MARTIN ENGINEERING BLOG

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

Stubble & Spillage Grow Slowly But Bring Big Changes

Most of my colleagues haven’t seen me since March 4, when I left for a two-week work trip. Ten days later, my kids were no longer going to school, toilet paper was scarce, and I ...
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Whatever Blows Your Skirt(ing) Up - I Mean Out!

In my role at Martin, I travel to different sites and lead Conveyor Operations and Maintenance workshops, and I come across various circumstances/confusions in the bulk material ...
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Duct Tape Is Amazing...

Duct tape is a fantastic tool. Duct tape can do many different things. Duct tape IS NOT a good dust seal.
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My Love/Hate Relationship with Fugitive Material

Fugitive Material. Piles. Ant Hills. Mounds. Carryback. Many terms are used but they all mean the same thing to those working in the bulk material handling industry = a nuisance ...
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Mixing Business with Pleasure

While traveling to and from a production site to solve a dust problem (the worst I have ever seen), I came across two very interesting things. Two of the most interesting yet odd ...
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