This warehouse project uses a pneumatic jib crane on a wheeled base with a vacuum tool for carton boxes, letting one unit serve several loading points that are each busy only a few hours a day. The arm turns 360 degrees around the operator, and when the job is done the crane is pushed to another area with no drilling or foundation.

Warehouses and factories often have several loading points for cardboard boxes, but each one is only used a few hours a day. Installing fixed equipment at every spot is wasteful, while having workers carry boxes by hand is slow and prone to tearing boxes when stacked high.

FullSharp chose a pneumatic jib crane mounted on a mobile base, with a vacuum tool for carton boxes as the working end. The arm rotates a full 360 degrees to pick up and place loads around the operator's position, and once the job is done, the whole unit can be wheeled to another area with no extra installation needed.

Pneumatic Jib Crane on Mobile Base with Carton Box Vacuum Tool

Pneumatic jib crane on a mobile base with a vacuum tool lifting carton boxes in the warehouse area.

Equipment Installed

  • Pneumatic swing arm: raised and lowered by air, rotating around the column to cover the work area around the operator.
  • Mobile base with wheels: pushed by hand to a new position, then locked with foot brakes - no drilling into the floor, no foundation needed.
  • Carton box vacuum tool: a suction frame shaped to the carton surface, gripping fast and releasing cleanly when stacking.
  • Vacuum pump and handle: creates stable suction, with the grip/release controls built right into the handle.

Key Specifications

  • Rotation angle360 degrees

Benefits for Your Facility

Shared across multiple spots

One unit serves several loading areas instead of investing in fixed equipment for every location.

Fast to deploy

No drilling and no columns to erect, so it can be put to work the same day.

Protects the boxes

Suction is evenly spread across the box surface, so goods aren't crushed or lids don't pop open.

Actual Installation Photos

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Click a photo to enlarge. Album of 8 photos taken on site.

Suitable Applications

  • Distribution warehouses palletizing boxes
  • Food and beverage plants loading finished goods
  • Container and truck loading areas
  • Printing and carton packaging workshops

Frequently asked questions

Is a mobile jib crane a good choice for occasional loading points?

Yes. When each spot is used only part of the day, one mobile unit can be shared instead of installing fixed equipment everywhere. Here the base is pushed by hand and locked with foot brakes, so it can work the same day it arrives.

How does a carton vacuum tool hold the box?

A suction frame shaped to the carton surface grips the box quickly and releases cleanly, with grip and release controls built into the handle. Suction is spread across the surface, so goods are not crushed and lids do not pop open.

Which industries use this kind of setup?

Typical users are distribution warehouses palletizing boxes and food and beverage plants loading finished goods. FullSharp sizes the arm, base and vacuum tool to the actual box weight and stacking height on site.

Installation Consulting for Your Facility

FullSharp reviews the box dimensions, stacking height and floor flatness in the areas where the unit will be used. Our engineers select the arm's rotation radius and design the vacuum tool to match the box surface, then hand it over and run trial operation together with the workers at each station.