Founded by Dan Fraioli, ASATI engineers, manufactures, and erects air-supported structures, from year-round sports domes to industrial enclosures and temporary facilities. The third-generation, family-owned company traces its work to Fraioli’s first air-supported tennis structure in 1963 and the patented bias cable-net system introduced at Harvard in 1968. ASATI says it has since completed more than 5,000 structures and holds more than 26 patents, including systems used for large clear-span facilities and demanding weather conditions.
A.C.E. StructuresSince its founding in New York in 1954, A.C.E. Structures has built its identity around custom-engineered fabric structures for industrial and commercial customers. With more than six decades in the field, the company is the exclusive U.S. reseller of Kopron and Giulio Barbieri products, including retractable structures that it says are otherwise unavailable from a North American supplier.RONKONKOMA, NY
Fortress Fabric StructuresFor more than 20 years, Fortress Fabric Structures has designed and delivered custom tension-fabric buildings, including clear-span shelters and aircraft hangars, for demanding industrial and government applications. The family-owned company handles the full project lifecycle—from engineering and steel and fabric fabrication through installation, maintenance, and repairs—and operates a 110,000-square-foot fabrication facility. Its work includes a 40,000-square-foot expeditionary hangar for the U.S. Navy in Bahrain and a 133-by-271-foot composting facility engineered for winds exceeding 150 mph.332311ELKINS PARK, PA
EKODOMEWith two facilities and in-house engineering, design, and production, EKODOME manufactures hard-shell geodesic dome kits built more like architecture than tents. Its solid-panel systems serve projects ranging from glamping and greenhouses to residential spaces and custom architectural installations, while its bespoke team also helps turn unusual geometries and landmark concepts into buildable structures. Founded by CEO Sinan Halic, the company additionally supports the assessment, engineering, and careful retrofit of historically significant domes.BROOKLYN, NY
Air Technical IndustriesSince 1964, Air Technical Industries has engineered and built standard and custom material-handling equipment at its ISO 9001-certified factory near Cleveland, including lifting systems for demanding industrial, aerospace and defense applications. The U.S. OEM is especially known for tailoring ergonomic, heavy-duty solutions to unusual problems, from a manipulator that guides an electrical cabinet through a wind-turbine opening to a mobile trailer built to handle F-35 engines. ATI’s catalog includes more than 2,500 standard models, while its in-house engineers develop specialized equipment when an off-the-shelf machine will not fit.MENTOR, OH