--- title: Martin Engineering Blog | Kari Kipp (2) description: (2) --- [![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/BlogHeaderDecember2023.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/top-3-holiday-gifts-for-your-operation) #### [Top 3 Holiday Gifts For Your Operation](https://blog.martin-eng.com/top-3-holiday-gifts-for-your-operation) By: [Kari Kipp](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/kari-kipp) on 12/8/23 10:17 Not everyone is a fan of the holidays like I am. I absolutely LOVE this time of year…the lights, trees, snow, and PRESENTS! I love both giving and receiving gifts this time of the ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/top-3-holiday-gifts-for-your-operation) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/Papa-Driving-boating-baby.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/protecting-your-investment-makes-it-last-longer) #### [Protecting Your Investment Makes It Last Longer](https://blog.martin-eng.com/protecting-your-investment-makes-it-last-longer) By: [Kari Kipp](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/kari-kipp) on 6/16/23 8:45 Growing up with a boat owner for a father, I know my role when it comes to docking the boat - protecting the bow. Docking the boat is no easy task. Dad (the captain) is at the ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/protecting-your-investment-makes-it-last-longer) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/Transfer%20Point%2c%20Dust%2c%20Grayscale.png)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/dust-i-hate-it) #### [Dust - I hate it](https://blog.martin-eng.com/dust-i-hate-it) By: [Kari Kipp](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/kari-kipp) on 1/13/23 10:09 My 3-year-old was recently diagnosed with asthma. Being an asthmatic myself, this is not new territory but it has been a bit of a change to my cleaning habits around home. The ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/dust-i-hate-it) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/mxconveyor.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/there-are-no-dumb-questions) #### [There Are No Dumb Questions When It Comes To Bulk Materials Handling!](https://blog.martin-eng.com/there-are-no-dumb-questions) By: [Kari Kipp](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/kari-kipp) on 8/12/22 9:30 I recently spent the weekend at the motocross track watching my 7-year-old niece race her dirtbike. As a mom and her aunt, it absolutely terrifies me but she is a little daredevil ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/there-are-no-dumb-questions) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/Newsletter/Chelsea%2c%20Kari%2c%20People%2c%20Safety%20Vest%2c%20Hard%20Hat%2c%20Safety%20Glasses%2c%20On%20Site%2c%20Conveyors%2c%20Smiles.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/there-are-2-sides-to-every-story) #### [There Are 2 Sides To Every Story](https://blog.martin-eng.com/there-are-2-sides-to-every-story) By: [Kari Kipp](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/kari-kipp) on 7/22/22 10:50 Last summer, my marketing counterpart, Chelsea, filled you in on our ride-along experience. While most of her story is true, I ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/there-are-2-sides-to-every-story) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/martinbeltcleanercuttofitonheadpulley.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/a-family-tradition) #### [A Family Tradition: Selecting Lifejackets & Belt Cleaners](https://blog.martin-eng.com/a-family-tradition) By: [Kari Kipp](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/kari-kipp) on 6/24/22 13:51 Every Father's day weekend, my family goes to the Lake of the Ozarks. We have done this for eight years. For five of those eight years, I only had to pack for my husband and me as ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/a-family-tradition) [1](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/kari-kipp/page/1) [2](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/kari-kipp/page/2) [3](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/kari-kipp/page/3) [4](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/kari-kipp/page/4) ## 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/)