14/02/2026
This past week marked a major milestone in my engineering journey. I was tasked by an Australian client to design a slewing jib crane using only the materials they already had available (DN400 and DN450 pipes) while maintaining a strict 4‑meter clearance and meeting Australian standards.
Working within those constraints meant every detail had to be intentional. I spent time researching hinge assemblies, shaft configurations, and trolley mechanisms to make the system workable. Even the cable trolley needed careful selection to ensure smooth operation. And because the available components didn’t fully match typical setups, I ended up conceptualizing a unique hoist trolley design that could hook onto the boom and run inside a 2PFC beam arrangement.
From there, the real engineering began. I modeled and ran structural analyses in Autodesk Inventor, validating stresses, deflections, and overall behavior. Once the numbers aligned, I transitioned everything into Revit for clean modeling and a full drafting package.
Concept → modeling → analysis → documentation → approval… all within a week.
And now, the design has officially been approved up to the construction stage.
For my first slewing jib crane design, this project pushed me to think creatively, engineer precisely, and turn constraints into solutions. It’s the kind of challenge that reminds me why I love this field.
On to the next one.
