Honey super jib crane with articulated arm and pneumatic clamp

Pneumatic auto-clamp for wooden and plastic supers

The clamp closes automatically on the top edges of the super as you lower the head onto it — no slings, hooks or strapping required. The inverted-V design with two curved stainless-steel arms fits wooden and plastic supers alike, and the pneumatic actuator grips with just enough force to hold 35 kg without marking the material. Instant release from the remote — you set the super down on the uncapping bench with the same ease with which you picked it up.

2.30 m articulated arm — the whole working area from one fixed point

The arm swings around the column and articulates at mid-length, giving a real working radius of 2.30 m from the mounting axis. In practice, a single jib crane covers the stack of full supers, the uncapping station and the empty-super return zone with no need to reposition. That same versatility makes it useful beyond the extraction line: lifting the spin-float basket, moving 25-litre buckets, handling ripeners or laden frames. An investment that pays back across the whole honey house, not just the uncapping bench.

Electric winch with adjustable speed and waterproof remote

Vertical movement is driven by a 220 V electric winch controlled from a waterproof handheld remote that withstands honey splashes and the daily wash-down. Lift and drop speed is adjustable: slow when positioning the clamp on the super to avoid knocks, and at working speed when shuttling. Fine control makes the difference over a long day — the operator doesn't fight the equipment and keeps the line at pace without breaks.

All-stainless construction, mounts to floor, wall or ceiling

Full stainless-steel structure — takes the steam and hot-water pressure-wash that the daily honey-house cleaning demands, with no rust or surface degradation season after season. The column mounts to the floor, wall or ceiling depending on your room layout, so it fits even in small honey houses where overhead-rail systems or full gantries don't. Mixed power supply: 6 bar compressed air (clamp) + 220 V single phase (winch).

Important — super compatibility: this system is designed for fixed supers (smooth side walls) and works perfectly on standard wooden or plastic boxes. It is not directly compatible with migratory supers fitted with reinforcement battens — those carrying a horizontal wooden cleat around the body. When stacked on a pallet the battens touch each other and leave no side clearance for the clamp arms to descend along the super walls. For batten supers the clamp head can be modified to grip under the batten, but this is a custom adaptation.

Important — installation by the customer: requires a compressed-air supply (6 bar minimum) and a 220 V earthed mains socket. The mounting (floor, wall or ceiling) must support the 130 kg equipment weight plus the 35 kg maximum payload.