JIB CRANES

EzyLift Jib crane with a horizontal member, commonly known as the jib or boom. A jib is an operating arm that extends horizontally from the crane. The role of the jib is to support a movable hoist fixed to either a wall or pillar mounted on the floor. It is mostly used in industrial premises.

The jib swings typically through an arc or is fixed in such a way that it provides additional lateral movement. On the crane, the jib is a tilted strut whose role is to support the fixed pulley lock. Other times, cranes are fitted on top of warehouse floors to help with lifting goods on the floors to top places. On the load, there are cables attached several times around a fixed block and directly on the load. The end of the cable that is not connected is either pulled manually or by using a winding device.

The system of pulleys delivers a force to the load. So, the force applied is multiplied by the amount of cable length passing in between a couple of blocks. The product is referred to as the mechanical advantage.