Increase profitability and productivity by reducing downtime.

Every second that your plant is down it costs you money because output stops. Whether you’re transporting coal to a power plant, removing material from an underground mine, unloading freight from a cargo ship or manufacturing products on an assembly line, you’re productive only when the equipment is running smoothly. 

Because there are so many moving parts, it doesn’t take much to cause a shutdown. Material can spill from the belt and accumulate below or get carried back on the return strand. Carryback can cause the most critical component of the entire system, the conveyor belt, to fall out of alignment and suffer severe edge damage. Bulk solids can also build up inside chutes and hoppers, reducing flow, particularly in high-moisture environments. These bottlenecks can happen anywhere in the process

Another source of unscheduled downtime is when the potential risk of injury or illness exists. For example, when the fugitive dust becomes airborne and causes a potentially explosive environment, the process must be shut down and the risk remediated.

If your operation is experiencing unscheduled downtime, talk to one of our experts. We’re standing ready to listen to you describe your operation and offer recommendations on how to reduce shutdowns at your plant. Our team is available to provide expert advice and assistance on all of your bulk material handling questions and problems.

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Sonic Horn Eliminates Downtime From Ash Accumulation
Ash accumulation issues had been forcing Alaskan Brewery Company to shut down its equipment to cool and manually clean the swirlers and collectors of its ash handler on a weekly basis. The process required an outage of 3-4 days, including as much as twelve hours of maintenance time with bottle brushes and bead blasting.
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Belt Cleaners Save Copper Mine $22,000 Per Week In Downtime
An Arizona copper mine was experiencing excessive spillage from their conveyor belts feeding materials to the crushing facility. The carryback was so excessive they had to clean the area once per shift. Martin recommended a new cleaning system. The customer is now saving $22,000 per week and the cleaning requirements have changed drastically.
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Cement Plants Puts An End To Unscheduled Downtime With Martin Products
A cement plant was experiencing wear damage to the underside of the bucket on its excavator. Scooping slag and clinker off of a cement floor covered with a layer of crystalline residue, the bucket would scrape against the coarse material, degrading the metal and reducing the structural integrity. As a result, the 24-hour operation experienced regular unscheduled downtime.
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Every conveyor is different, even within the same facility! We can provide regularly-scheduled reviews of your bulk material handling system components, involving a specialized crew with the expertise necessary to achieve high operating standards, keeping the conveyor system running at maximum productivity. Immediate data and photos will be available to facility managers and our suggestions will ensure long-term savings and efficiency.

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