A clean conveyor belt is a safer conveyor belt
Martin Engineering’s seasoned process engineer, Dan Marshall, shares expert advice about mitigating spillage and dust in the conveyor belt discharge zone. […]
Banishing bad belt behaviour!
By Andrew Timmerman, global engineering manager, Martin Engineering Wandering conveyor belts might begin as small irritations but left unchecked these can have serious consequences, not just in terms of productivity but also maintenance costs and [...]
GISTM embraced as vital tool for reducing risk to human life
Once considered almost entirely the domain of a specialised branch of civil engineering, the scope of managing tailings storage facilities (TSFs) is now considerably broader and more complex, writes SRK Consulting. […]
When was the last time you reflected on your screen time?
By Taegan Devar, industrial psychologist and MD of organisational development company, PeopleSmart When was the last time you checked how much time you spend on your cell phone? The last time I did, I had [...]
Getting the most out of conveyor service and safety training (Part 2)
By R. Todd Swinderman, president emeritus, Martin Engineering In a follow-on article to our safety feature in the May issue of African Mining, incorporating Mining Mirror, R. Todd Swinderman, president emeritus, Martin Engineering, tackles how [...]
Getting the most out of conveyor service and safety training (part 1)
By R. Todd Swinderman, president emeritus, Martin Engineering Are you just checking the boxes by doing required training hours, or is your goal to get a return on your investment? There can be huge improvements [...]
Mine ventilation/cooling – striking the right balance
By Wynand Marx Wynand Marx, CEO at BBE Group, talks to emerging technologies for mine ventilation and cooling – and striking the right balance between energy efficiency and health and safety. […]
Designing conveyor retrofits for production and safety
Todd Swinderman, president emeritus, Martin Engineering, makes a case for designing safety into a system rather than merely training safety, showcasing innovations that drastically improve safety that can be retrofitted into almost any belt conveyor [...]