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Gorbel Inc.Fishers, NY 800-821-0086 Gorbel®, Inc. is an innovator and leader in producing jib cranes for the industry. Gorbel® provides a wide variety of overhead handling solutions that handle loads from fifty pounds up to forty tons. Contact us today and we will work with you to find the best product for your unique application. Call or visit our website for additional information.
Brehob CorporationIndianapolis, IN 800-632-4451 Brehob Corporation is an employee owned company consisting of three divisions which are Electric, Air Compressors, and Crane and Hoist at seven locations. We are able to offer customers the high quality jib cranes they need for their various applications. Brehob is a quality service company with the Indianapolis location ISO 9001-2000 certification.
American Equipment, Inc.Salt Lake City, UT 888-299-0896 Established in 1969 out of a basement, American Equipment Inc. has been able to grow into a respected and trusted company capable of handling all of your jib cranes and other needs. We offer quick response time from our parts personnel who are highly resourceful in locating parts in critical down times. Call or visit our website today to find out more!
Otsego Crane & Hoist CompanyOtsego, MI 269-672-7222 Complete systems along with powered hoists, manual hoists and upgrades, service, parts and inspections are all available at Otsego Crane and Hoist Company. Our skilled sales, fabrication, installation, service and parts professionals can answer your questions and provide solutions to your overhead material handling needs. Call today for jib cranes.
GH Cranes CorporationFrankfort, IL 815-277-5328 At GH Cranes Corporation our lines of hoists, jib cranes and components have been designed to meet the necessary demand of each industry without sacrificing reliability, safety, durability and ease of maintenance. Since 1956, we have designed, manufactured and installed products in over forty countries. Call today for additional information or to get started!
North American IndustriesWoburn, MA 781-897-4100 If you choose to work with North American Industries, we will assign a project manager to your account. This person will be your point of contact to drive your project forward and personally handle all of your needs. From beginning to end, your project manager will carefully oversee the design and fabrication of your project. For the best jib cranes in the business, call today.
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Jib cranes appear in an extensive variety of configurations and perform many tasks in many contexts. Some of the most prominent and recognizable jib cranes are tower cranes. These cranes are used for the construction of skyscrapers and other very large structures. They feature a single, very tall support stand, on top of which a single jib arm is placed perpendicularly and off-center. A cab from which the tower is controlled is placed at or near the intersection of the jib arm and the tower support. On one end of the jib is the winch or hoist system, which is an extremely strong cable that is attached to loads and lifts them. On the other end of the jib arm is a balancing weight, which can often be several concrete slabs affixed to the arm. Tower cranes can rotate 360° assuming that there is nothing to block their path of movement. Other jib crane configurations include telescoping cranes, loading cranes and small dock mounted cranes.
Jib crane configurations account for some of the largest and smallest industrial crane designs. Lifting cranes are necessary in commercial hauling as well as in aerospace manufacturing for the movement and placement of parts during the manufacture of very large vehicles. Jib cranes make possible the construction of tall skyscrapers as well as individual automotive components in factories. They can be operated by a mechanical winch, or they can be operated by hand through a combination of pulleys, counterweights and friction stopping mechanisms. They are usually made out of strong metal materials like steel. Whatever the context, every precaution must be taken to ensure the structural integrity of the crane, the reliability of the winch hardware and mechanisms and the general safety of the working area around the crane. Tower crane failure in particular is catastrophic, causing deaths and many thousands of dollars in damage, especially after failures in densely populated urban areas. Even in smaller applications, jib crane failure can result in product loss and worker injury. Proper jib crane materials and careful application should be a top priority of operations that make use of jib cranes.