At Sorian, every jib crane is specified by a qualified mechanical engineer. That means the column size, the boom section, the base plate design, the anchor bolts, the rotation bearing, the foundation requirements — all calculated for your actual load, your actual concrete, your actual slew requirement.
Boom & mounting variants
Freestanding (column-mounted)
Column-mounted to a base plate anchored to your concrete slab. No wall or structure required. Available with full 360° slew or up to 270° with a mechanical stop. The standard range covers 125 kg to 3.2 t with reach up to 6 m.
Suitable for: open floor areas, machinery loading, press tending, fabrication workstations, maintenance bays.
Wall-mounted
Bracket-mounted to an existing structural wall or column. Space-efficient where floor area is limited. Slew range typically 180°. Requires a structural assessment of the mounting wall — which we carry out as part of the specification.
Suitable for: tight spaces, loading docks, existing building columns, mezzanines.
Pillar-mounted (column-to-column)
Fixed between two existing structural columns. Provides extended reach without additional floor anchoring. Often used in steel fabrication shops and industrial workshops with existing steelwork.
Track-mounted (enclosed-track boom)
Single-column or column-free configuration with an enclosed-track boom — gives a sector-shaped work area rather than a fixed straight boom. Lighter sliding resistance through the closed profile, more accurate trolley positioning, and a smaller floor footprint than an equivalent I-beam jib. Capacity to 1 t, reach to 6 m.
Suitable for: point-of-use lifting around a single machine, where the load needs to track an arc rather than a straight boom.
Articulated / folding-arm
Two-boom articulating jib — the cantilever folds at a mid-arm joint to bypass obstacles, reach into machine enclosures, or work around fixed equipment. High space utilisation in cells where a single straight boom can't reach the workpiece. Pairs naturally with an intelligent lifting device for high-precision positioning.
- Capacity: 80 kg / 200 kg / 300 kg standard
- Boom segments: typically 1+1 m, 1.5+1.5 m, 1.75+1.75 m, 2.2+1.8 m
- Height under boom: 2.5 m – 4.5 m
- Manual rotation; flexible and precise positioning
- No floor embedment required for some configurations — bolts directly to a designed base plate
Technical specifications
| Capacity (standard) | 125 kg – 3.2 t (MRC) |
| Reach | Up to 6 m |
| Slew | Manual or motorised — up to 360° freestanding, 180° wall-mounted, sector arc on track-mounted |
| Slew bearing | Self-aligning — compensates for coaxiality error, automatic alignment, low friction, maintenance-free |
| Hoist options | Manual chain block · electric chain hoist · wire-rope hoist · intelligent lifting device |
| Foundation (freestanding) | Concrete C25 to C30, thickness ≥ 200 mm; sized to actual reactions |
| Surface finish | Powder electrostatic spray — dry-film thickness ≥ 120 µm; high adhesion and durability |
| Compliance | AS 1418 / ISO; full engineering documentation supplied |
Why proper engineering makes a difference
The two most common jib crane failures we see are anchor bolts that weren't designed for the actual pull-out loads, and concrete slabs that were never assessed for the column base moment. Both are avoidable with a proper calculation package.
Every Sorian jib crane comes with engineering calculations covering bending loads, column combined stress, base plate design, and anchor bolt specification — sized for your actual floor and your actual capacity. Imported chemical anchor bolts are supplied as standard. Each component carries a secondary safety mechanism. This isn't optional — it's how a crane should be sold.
Optional features
- Adjustable rotation limit — mechanical stop at any chosen arc to prevent the boom swinging into walls, machines or walkways.
- Intelligent lifting device — servo-driven assist with stepless speed control, soft-limit programming, overload alarms, palletising and auto-suspension modes. Suitable where positioning precision matters more than throughput.
- Explosion-proof — Ex-rated electrical equipment for Zone 1 / Zone 2 environments per AS/NZS 60079.
- Cleanliness / food-grade — stainless components and clean-room-compatible finishes for food, pharmaceutical and electronics applications.
- Foundation embedded bolts — cast-in anchor system for high-cycle applications where chemical anchors aren't preferred.
- Wire-rope safety alarm on intelligent lifting variants — stops operation when the rope goes slack.
Example applications
- Manufacturing facility — 500 kg freestanding jib for component loading at a CNC machining centre.
- Construction workshop — 1 t wall-mounted jib for steel fabrication bench.
- Agricultural facility — 2 t freestanding jib for engine and gearbox removal.
- Mining maintenance workshop — 3.2 t freestanding jib, 5 m reach, 270° motorised slew.
- Precast concrete yard — 2 t freestanding jib for mould handling at fixed stations.
- Automotive assembly line — 125 kg track-mounted jib at every engine-fit station, paired with electric chain hoist; eliminates repetitive 45 kg bend-and-lift moves.
- Auto-parts machining — 200 kg articulated folding-arm jib paired with an intelligent lifting device for precise placement of 75 kg die castings into a CNC fixture.
- Hydraulic press station — 250 kg freestanding aluminium-boom cantilever crane for high-frequency 50 kg workpiece handling in a tight-clearance cell.