MARTIN ENGINEERING BLOG

Welcome! Below you will find a collection of insights by leading professionals detailing their experiences in the bulk handling industry.

13 Types of Conveyor Belt Damage

Conveyor belts play a crucial role in the bulk material handling industry, facilitating the seamless and efficient movement of materials from one point to another. However, like ...
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Complex Transfer Point Upgrades Made Simple

A crucial task in project management and planning for conveyor upgrades is ensuring a smooth setup of operations and equipment. Efficient maintenance planning improves ...
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Silica Dust Control Crackdown

In case you haven’t heard, MSHA’s proposed rule on silica dust control has taken a step forward. The new MSHA silica rule, proposed on July 13th, reflects what OSHA has already ...
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Root Causes of Belt Mistracking

One of the biggest problems we often hear our customers ask about is 'how to track a belt.' We're going to give you some of the strategies we've found effective over the course of ...
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Reducing Dust Without Dust Collectors

Passive dust control methods are ways to control dust without “capturing” or “suppressing.” Manipulating the air speed is a common method. That statement is how I started a recent ...
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Do You Know Your Behavior Tendencies? Can They Improve?!

I rarely get excited about things, I’m sometimes even cynical. I don't normally work too hard on changing my bad habits or exercising self-improvement (at least that is what my ...
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