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The [Latest] Edition of the Martin Newsletter
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Chelsea &?Kari
Last day of school.??These two cuties are done with Kindergarten and Pre-K and are ready for summer break! They walked away with the "Glowing Example" & "Howling Good Time" awards. Needless to say, we're proud of them...and we're excited for a nice, long break from packing lunches, filling water bottles, and rushing through "school night" bedtime routines. Bring on summer! ??
Scroll to the bottom of this newsletter to see more of what Kari and Chelsea are up to!
Conveyor Belt Transition Distance
On a typical conveyor,?the belt is troughed for the carrying portion of its journey and returned to a flat configuration for the return run. This changing of the belt’s profile is commonly called the transition. The distance from the centerline of the terminal pulley to the first fully-troughed idler is called the transition distance.
Spring Cleaning Your Home & Material Handling Operation
Spring has sprung in the Midwestern United States, and with this comes the annual task of purging all of the items that have been collected throughout the winter months, servicing lawn equipment, and getting our lawns ready to thrive in the coming summer months. The list is different for everyone but in general, the concept is the same.
Applied Vibration
Vibrators perform the same function as thumping on the outside of a bottle of ketchup: They reduce the cohesion between the material particles and the adhesion between the particles.
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Chute Clogging And Spillage Corrected With CleanScrape??Cleaner
The JEA coal-fired power plant in northern Florida was having chute clogging and spillage issues at the discharge zone of its limestone conveyor. The existing primary and secondary cleaners allowed uneven discharge of material, which clung to chute walls and caused clogging.?
Do Air Cannons Require Vents?
This question comes up a lot. The level of sealing and volume of the bin both affect the need for ventilation.?
Closing thoughts from Kari & Chelsea
???Watching:?
The Goldbergs on Hulu is totally rad and full of gnarly 80's references! The youngest son uses a video camera to document his family's crazy life. His mother (our favorite character by far) is overprotective, lacks boundaries, and earned the nickname "smother." Loosely based on the writer's childhood, when he regularly videotaped events, the videos are reenacted for episodes with the original version shown at the end (which we find nostalgic and hilarious). Bust out your windbreaker pants, mood rings, and electric colors!???
???Reading:?
The Women by Kristin Hannah was our most recent book club selection and it was a group favorite, combining historical truth with emotionally-charged fiction. Hannah details one woman's journey going to/coming home from the Vietnam war. Twenty-year-old nursing student, Frankie, envisions a different future than the one her parents want for her so she abruptly joins the Army Nurse Corps in 1965. Frankie quickly learns about bravery, death, hope, betrayal, heroism, deep friendship, and patriotism. Robinne Lee's The Idea of You (also a movie on prime video) describes a middle-aged single mom diving head first into a relationship with a 20-year old rockstar after taking her daughter to his meet-and-greet.?
???Listening:
Zach Bryan released his newest song, Pink Skies (Eulogy), today and we already have it on repeat! Loving the sound of Wondering Why by The Red Clay Strays.