Martin Engineering has released what it has called the next generation of secondary conveyor belt cleaners engineered to reduce dusty carryback and lower maintenance time: the SQC2S Orion Secondary Cleaner. Designed to withstand the stress of heavier loads carried on wider, thicker belts at higher speeds, the new secondary cleaner features individually cushioned tungsten carbide blade cartridges for effective cleaning…
Read MoreMartin Engineering is marking 80 years of product innovation, engineering expertise and global growth. During a month of celebrations in September 2024, the firm invited customers, local communities and employees’ families to its flagship Center for Innovation in Neponset, Ill., and see for themselves the extent of Martin’s investment in engineering research and technological advancement over eight decades. Martin Engineering…
Read MoreBelt conveyor and bulk material flow technology company Martin Engineering will feature six new product designs in its booth at MINExpo 2024 in Las Vegas. Martin invites attendees to stop by booth 4315, right by the entrance to the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Coming directly from the company’s Center for Innovation, these heavy-duty (HD) and extra-heavy…
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Conveyor maintenance may be required for a mine to keep its uptime percentages high, but those numbers mean nothing if the work isn’t being done safely. Martin Engineering’s Jerad Heitzler and R. Todd Swinderman talk to North American Mining about how training is the bedrock of those goals. As with all industrial equipment, one crucial element of safe, efficient conveyor…
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Load and haul efficiency does not stop with haul truck cycle times and tonnage yields; transitioning can also make or break an operation’s momentum. Todd Swinderman of Martin Engineering talks more about new concepts to execute effective trough transitions in a short distance. When observing the conveyor transition points throughout an operation’s bulk handling system, the issue of dust and…
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What practices offer the best safety and efficiency? The supplier talks tensioners and breaks down the details for mine sites. There are many issues to consider when specifying the most appropriate conveyor belt cleaner, not the least of which is maintaining proper tension to achieve optimum cleaning performance without introducing related problems. Inadequate tensioning causes carryback to cling to the…
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Martin Engineering has redesigned one of its most popular tail protection devices to be a lighter weight, modular unit delivered in a compact package for improved safety and convenience. The re-engineered Martin V-Plow HD achieves the gains with no compromise in performance. “The heaviest section of the previous design was about 21 lb. (9.5 kg), while the new modular unit’s…
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Martin Engineering introduced an autonomous tensioning system in April that continuously monitors and delivers proper cleaner tension. By utilizing the company’s intuitive new smart technology platform to maintain proper blade-to-belt pressure, the N2 Twist Tensioner provides the best possible cleaning performance throughout the life of the blade. The system also alerts operators on the Martin Smart Device Manager App when…
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Michigan Mine Recovers Silo Capacity And Product. By Gregg Pickering
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