The decision to use belts fitted with lateral chains instead of a friction-driven belt similar to those in the previous pages is taken bearing the following factors in mind:

1. Conveyor design
2. Synchronisation of different conveyors
3. Guaranteed traction of belts passing through liquids or lubricants
4. Necessity for uniform and smooth feed under any load criteria
5. Lateral strength of the belt

A wide range of belts exist incorporating different combinations of metallic mesh and drive chains.
The type of chains mostly employed are those of European standard rollers, but they can also be made with any type of standard chain, or even special types with retention edges.
Stainless steel chains can be fitted when the application so requires.
These belts are made in such a way that the chains, and not the mesh, receive the traction force. Thus, the chain type and roller pitch are chosen depending on the load conveyed, and the mesh type depending on the physical characteristics of the product.

Alternate right-hand and left-hand mesh, joined by straight rods welded to the lateral chains. The chains employed usually have hollow rollers so that rods can pass through each link of the chain.

Belts are made for the majority of standard chain sizes; ½", ¾",1", 1¼", 1½" and 2"

These are effectively SO type belts, joined to the lateral chains via secondary straight rods every determined number of links in the chain.

We provide multiple combinations of various SO type belts for each type of standard chain mentioned above. This model could be fitted with chains of up to 4" pitch.

Food industry:

• Processes with oil present such as industrial deep fryers.
• Drying and baking ovens for foodstuffs such as fruit, vegetables, canned food, dried fruit, etc.

Metallurgical:

• Incline conveyors.
• Surface finishing installations such as degreasing, painting, varnishing, etc.

Material handling:

• Equipment for shrink-wrap packaging of large products