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Martin Engineering offers‘ Forever Belt Cleaner’ guarantee
Martin Engineering, a global manufacturer of conveyor belt cleaning systems, is offering free lifetime replacement of tensioners and mainframes for belt cleaners that are fitted exclusively with the company’ s cleaner blades.
A first for the bulk material handling industry, Martin Engineering’ s Forever Belt Cleaner guarantee will provide replacement parts as required for all cleaner assemblies using its urethane belt scrapers, regardless of model or blade type.
Customers receive no-cost maintenance of tensioners and mainframes for any belt cleaner fitted exclusively with Martin Engineering blades.
The company’ s replacement blades are mixed, formed and cured in-house in a computer controlled, modular work station designed and built by its engineers, allowing for high quality control and a one-day turnaround on most orders.
Engineered to effectively remove carryback, reduce material loss, and provide longer belt life, the six colourcoded blade types allow operators to match urethane compounds perfectly to the specific belt, speed and types of material. Some blade types are designed to perform under extreme temperatures(-40 ° C to 149 ° C), while others are designed for specific cargo, such as hot slag and clinker, or moist materials.
The guarantee assures service or replacement of tensioners and mainframes if they fail— regardless of original manufacturer.
Martin Engineering
HeidelbergCement presents international Quarry Life Award
HeidelbergCement
On 8 December 2016, the winners of HeidelbergCement’ s third bi-annual international Quarry Life Award were presented in Brussels.
More than 450 proposals from 21 countries were submitted in 2016, of which 94 were selected for the competition in different categories, namely: Habitat and species research; Biodiversity management; Education and raising awareness; Beyond quarry borders; and Student project.
Dr Bernd Scheifele, chair of HeidelbergCement’ s Managing Board, emphasised the competition’ s importance to the company,“ Through the Quarry Life Award, we promote new knowledge about biodiversity in our quarries as
Dr Bernd Scheifele, chair of HeidelbergCement’ s Managing Board. well as innovative, practical conservation concepts. We seek to co-operate with various stakeholders from the spheres of education, science and conservation to increase awareness of the biological value of quarrying sites.”
Daniel Calleja Crespo, director general for environment at the European Commission, underlined the importance of co-operation between industry, conservation organisations, and civil society to help promote species diversity as part of environmental protection.
The EUR30 000 grand prize was awarded to a Spanish team for their project“ Linking quarries and surroundings by restoration ecology for semiaquatic mammals”.
Five EUR10 000 international prizes were awarded as follows:
• Habitat and species research: Arthropod and earthworm diversity as a bio-indicator for reclamation success( Indonesia);
• Student project: Nature only works if we do it together— students‘ understand’ insects and biodiversity( Germany);
• Biodiversity management: Optimising wetland functions to local conditions in connection to quarries( Northern Europe);
• Education and raising awareness: Biodiversity in space and time( Russia); and
• Beyond quarry borders: Stepping ponds— enhancement of connectivity for amphibians in riverside gravel pits( Spain).
QUARRY SA | JANUARY 2017 _ 11