01 Heavy duty conveyor platform
Series 3200
The heavy-duty platform: loads to 455 kg, speeds to 182 m/min and runs to 30 m. Available belted, modular, precision move or with activated roller belt.
3200 Series · Belted
02 Overview
The 3200 is specified where load, speed or run length rule out a lighter frame. It handles parts handling, transfers, accumulation, precision movement, incline and decline routing on Z-frames, positioning, assembly and mainline packaging.
Four belt formats share the same frame family, so the configuration can change without changing platform.
03 Configurations
Specifications below are tied to each configuration and should not be applied to the whole platform.
Belted
Heavy-duty, low-maintenance fabric belt in flat, cleated, sidewall-cleated and rib-top styles, with flat belt end drive, cleated belt end drive, centre drive and iDrive models.
Modular
An open modular belt for airflow, drainage and cleated carrying, where a fabric belt would not release product or drain.
Precision move
A positive-drive belt for indexing and positioning, where the product has to arrive in a known place rather than simply arrive.
ARB
Rollers set into the belt move product across or along it, so the belt can divert, align or transfer without a separate mechanism.
04 Why this platform
Positive belt tracking under demanding side-load applications, which is what side transfers impose on a belt.
Modular belts and spliced standard belts change quickly, so a belt change is not a shift.
Precise belt tensioning rather than adjustment by feel.
No bearing lubrication schedule to maintain.
05 Technical comparison
Published maximums depend on the selected model, drive, belt and layout. Confirm the final engineered configuration before purchase.
| Specification | Belted | Modular | Precision move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belt widths | Up to 1,219 mm | 203–1,524 mm | 51–610 mm |
| Lengths | 914–30,175 mm | 914 mm and up | 914 mm and up |
| Maximum load | 455 kg (1,000 lb) | 340 kg (750 lb) | 45 kg (100 lb) |
| Maximum speed | 182 m/min (600 ft/min) | — | 46 m/min (150 ft/min) |
| Belt tracking | V-guided | Sprocket driven | Positive drive |
| Tensioning | Rack and pinion | Rack and pinion | Rack and pinion |
| Bearings | Sealed for life | Sealed for life | Sealed for life |
Maximum load varies by model and drive: published figures across the configuration sub-pages include 455 kg, 340 kg, 227 kg, 181 kg and 45 kg. The source also carried a length line reading "30 in. (1,219 mm)", where the metric value is the 48 in width figure; the self-consistent minimum of 3 ft (914 mm) is used here. Confirm the figure for your engineered configuration before ordering.
06 Elsewhere
Applications built on this and the other conveyor platforms.
Give us the product, the environment, the rate and the layout, and Roarer can confirm whether this platform fits and in which configuration.
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