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Martin Engineering
Providing Cleaner, Safer, and More Productive Bulk Material Handling Since 1944.
Kari
In honor of Father's Day weekend, I want to give a shoutout to my dad, and all the other amazing dads out there! From taking me to my first NASCAR race to countless weekends at the lake, my dad has always made it a priority to create fun memories for our family. Have a great Father's Day weekend, I’ll be spending mine at the lake with my dad, hopefully avoiding any dings from the docks!
Chelsea
🌞 Summer is here...and so are the Martin Engineering summer interns. It's always good to see these young, eager faces in the halls. I, of course, am partial to a particular intern in the maintenance department, my nephew. I know how much he loves seeing his auntie every day! With June being National Safety Month, it's a perfect time to remind new and old hires, as well as interns, to keep safety in mind.
Scroll to the bottom of this newsletter to see more of what Kari and Chelsea are up to!
Air Cannons: A Smart Series Approach to Material Flow
We'll explore their versatile applications across industries and demonstrate their powerful capabilities in solving persistent material flow issues. Our experts will provide insights into the utilization of Martin Engineering Air Cannons as effective material flow aids and more.
Severe Belt Mistracking in the Loading Zone Decreased Safety & Increased Downtime
The Brennand Cimentos plant in Western Brazil was experiencing severe belt mistracking issues in the loading zone of the company's limestone conveyor. Compromising workplace safety and increasing the potential for a belt fire, the problem led to disruptive downtime to replace the expensive belt, which increased the cost of operation and reduced plant production.
Safety Around Conveyor Belts
In observance of National Safety Month, we need to make sure we are doing our part to help you reduce the risk of injury.
Conveyor Safety - Are you talking the talk or walking the walk?
Last week while teaching a Conveyor Safety class, I made a statement that shocked the group (and angered a few). “You aren’t doing everything you can to keep workers safe around conveyors.” I had not reviewed their safety policies nor had I even seen any of their conveyors. But I was still confident in my statement and did not back down from it.
Proper Training Ensures Safe Practices
Our service technicians are regularly trained to improve safety and make sure we are all following safety protocols and best practices.
Reducing the Risk of Injury at Belt Conveyor Tail Pulleys
Learn about keeping safety at the forefront of clean, safe, and productive conveyors. This webinar touches on the basic and effective things you should be doing to protect workers from tail pulley hazards.
Closing thoughts from Kari & Chelsea
🍿 Watching: Season 3 of Ginny & Georgia just premiered on Netflix | Lilo & Stitch: Such a good remake of the original, you won't leave the theater with a dry eye | Sirens on Netflix - haven't started watching yet, but heard great things
📗 Reading: American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins: Lydia lives in Acapulco. She has a son, Luca, and a wonderful journalist husband. And while cracks are beginning to show in Acapulco because of the cartels, Lydia’s life is fairly comfortable. But after her husband’s tell-all profile of the newest drug lord is published, none of their lives will ever be the same. Forced to flee, Lydia and Luca find themselves joining the countless people trying to reach the United States. Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to?
The Ex - Freida McFadden: Cassie thinks she has met the perfect man. Joel is sweet, handsome, romantic, and best of all, he’s crazy about Cassie. She thinks she’s found the guy she’ll spend the rest of her life with. Have children with. Grow old with. Yes, she knows about his perfect ex-girlfriend, Francesca. The beautiful, brilliant chef, beloved by all his friends. But she thinks Francesca is out of the picture. She thinks Francesca is gone for good.
🎵 Listening: Boys by Muscadine Bloodline | Bottle Rockets by Scotty McCreery feat. Hootie And The Blowfish | Love & Light by Maddie & Tae | Watching you 2.0 by Rodney Atkins & his son, Elijah Atkins