Motorization Kit for Free Standing Jib Cranes

The Roto-Mate™ powered jib crane motorization package mounts within the canopy of new and existing free-standing jib cranes to reduce worker strain and help prevent back injuries.

  • Representing a breakthrough in jib crane motorization, the Roto-Mate is nearly half the cost of other jib drives. Motorized jib rotation is now affordable and a "must-have" feature, not a luxury.
  • Relieve operator strain in both high-capacity and high-use jib crane applications.
  • Fits almost every make of free standing jib crane. Available as an option on new jibs or as an add-on retrofit kit, the Roto-Mate is easily installed in the field.
  • A unique double-reducer design, accessible pressure adjustment, sealed lubrication and proven drive technology enables it to deliver years of dependable service.
  • Powers jibs with capacities up to 5 tons and spans up to 20 feet.
  • Push-button controls are easily added to hoist pendant.

Benefits

  • Rotate jib cranes into position with push-button controls.
  • Accurately position loads by eliminating jib over-travel.
  • Avoid machinery damage with precise boom control.
  • Rotate jib booms easily in overcrowded areas.
  • Improve efficiency during loading and unloading.
  • Eliminate hoist side-loading with jib motorization.
  • Position operators farther from the jib crane loads.
  • Position jib booms over hard to reach areas.

Applications

Assembly and Fabrication

  • Align components in assembly operations.
  • Reduce operator strain and fatigue.
  • Load fixtures and tooling onto machinery.
  • Lift products onto work tables and carts.

Processing

  • Repetitively load material into machinery.
  • Raise material from pits and hoppers.

Shipping and Receiving

  • Load cumbersome products onto trailers.
  • Lower equipment onto pallets and into crates.

Service and Maintenance

  • Safely remove and replace fork truck batteries.
  • Raise motors and pumps through access ports.

Warehousing and Storage

  • Lift and rotate products onto mezzanines and platforms
  • Position products on slide-out shelving and carousels.

Fits Most Jibs!

  • David Round & Son
  • Gorbel
  • Spanco
  • Abell-Howe
  • Contrx
  • Bushman
  • Handling Systems, Inc.
  • McMaster-Carr, Grainger & Others

Standard Features

  • Fits almost any free-standing jib crane
  • Available on new cranes or as a retrofit package
  • 1/2 Hp drive motor
  • 230 or 460 Volt operation
  • Soft-start acceleration
  • Dual drive wheels
  • Adjustable wheel pressure
  • Reversing starter
  • Field mounted electrical enclosure
  • Mounting frame sized to fit each jib crane canopy
  • Bolt-on or weld-on models

Optional Features

  • Rotation limit switch
  • Electrical Collector Ring Assembly
  • Hoist Pendants
  • Festoon Systems
  • Air-Powered Versions
  • Canopy Extenders (Required for Some Jibs)
  • Torque Limiter
  • Wall-mounted crane drives also available