--- title: Martin Engineering Blog | Andrea Hasbrook --- [![martin-sig-logo](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Martin_Engineering_December2018/Image/martin-sig-logo.png?width=310&name=martin-sig-logo.png "martin-sig-logo")](https://blog.martin-eng.com/) ## visit us at [www.martin-eng.com](http://www.martin-eng.com) / [800-544-2947](tel:+8005442947) # MARTIN ENGINEERING BLOG Welcome! Below you will find a collection of insights by leading professionals detailing their experiences in the bulk handling industry. [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/Belt-Conveyor-Training-Operations-Maintenance-Inspection.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/brush-your-teeth-maintain-your-conveyor-belt) #### [Brush Your Teeth & Maintain Your Conveyor Belt](https://blog.martin-eng.com/brush-your-teeth-maintain-your-conveyor-belt) By: [Andrea Hasbrook](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/andrea-hasbrook) on 3/8/24 11:29 "Brush your teeth!” If I had a quarter for every time I said that to my kids, I would probably have enough money to buy each of them braces someday! “Ugh, but why, Mom?” That ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/brush-your-teeth-maintain-your-conveyor-belt) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/guyspeoplementalkingplant.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/have-you-learned-anything-new-today) #### [Have You Learned Anything New Today?](https://blog.martin-eng.com/have-you-learned-anything-new-today) By: [Andrea Hasbrook](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/andrea-hasbrook) on 2/2/24 9:13 Remember when school was rarely ever canceled due to snow and ice? I certainly do. I remember watching the names of numerous area schools scroll across the bottom of the TV ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/have-you-learned-anything-new-today) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/Conveyor%20Belt%20Edge%20Damage.png)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/spf-101-prevent-conveyor-belt-damage-so-you-dont-get-burned) #### [SPF 101: Prevent Conveyor Belt Damage So You Don't Get Burned](https://blog.martin-eng.com/spf-101-prevent-conveyor-belt-damage-so-you-dont-get-burned) By: [Andrea Hasbrook](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/andrea-hasbrook) on 4/28/23 15:00 After a long, cold Illinois winter, I've been longing to see the sun. Two weeks ago, it was abnormally warm for spring weather. I have three blonde-haired, fair-skinned kids so I ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/spf-101-prevent-conveyor-belt-damage-so-you-dont-get-burned) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/AndreaTraining.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/setting-work-personal-goals) #### [I've Got Training Goals \[Personal & Work\]. Do You?](https://blog.martin-eng.com/setting-work-personal-goals) By: [Andrea Hasbrook](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/andrea-hasbrook) on 2/10/23 9:03 We're already two months into 2023! However, it's never too late to set a new goal. Life gets busy and sometimes we aren’t ready or can't find the time to commit to ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/setting-work-personal-goals) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/Foundations/Foundations%20Microsite%20%E2%80%94%20Related%20Products/BC_N2PositionIndicator.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/is-there-an-app-for-that) #### [Is There An App For That?](https://blog.martin-eng.com/is-there-an-app-for-that) By: [Andrea Hasbrook](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/andrea-hasbrook) on 12/9/22 10:56 The time has come...the time for me to sleepily fall into bed after a long day only to realize I still need to ensure our Elf on the Shelf has moved locations. I don't want the ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/is-there-an-app-for-that) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/crackedpatio_conveyorwalkway-1.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new) #### [Out With The Old, In With The New!](https://blog.martin-eng.com/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new) By: [Andrea Hasbrook](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/andrea-hasbrook) on 6/10/22 10:27 I recently decided I was done with our house's front and back patios. I have wanted to modernize the look for a few years now, and improving safety was an added bonus. The ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new) [1](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/andrea-hasbrook/page/1) [2](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/andrea-hasbrook/page/2) ## BLOG CATEGORIES --- - [Air Cannons (40)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/tag/air-cannons) - [Conveyor Products (143)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/tag/conveyor-products) - [Dust Control (34)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/tag/dust-control) - [Railcar Unloading (18)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/tag/railcar-unloading) - [Safety (80)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/tag/safety) - [Vibration (41)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/tag/vibration) # [All](https://blog.martin-eng.com/)