The Material Handler — October 2026
October 22, 2026
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Rainy-season prep for California plants, an emergency splice in the pouring rain at Lebec, and 20,000 feet of belting on the shelf.
Practical guides on dust control, conveyors, and bulk material handling — from the crew that does the work.
Rainy-season prep for California plants, an emergency splice in the pouring rain at Lebec, and 20,000 feet of belting on the shelf.
Deferred conveyor maintenance doesn’t save money — it converts small component costs into downtime, belt damage, and compliance exposure, and a simple criticality-based PM schedule breaks the cycle.
An October walkdown for California plants — stockpiles, belt cleaners, skirting, drainage, and silo roofs — before winter rains turn dry-season shortcuts into wet-weather shutdowns.
Water at the source or capture-and-filter — how to decide between wet suppression and dry collection point by point, especially at California plants where both water and product moisture are constrained.
Typical discoveries from professional silo cleanings — lost capacity, ratholes, bridged outlets, foreign objects, and hidden corrosion — and what each one means for the plant.
Cartridge collectors and baghouses each have a lane — here is how dust type, grain loading, temperature, and footprint should drive the choice.
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