New booms and accessories on the Skyjack stand

Skyjack is launching the SJ45 AJN and SJ45 ARJN battery-powered electric slab booms at ConExpo and announces new Accessoryzers products.

Featuring a working height starting at 50ft 11in (15.52m), Skyjack’s compact, zero emission, low noise SJ45 AJN and SJ45 ARJN have been designed to offer superior performance across indoor and outdoor jobsites.

Skyjack’s SJ45AJN.

With a platform capacity of 500 lbs (227 kg), a 4ft 8in (1.4 m) jib as standard, and a narrow width of 4ft 11in (1.5 m), the SJ45 AJN provides class-leading up-and-over access capability of 25ft 7in (7.8 m).

The SJ45 ARJN represents one of the few machines in this class to offer a rotating jib, which provides 180° horizontal movement (ANSI) or 132° horizontal movement (CE) to allow precise positioning of the platform and increased productivity.

These narrow machines are capable of access through double standard doors, offer a low stowed-height of 6’ 6” (1.98 m), and have a weight under 16,000 lbs (7,258 kg) that increases ease of transport.#

Accessories focus 

The new Accessoryzers, which will be introduced through 2026, include

Panel Carrier.

the Panel Carrier, designed for use with compact and conventional DC electric scissors follows feedback from the members of the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry. The carrier is specifically for applications that require holding and lifting sheet materials. The new Panel Carrier requires no modification or tools for installation. The rated workload is up to 125 lbs (56.7 kg) and the maximum panel size is now 12ft x 4in x 5/8in (3.66 m x 1.22 m x 1.59 cm).

Skyjack is also introducing LanyardGO to detect when an operator has attached their harness lanyard to the lanyard attachment point on the platform.

SkyProtect+

A proximity sensor detects whether or not the lanyard is attached, while coloured LED lights and audible alarm indicate whether machine operation is good to ‘go’ or not. The LanyardGO anchor point inhibits machine operation until the operator attaches their lanyard to the LanyardGO device. Once clipped to the lanyard attachment point, machine functionality returns. LanyardGO is available as a factory installation or as an aftermarket offering.

Complementing these is Skyprotect, a secondary guarding lift sensing option for scissors that detects potential collision hazards in the area above the operator through a control box mounted ultrasonic sensor. Upon entering an adjustable, pre-set ‘warning zone’, an audible warning and e-stop light will warn the operator. Once the ‘stop’ zone is reached, the operator can choose to override or remain stopped. Skyprotect+ combines Skyprotect with Skyjack’s existing secondary enable switch to provide additional functionality through the use of a secondary switch for lifting and reverse driving. 

XStep32.

XStep32 has broadened the XStep product offering, so that in addition to the micros, the SJ3215, and the SJ3219, the new XStep32 is now available on all Skyjack 32 series electric scissors. The new XStep32 is a universal design and suitable for all our 32in (0.8 m) width electric scissors. Now, Skyjack customers can benefit from safe, maximized reach and productivity on even more of the product range. It is available in North America only.

The Multi-view Camera & Sensor System, again only available in North America, incorporates two additional cameras and a tri-view monitor display to enhance blind spot visibility and awareness.

Multi-view Camera & Sensor System.

The full-colour monitor allows the operator to toggle between individual views of the left, right, and rear of the machine, or simultaneously display all three views, providing 220° of visibility. A numeric visual proximity indicator on the rear view and an audible warning provides enhanced object proximity awareness when reversing.