Business: Systems Engineering Firm Product Type: G-Jib® Intelligent Lifting Device

Industry: Automated Handling Systems Engineering Firm

Application: The fabrication area is where covers and guards for electronic controls are built in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. The most common components being moved are tubular and angled steel, which could be as light as 15-20 pounds or as heavy as 500 pounds.

Solution: The company chose the G-Jib™ by Gorbel with a 16-foot span and 660 pound capacity.

"I liked that it was a total solution with the crane and lifting device in one package," said the Installation and Warehouse Manager.

Problem: An overhead bridge crane was shared between multiple work bays causing production delays when more than one person needed to use it.

"With the big crane, moving anything around was very course," said an operator. "It was tough with just the one speed hoist to position something carefully. Now we can engage float mode when we’re doing some fine alignment on some assemblies. I can use both hands to guide it, it’s very precise."

Why Gorbel® Was The Smart Solution: The G-Jib™ allows full coverage of two welding tables without restricting movement of the overhead bridge crane. It also features the actuator of the lifting device in a fixed position while only the trolley moves along the boom of the jib, reducing deadweight and offering a competitive advantage to a regular jib with a chain hoist.

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