Fiberglass Insulated Booms for Cranes

Waco Boom’s insulated booms for cranes and crane applications are made to the highest quality standards with safety, reliability and innovation always in the forefront of our minds. Our filament wound booms for crane applications are constructed of fiberglass and are used to form the structure of many types of cranes. The filament wound boom provides electrical insulation to protect workers, the public and property from any potential threat of electrocution.

Facilities maintenance and equipment rental agencies can utilize the versatility of cranes with an insulated boom tip. By design, telescopic boom cranes are high-strength and high-reaching. Outfitting cranes with insulated components equip them for utility lines. Booms manufactured at Waco Boom attach to cranes as jib booms to develop insulated tools and aerial work platforms. To get more detailed information on insulated booms for cranes and fiberglass crane jibs, call an expert today.

Telescopic booms are two or three booms that slide into each other while lowered and transported. They are extended by the use of internal hydraulic cylinders in the crane. Insulated booms for fiberglass crane jibs help crane trucks reach their desired height and prevent electrical shock.

Telescopic insulated fiberglass booms for crane jibs are high-strength and high-reaching. Outfitting cranes with insulated components equip them for utility lines and other electrical work. Booms manufactured at Waco Boom attach to cranes as jib booms to develop insulated tools and aerial work platforms.

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Rigorous testing makes Waco Booms some of the safest booms on the market. Fiberglass insulated booms for cranes provide protection for workers in basket attachments who are working with live powerlines or may accidentally come in contact with an electrical source. Our insulated booms prevent the operator from being grounded to the machine.

Insulated booms are also useful when using a line riser attachment to prevent live wires from sending electricity from powerlines to the operator using the machine. They also protect anyone on the ground in near proximity to the crane truck.

Waco Boom’s filament wound fiberglass booms are designed for equipment that meets Category A and Category C ratings per ANSI A92.2 to provide electrical contact protection. In addition to the dielectric properties, booms are engineered to a 7:1 Factor of Safety based on the specific loading requirements of each unit. These booms provide necessary, secondary insulation for voltages up to 46 kV. Waco Boom works with customers developing cranes on trucks, vans, trailers, rails, and track-mounted-units. All Waco Boom insulated booms are made to meet or exceed all applicable ANSI standards.

Insulated booms for cranes can be built to meet the following requirements:

• ASTM D 3299
• ASTM D2996
• ASTM D 2310
• NBS PS 15 69

Waco Boom is known for its reliability and innovation. We have been an industry-leading manufacturer of insulating booms for cranes for nearly 30 years. Since 1998, our engineering staff keeps us informed about industry standards for domestic and international applications.

At Waco Boom we use a filament winding process and unique molding techniques. We have the highest resin-to-fiber ratio and heightened consistency allowing for better stiffness and durability, prevention of air and moisture gaps, lighter weight, and superior aesthetics.

Our quality assurance program is based on our dedication to continual improvement. We are always seeking ways to increase production efficiencies, new tooling and part designs, enhanced quality checks and engineering research. We perform onsite destructive break testing and dielectric tests. Waco Boom continuously strives to build a safer, lighter, stronger and better product for the crane industry.

We work with many different industries to ensure we manufacture the boom that is exactly what is needed. Our engineers work with your performance, size and load capacity requirements to recommend and develop the proper boom for your application. Tooling can be machined to create a unique, proprietary component for your design.

Industries using insulated booms for cranes:

• Electric Utility industry
• Agriculture
• Heavy Construction
• Mining
• Warehousing
• Aviation
• Aerospace
• Demolition
• Utility
• Signage
• Forestry

Waco Boom manufactures with a specific focus on insulating booms for the aerial work industry and has been held as the industry standard for nearly 30 years. Since 1998, our engineering staff has maintained a presence helping inform and understand industry standards for domestic and international applications.

Waco Boom uses a filament winding process and unique molding techniques, unmatched by any other process. This ensures the highest resin-to-fiber ratio and heightened consistency, which translates to better stiffness and durability, prevention of air and moisture gaps, lighter weight, and superior aesthetics. When designing to customers’ needs for safety of life and property, choose the boom that is backed by the best quality, expertise, and service.

All progress and development at Waco Boom reflects back to manufacturing the best filament wound booms. The quality assurance program is built on the premise of continual improvement. This improvement is pursued in production efficiencies, new tooling and part designs, enhanced quality checks, and engineering research.

Waco Boom performs onsite destructive break testing and dielectric tests. This focus and attention is unparalleled and new challenges are welcome to help drive a safer, lighter, stronger, and unique product for the aerial lift industry.

Based on performance requirements, Waco Boom can help recommend and develop the proper boom for your application. Tooling can be machined to create a unique, proprietary component for your design. In addition, on the back you will find a chart with readily available common boom sizes.