MARTIN ENGINEERING BLOG

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

Labor = Time, Money, & Risk

With Labor Day around the corner, we're all anxiously awaiting that much-needed day off and long weekend. And we deserve it, right?! A day off is a good way to reset mentally and ...
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Why We Do What We Do

I have been in the Safety & Health field for some time now. As I reflect back on previous roles I’ve held or superiors I’ve reported to, it occurs to me what safety is really all ...
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There Are No Dumb Questions When It Comes To Bulk Materials Handling!

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 ...
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A Hole In The Bucket: True Cost of Material Spillage From Conveyors

If there’s a hole in your bucket, you’ll inevitably end up with four distinct but related dilemmas;
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A Family Tradition: Selecting Lifejackets & Belt Cleaners

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 ...
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Out With The Old, In With The New!

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 ...
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