Jib crane basics: Jib crane designs and installations

Dongqi Jib crane basics on jib crane design and jib crane installation helps to select suitable jib crane. As a jib crane manufacturer, Dongqi Crane offers jib cranes, i.e., free standing jib crane, wall travelling jib crane, wall mounted jib crane, etc., to Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Australia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Malaysia, etc.

Jib crane

Jib crane is widely used in machinery manufacturing, automotive, shipbuilding and other modern industrial production lines, assembly lines and warehouses, docks, laboratories and other materials lifting operations, jib crane is one of the ideal heavy equipment to improve work efficiency, and working conditions.

Dongqi Crane currently mainly produces four types of jib cranes, including fixed-column jib crane ( free standing jib crane), mobile jib crane, wall mounted jib crane, wall travelling jib crane, custom made jib cranes, etc.

Fixed column jib crane/ Free standing jib crane, the star jib crane

Fixed-column jib crane/ free standing jib crane

Usually the fixed-column jib crane can lift equipment from 125Kg-5000Kg, and can also be customized according to customer’s lifting configuration demand.
The column-type jib crane has the advantages of reasonable layout, simple assembly, convenient operation, swivel maneuver, large working space and the like, is an energy-saving and efficient material lifting configuration and can be generally practically used in production lines, equipment lines and machine tools of factories and mines, workshop things and stacks, docks and other heavy lifting places.

Popular jib cranes

Besides fixed column jib crane, Dongqi also produces other types of jib cranes, among which the popular jib cranes including mobile jib crane, also called portable jib crane and movable jib crane, wall mounted jib crane, and wall travelling, etc. Each type of jib crane has its own unique features. If you need any jib crane, please feel free to contact us. Dongqi jib crane engineers can offer custom-made jib crane for your application. 

Mobile jib crane/ Portable jib crane

Wall mounted jib crane

Wall travelling jib crane

Free standing jib crane installation

Today we will explain the fixed column cantilever crane installation in detail and use regulations, the specific safety operations are as below:

• 1. When you start to install the cantilever crane, you must confirm the vertical column installation, you should check the vertical extent from different directions. The ground must be smooth, cannot have debris, if paved the floor tiles, you must add a layer of suitable padding to increase the friction with the ground.
• 2. when you fix the silk cylinder ,the nut must be tightened, the commonly used hook wrench generally not reach the force, it is recommended to when hook a wrench in front of a longer pipe, must always check if the nut is loose. Rotary arm in the column on the installation position cannot be too high or too low, too high will lead to lower column bearing capacity, leading to the down bar. Oblique arm and column angle is best within 45 degrees. Increasing the angle, arm increases, column load will increase. When swivel arm in the column, it should ensure that the rotation is flexible, you can add the appropriate grease. If the pole deformation, it should be replaced as soon as possible.
• 3. When you lift the cargo in air, please try to avoid power down, power brake will cause trembling caused by the column is a great harm, if lifting the weight, can easily lead to the collapse of the column. When the goods enter and exit the window, they should seize the cargo smoothly, and should not pull the cargo forcefully, especially when lifting a larger volume or heavier cargo.
• 4. You’d better not to lift more than 70% of the nominal weight. When you lift more higher, the weight should be reduced more.
• 5. When insert the clutch, you must ensure that the clutch is fully inserted into the air to ensure that the machine is fully closed before starting the machine, should always check the clutch when lifting
• 6. After the machine is installed, for the first time should be less hanging, check the equipment is normal, check if the nut is loose, and then gradually increase the weight. When load the goods, you cannot open the clutch, the application of motor driven goods decentralization. And pre-feet on the brakes to prevent the pulley
• 7. You should check the machine if it is abnormal frequently, and also should make it maintenance regularly, if gear damage has problems, it can easily cause the goods fall to the ground, if you can regular maintenance, it can avoid such problems.

Get your custom made crane

As a crane manufacturer, Dongqi Crane offers types of cranes all over the world, especially in Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Australia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Malaysia, etc.
Dongqi Crane is specialized in the production of cantilever crane, bridge crane, gantry crane, electric hoist, and electric winch and other lifting equipment products, etc.

Dongqi Crane factory has been established more than 30 years, customers are now around the world, welcome the new and old customers come to inquiry, we will always offer the most sincere service and quality.If you have any doubt on jib crane or you want to buy jib crane, please leave a message below.