop uses.
That’s when a buddy on the flight line told me about the Grypmat.
The Problem No One Talks About
When you work on high-value machines, tool control isn’t optional—it’s the difference between mission success and catastrophic failure.
FOD Is Career-Ending
A forgotten 10mm socket inside a turbine housing can destroy a $40M engine. In aerospace, a dropped tool isn’t an inconvenience—it’s a potential catastrophe.
Surfaces Are Never Flat
Engine cowlings, fender lips, wing spars—nothing is level. Standard magnetic trays slide right off. Your tools end up on the floor or worse, inside the machine.
Every Tool Check Eats Time
Post-task tool accountability is mandatory. When your 10mm is buried under a harness, you’re not wrenching—you’re hunting. That adds up to hours every week.
The first time I set a Grypmat on a curved engine cowling, I knew it was different. I loaded it with six wrenches, a ratchet, and a handful of AN bolts. Then I tilted the surface to about 50 degrees.
Nothing moved. Not a single piece.
No magnets. No Velcro. No foam inserts that fall apart after a month. Just food-grade silicone that grips like it was engineered for exactly this purpose—because it was. Invented by an Air Force F-16 mechanic who got tired of losing tools off the side of a jet.
Built for Environments Where Failure Isn’t an Option
Trusted by NASA, the Air Force, and working techs in shops that demand zero tolerance for loose tools.
Non-Slip Silicone
Food-grade silicone grips tools and surfaces at angles up to 70°. No magnets needed.
500°F Heat Rating
Drop it on a hot engine block. The Grypmat won’t flinch.
Non-Magnetic & Anti-Static
Safe around avionics, sensors, and electronics. Zero interference.
Chemical Resistant
Brake fluid, hydraulic oil, Skydrol—wipe clean with soap and water.
Protects Surfaces
Soft silicone won’t scratch paint, carbon fiber, or composite panels.
Flexible & Conforming
Wraps over curved surfaces instead of sliding off. Stays where you put it.
Since I started using the Grypmat, I haven’t filed a single FOD report related to dropped hand tools. Not one. My post-task tool checks take half the time because everything is exactly where I put it.
The Quad set gives me four sizes—small, medium, large, and XL—so I can stage tools by task across the build area. Fasteners in the small tray. Wrenches in the large. Specialty tooling in the XL. Everything visible, everything accounted for.
And because the silicone is non-marring, I don’t have to worry about scratching composite panels or anodized surfaces. That matters when you’re working on hardware where a single scratch triggers a non-conformance report.
Backed by our No-BS Lifetime Warranty
The Difference Is Immediate
I’ve tried magnetic trays, foam cutouts, and those cheap rubber mats that slide off anything with a 10-degree angle. The Grypmat is the only tool tray I’ve used that actually works on real-world surfaces—curved, angled, hot, oily, whatever.
It was invented by an Air Force F-16 mechanic who had the exact same problem I did. Landed a deal with Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, and Richard Branson on Shark Tank. Now it’s used by NASA, the Air Force, and thousands of mechanics in shops across the country.
If you work on anything where a dropped tool is more than an annoyance—where it’s a safety risk, a documentation event, or a career-threatening mistake—you need this in your kit.
— Marcus T., Aerospace Propulsion Technician
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