PULP MILLS & FOREST PRODUCT INDUSTRIES

Martin Engineering helps mills get more output, with fewer headaches.

The efficient conversion of wood into products from paper to engineered wood panels requires the handling of large quantities of material, both valuable chips and waste bark.

Typically, the chips go into production; the bark goes to the boiler. But regardless of destination, the material must be handled cleanly and efficiently, or a mill can quickly bury itself in fugitive material.

Conveyor components like MARTIN® GUARDASEAL™ Belt Support Cradles and MARTIN® APRON SEAL™ Skirting control spillage of valuable chips and stringy, clingy bark, to boost conveyor efficiency while improving plant safety by reducing fire hazards.

Effective belt cleaners like the MARTIN® QC™ #1 Pre-Cleaner and MARTIN® SAF-2™ Secondary Cleaner remove sticky fines from chip and bark belts.

The MARTIN® Chevron Belt Cleaner and MARTIN® Brush Cleaner clean carryback from high-incline conveyors with cleats, ribs, or chevrons.

Martin Engineering offers conveyor belt pre-cleaner blades in a selection of high performance urethanes for tough applications like the conveyors feeding chemical pulp digesters.

The MARTIN® Air-Supported Belt Conveyor gives chips a smooth journey without damage or dust.

Flow aids like BIG BLASTER® Air Cannons and MOTOMAGNETIC® Electric Vibrators improve the flow of chips, bark, and hog fuel from storage vessels and through chutes and feeders.

Martin Engineering’s WALK THE BELT^SM Inspection Service can assess a plant’s material handling system, and prescribe the systems and services to reduce fugitive material and improve availability.

From the woodyard to the plant, Martin Engineering helps forest industry plants and pulp mills handle material cleanly, safely, and productively.

For More Information...
The fourth edition of Martin Engineering’s book FOUNDATIONS™ The Practical Resource for Cleaner, Safer, More Productive Dust & Material Control is the authoritative reference on "Why" and "How" to improve conveyor productivity.

To learn more, follow this link to FOUNDATIONS™ Fourth Edition. You will be able to read the material, or download a chapter (or the entire book) to your computer.