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The sane conclusion
Clean, safe, productive material handling on conveyors is more a question of state of mind than cost. An overall approach that places more emphasis on cleanliness and safety than initial cost is critical to loading and conveying bulk materials at a high level of safety, cleanliness and performance. Dozens of simple yet significant design, operating and maintenance details become reasonable when following the design hierarchy of the new conveyor architecture.
According to Einstein, insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result. In the case of belt conveyors, this means the sane thing is to adopt the new conveyor architecture as the design standard. The result would be conveyors with improved overall performance in areas that include productivity, cleanliness, safety, environmental compliance and productivity.
R. Todd Swinderman, P.E., is chief technology officer and a director of Martin Engineering in Neponset, Ill. He joined the company in 1979 as conveyor
products engineer before becoming general manager, president and CEO. His vision and leadership have focused on developing innovative solutions for bulk materials handling industries and expanding the company's capabilities around the world. He is a lead author of "FOUNDATIONS™," Fourth Edition, Martin Engineering's authoritative book on improving belt conveying systems. During 2009, Swinderman is serving as president of the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association. He also has been active in CEMA as an officer, committee chair and as the chief editor and driving force behind the release of the 6th edition of "Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials." You may contact him by e-mailing editorial@woodwardbizmedia.com.
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