--- title: Martin Engineering Blog | Don Papini description: "Business Development Manager\n\nI live in San Antonio, Texas, and have been with Martin for 10 Years. \nMy wife, Mandy, and I have three boys:\nAnthony - Works at US Silica in West Texas (Martin Customer)\nMcClain - Junior at St Mary's University (playing baseball there)\nBrandon - Senior in HS and leaving for Army soon" --- [![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. [![Remotely Monitor Belt Cleaners From Your Smartphone](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/CECA-2020/N2-PI.png)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/stick-shift-or-tesla) #### [Never Limit Your Belt Cleaner Options!](https://blog.martin-eng.com/stick-shift-or-tesla) By: [Don Papini](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/don-papini) on 10/8/21 13:04 Do you want belt cleaner options? Well, we got 'em! Head on down to.... (said in my best car-salesman voice). Just kidding. But thinking there aren't many belt cleaner options, ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/stick-shift-or-tesla) [![Conveyor access for maintenance and installation is something that is often overlooked](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/Martin%20Blog/cptpme.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/if-you-cant-access-it-how-can-you-service-it) #### [If you can't access it, how can you service it?](https://blog.martin-eng.com/if-you-cant-access-it-how-can-you-service-it) By: [Don Papini](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/don-papini) on 6/11/21 12:46 Have you ever heard the saying “if I had a dollar for every time I heard that, I would be rich?” Well, if I had a dollar for every time I was asked to inspect conveyor components ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/if-you-cant-access-it-how-can-you-service-it) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/donN2socialdistanceblog.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/socially-distance-yourself-from-belt-cleaners) #### [Socially Distance Yourself From Belt Cleaners](https://blog.martin-eng.com/socially-distance-yourself-from-belt-cleaners) By: [Don Papini](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/don-papini) on 10/30/20 11:20 The term “social distance” is one we are all too familiar with given the global COVID-19 pandemic. Maintaining social distance from others in public will minimize your exposure ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/socially-distance-yourself-from-belt-cleaners) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/problem-shot-spillage.png)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/how-do-i-quantify-belt-cleaner-investment) #### [How Do You Quantify Belt Cleaner Investment?](https://blog.martin-eng.com/how-do-i-quantify-belt-cleaner-investment) By: [Don Papini](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/don-papini) on 2/13/20 15:06 There are obvious signs that a belt cleaning system is a necessity, and those signs are reactive to a bigger issue. Common Signs: Material ("mole hills") present along the length ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/how-do-i-quantify-belt-cleaner-investment) [![TertiaryCleanersFlipped](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/TertiaryCleanersFlipped.png)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/what-about-secondary-tertiary-belt-cleaners) #### [What About Secondary & Tertiary Belt Cleaners?](https://blog.martin-eng.com/what-about-secondary-tertiary-belt-cleaners) By: [Don Papini](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/don-papini) on 12/20/19 16:00 When a primary cleaner is applied correctly and you still see residual material left on the belt, you should start thinking of applying secondary and tertiary cleaning systems. [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/what-about-secondary-tertiary-belt-cleaners) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/Foundations/Foundations%20Microsite%20%E2%80%94%20Related%20Products/BC_BeltCleaners.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/do-you-want-the-bottom-line) #### [Do You Want the Bottom Line...on Belt Cleaners?](https://blog.martin-eng.com/do-you-want-the-bottom-line) By: [Don Papini](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/don-papini) on 11/15/19 15:04 In my travels, I come across two types of people....those who view belt cleaners as a mystery and those who view cleaners as a necessity. In my opinion, belt cleaning systems are ... 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