Air Technical Industries
Lifting and handling
Company Overview and Mission
Air Technical Industries (ATI), founded in Mentor, Ohio in 1964, is a veteran-owned, original equipment manufacturer specializing in a broadly diversified line of material handling equipment. With over 60 years of experience, ATI operates as a faith-based family business committed to providing innovative, engineered solutions that prioritize operator safety and ergonomics. The company designs and manufactures its comprehensive range of products within the USA, holding ISO9001 certification and adhering to strong ESG principles that encompass environmental stewardship, efficient manufacturing, and community support.
Extensive Product Portfolio
ATI offers an extensive array of material handling solutions designed to facilitate various industrial operations, including reaching, loading, turning, inverting, dumping, lifting, and moving materials. Their product categories include a wide selection of cranes such as mobile hydraulic floor cranes (e.g., Super-Master, Sky-Riser), truck-mounted cranes (e.g., Foldable, Knuckle Krane), gantry cranes, jib cranes, and workstation bridge cranes. Notably, the Tele-Mast Straddle Crane handles loads up to 60,000 lbs with significant vertical travel and flexible power options.
The company's lift table offerings are equally diverse, featuring Zero-Low Lift Tables that lower to ground level, Vertical Column Lift Tables engineered for precise positioning in sensitive environments, and specialized units like the Ergo-PAD Tandem Lift Table with self-propelled drive. These tables support capacities from 250 lbs to 50,000 lbs and are designed for ergonomic efficiency and safety. ATI also provides a range of upenders, tilters, and inverters, including the versatile Upender Inverter for 180° load inversion and pallet handling, with capacities up to 10,000 lbs for standard models and custom units up to 50,000 lbs. Complementing these are various below-the-hook lifting devices, such as spreader bars, barrel lifters, adjustable lifting forks, and coil/reel lifters.
Custom Engineering and Notable Projects
A key differentiator for ATI is its proficiency in custom-engineered solutions for complex and unique material handling challenges. The company invites customers to submit 'Challenge Requests' and has a proven track record with high-profile projects. Examples include developing a state-of-the-art mobile trailer with built-in lift capability for F-35 Lightning II jet engines, designing a one-of-a-kind 'Shark Crane' for the New York Aquarium to safely move marine animals, and creating manipulators for installing glass sheets on the Fort Worth National Bank building or fitting electrical cabinets into wind turbine heads. These projects underscore ATI's ingenuity and capability to adapt its technology to highly specialized applications across diverse sectors.
