Pillar-mounted jib cranes: track profile, beam, articulated, powered slewing
The pillar-mounted jib crane is self-supporting: pillar and arm are fixed to the floor and serve one workstation with 270°, 300° or 360° slewing. Five series made by Attollo, with capacities from 125 to 5,000 kg and outreach from 2 to 10 metres, all CE certified to 2006/42/EC and supplied complete with electrical system, slewing brake and two-coat paint finish; the hoist is chosen to suit the capacity. List prices from €1,255 + VAT.
Pillar-mounted jib crane on track profile
The track-profile arm carries the hoist trolley inside it: travel is smooth and precise, ideal for repeated handling. CC series from 125 to 1,000 kg with 3 to 8 m arm; also available with a pallet base (CCBP series, 125 to 500 kg) to move it by forklift without drilling the floor.
Pillar-mounted jib crane with tie-rod beam
The tie rod transfers the arm load to the pillar and allows higher capacities and longer outreach: CT series from 250 to 2,000 kg with 3 to 9 m arm and overall height from 3 to 4 m. The choice when the load exceeds 1,000 kg or the arm exceeds 8 metres.
Pillar-mounted jib crane with cantilever beam
With no tie rod above the arm, the cantilever beam leaves the full height under the ceiling free and gives the maximum hook travel: CS series from 125 to 2,000 kg with 2 to 8 m arm and 3 m overall height. Suited to low ceilings.
Pillar-mounted jib crane with articulated or telescopic arm
The two-section arm reaches around pillars, machines and racking and brings the hook where a rigid arm cannot: CBS series from 125 to 1,000 kg, with the two sections from 1+2 m up to 4+4 m. The manually telescopic version (CBSM series, 250 to 1,000 kg) extends the outreach from 3 to 4.5 m plus an extension of 1.5 to 2.5 m.
Pillar-mounted jib crane with 360° slewing, manual or powered
Continuous 360° slewing serves the whole area around the pillar. Manual in the CRM series, from 250 to 2,000 kg with 4 to 8 m outreach; powered in the CRE series, from 500 to 5,000 kg with 4 to 10 m outreach and 4 m overall height, with slewing, hoist and trolley operated from a pendant control. It is the basis of the cranes for outdoor use and boat hauling.
Pillar-mounted jib cranes: models, capacities and dimensions
| Model | Rated capacity | Outreach | Overall height | Rotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pillar-mounted jib crane with track-profile arm, 125 to 1,000 kg | 125, 250, 500 and 1,000 kg | 3 to 8 m, track profile | 3, 3.5 or 4 m | 270° on ball bearings, 300° on request |
| Pillar-mounted jib crane with tie-rod beam, 1,000 kg | 1,000 kg | 3 to 9 m, tie-rod beam | 3.5 m (3 m arm) or 4 m | 270° on ball bearings, 300° on request |
| Pillar-mounted jib crane with cantilever beam, 125 to 2,000 kg | 125, 250, 500, 1,000 and 2,000 kg | 2 to 8 m (2,000 kg: 3 to 5 m), cantilever beam | 3 m | 270° on ball bearings, 300° on request |
| Pillar-mounted jib crane with articulated arm, 125 to 1,000 kg | 125, 250, 500 and 1,000 kg | two sections, from 1+2 m to 4+4 m | 3, 3.5 or 4 m | 270° on both sections, 300° on request |
| Pillar-mounted jib crane with 360° powered slewing, 500 kg | 500 kg | 5 to 9 m | 4 m | continuous powered 360°, with line collector |
| Pillar-mounted jib crane with 360° powered slewing, 1,000 kg | 1,000 kg | 4 to 10 m | 4 m | continuous powered 360°, with line collector |
The pillar-mounted series: capacities, outreach and heights
| Series | Arm | Capacities | Outreach | Overall height | Rotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC | track profile | 125 – 1.000 kg | 3 – 8 m | 3 – 4 m | 270° (300° on request) |
| CCBP | track profile, pallet base | 125 – 500 kg | 2 – 5 m | 3,5 m | 270° (300° on request) |
| CT | tie-rod beam | 250 – 2.000 kg | 3 – 9 m | 3 – 4 m | 270° (300° on request) |
| CS | cantilever beam | 125 – 2.000 kg | 2 – 8 m | 3 m | 270° (300° on request) |
| CBS | articulated, two sections | 125 – 1.000 kg | 1+2 m – 4+4 m | 3 – 4 m | 270° (300° on request) |
| CBSM | extending by hand | 250 – 1.000 kg | 3 – 4,5 m + 1,5 – 2,5 m | 3,5 – 4 m | 270° (300° on request) |
| CRM | continuous manual slewing | 250 – 2.000 kg | 4 – 8 m | 3 – 4 m | 360° |
| CRE | powered slewing | 500 – 5.000 kg | 4 – 10 m | 4 m | 360° powered |
Data from the Attollo catalogue. Intermediate sizes and capacities outside the table are designed on request.
