LaRos. Invest in Uptime.
Heavy-duty parts handling conveyors, built in Portage, Michigan since 1968.
LaRos is a Michigan conveyor manufacturer building custom industrial conveyor systems on heavy-duty frames, with large crowned pulleys and heavy-duty components. Every conveyor ships fully assembled with the belt installed and tracked, ready to run.
Products
Parts handling conveyors
LaRos builds a conveyor for each step of the parts handling process: under the press, beside the press for robot unload, feeding the granulator, cooling hot parts, and filling containers. Each conveyor is built to order to your width, length, and discharge height. For standard package handling conveyors, see Roach conveyors from LaRos.
Robot Unload / Beside Press Conveyor
Carries parts from the robot drop zone out of the cell to the operator.
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Under Press Conveyor
Low-profile conveyors that receive parts and runners beneath the mold and carry them out of the press.
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Incline Conveyor
Cleated belt conveyors that carry parts up inclines, including angles steeper than 45 degrees, into containers, granulators and other equipment.
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Horizontal to Incline Conveyor
A horizontal load section that transitions to an incline, with our UHMW-PE belt hold-down through the bend.
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Nose Over Conveyor
A horizontal section at the top of an incline. Used on grinder feed, robot unload, and other conveyors.
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Grinder Feed Conveyor
Receiving hopper, cleated belt and discharge chute matched to your granulator, with optional metal detection.
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Shredder Feed Conveyor
Heavy-duty feed conveyors with large receiving hoppers, metal detection, and reject diverters for shredders.
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Water Bath / Water Quench Conveyor
The Water-Veyor carries hot parts through a stainless steel water tank to cool and stabilize them.
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Cooling Conveyors
Fan, vented modular belt, spot cooler, and chilled water cooling for hot parts on the way to the container.
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Metal Detector Conveyors
Sesotec metal detectors wired into the conveyor, with automatic reject chutes and conveyor stops.
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Reject Parts Chute / Diverter
The Smart-Chute diverts rejected parts on a signal from the molding machine or a metal detector.
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Part / Runner Separators
Finger and roller separators that mount to the conveyor and send parts and runners to separate containers.
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Rotary Separators
Rotary tumbler and screw separators for small parts, family molds, and blow molding moils and tails.
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Container / Carton Indexing
Inline, over/under, side-by-side, and carousel systems that index containers as they fill.
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How LaRos conveyors are built
LaRos conveyors are designed for continuous duty on the plant floor. The same construction standards apply to every unit we build, from a small flat conveyor to a large grinder feed system.
Shipped fully assembled
Every LaRos conveyor ships with the belt installed and tracked, ready to run, including long and wide units that take up a full semi-trailer. On tall inclines, the stand may ship separately to fit the trailer.
Heavy-duty frames
Formed steel channel with welded tube cross members, 10 gauge standard and 7 gauge for heavy-duty applications. Our aluminum frames are structural aluminum channel, never T-slot extrusion.
Large crowned pulleys
Crowned pulleys keep the belt tracking without added guides. Pulley size increases with conveyor width, length and cleat height, which extends belt and cleat life.
Large shafts, bearings and stands
Large shafts and heavy-duty bearings provide longer bearing life, and welded stands keep the conveyor rigid and square in service.
Enclosed drives and take-ups
On most units the gearmotor mounts inside the frame and the take-ups sit within the frame rails. No rotating shafts are exposed along the sides of the conveyor.
Built to last decades
We regularly supply parts for LaRos conveyors that have been in service for more than 30 years, using job and serial records that go back to our first units.
Industries
Industries we serve
LaRos started in injection molding, and plastics remains the core of our business. The same heavy-duty frames and components are well suited to metal stamping, die casting, machining, and recycling.
Plastics / Injection Molding
Under press, robot unload and grinder feed conveyors, part and runner separators, cooling, and reject control.
Metal Stamping
Welded steel conveyors that carry stamped parts from the press to containers or the next operation.
Die Casting
Conveyors for hot castings, with high-temperature belting, water quench, and cooling options.
Machining
Conveyors that carry finished parts away from machining centers, with oil-resistant belting.
Recycling
Shredder and grinder feed conveyors with receiving hoppers, metal detection, and Smart-Chute reject diverters.
Other applications
If your application is not listed here, contact us to discuss it.
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Recent work from our Portage shop
Frames, controls, and wiring are built in house. Conveyors are painted any color you specify. More about LaRos.
Requesting a quotation
Information we need to quote your conveyor
Send us as much of the following as you have. If you are unsure of any item, we can help you determine it. We will return a drawing and a quotation. You can also call or email us. Need parts for an existing conveyor? See replacement parts.
Request a Quote- The parts being conveyed: size, weight, temperature, and rate (parts per minute or hour).
- The equipment the conveyor serves, such as a molding press, robot, or granulator.
- Belt width and overall length, or the floor space available.
- Load height and discharge height.
- Available power and any controls or interface required.
- For grinder feed, the granulator model and throat height. For metal detection, the type of metal to be detected.
- Options such as a hopper, chute, metal detector, stand, or casters.
Request a quotation
Tell us about your parts, the equipment the conveyor will serve, and the space available. We will review your application and return a drawing and a quotation. To replace or duplicate an existing LaRos unit, send us the serial number from the nameplate.