How to choose pillar-mounted jib cranes
Capacity and outreach are chosen together
Each model code says it all: CT-1000-6 is a 1,000 kg tie-rod beam with a 6 m arm. For the same capacity, a longer arm needs a taller and stronger pillar; for the same arm, a higher capacity moves you from the track profile to the tie-rod beam. The weight to consider is the heaviest workpiece plus the lifting attachment.
Floor fixing
Three systems: a foundation frame cast into a concrete block, an oversized base plate with chemical anchors on a suitable industrial floor, or a pallet base to be filled with concrete, which is moved by forklift and needs no drilling. The foundation block is sized on capacity and outreach: we specify it in the supply drawing.
Height under the arm and hook height
In the manual series the height under the arm runs from 2.48 to 3.10 m with an overall height of 3 to 4 m; in the powered-slewing series from 3.15 to 3.70 m with a 4 m overall height. The hoist height must be deducted from this figure: if the workpiece is tall or has to be turned in the air, a taller pillar is needed, which is built to measure.
Manual or powered slewing
Up to 1,000-2,000 kg with intermittent cycles, manual 270° slewing on ball bearings is enough and costs less. With loads over 2,000 kg, 8-10 m outreach, continuous use or outdoor workstations, 360° powered slewing with pendant control is the better choice: it moves the load with no effort for the operator.
Hoist and controls
Every crane is supplied with electrical system with flat cable and cable carrier and an adjustable band slewing brake; the track-profile versions also include the hoist trolley. The electric chain hoist, three-phase or single-phase, is chosen on capacity and lifting speed; radio control, two speeds and inverter on request.
Outdoor use and special environments
For outdoor and marine environments the finish is two coats of enamel over anti-rust primer with a specific treatment; for food and pharmaceutical plants there is an all-stainless-steel version; for the tightest spaces, the articulated or telescopic arm.
Pillar-mounted jib cranes: the most common questions
List prices start at €1,255 + VAT for the track-profile pillar crane, €1,500 for the cantilever beam, €2,200 for the articulated arm, €2,600 for the tie-rod beam and €9,000 for 360° powered slewing. The final price depends on capacity, outreach, hoist and fixing type: with these details the quotation arrives the same day.
It depends on the floor and the model. On a reinforced industrial floor of adequate thickness the base plate with chemical anchors is used; otherwise a block is cast with the foundation frame embedded. If drilling is not possible, the version with a pallet base filled with concrete simply sits on the floor and is moved by forklift.
The catalogue series run from 125 to 5,000 kg with 2 to 10 m outreach: up to 1,000 kg in track profile, up to 2,000 kg with tie-rod or cantilever beam, up to 5,000 kg with powered slewing. Higher capacities and longer outreach are designed to measure in our Milan workshop.
Yes. Standard slewing is 270°, which can be increased to 300° on request. Continuous 360° slewing is available manual (CRM series, up to 2,000 kg) or powered with pendant control (CRE series, up to 5,000 kg).
The pillar crane is self-supporting and slews up to 360°, but takes up floor space and needs a fixing. The wall-mounted crane is fixed to a reinforced-concrete column or load-bearing wall, takes no floor space and slews 180°: it is the choice when there is a suitable structure next to the workstation.
Every crane is built to Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and delivered with CE marking, declaration of conformity and operating and maintenance manual. With a capacity above 200 kg it is among the equipment subject to periodic inspection under Italian Legislative Decree 81/2008: the manual states the deadlines.
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