Since 1958, Carnegie’s family-owned Amick Rigging and Racing has built lifting and rigging equipment while also making safety restraints for motorsports. Three generations of the Amick family have kept the Pittsburgh operation in-house, from fabricating slings and custom no-touch tools to inspecting and load-testing equipment up to 400,000 pounds. Amick also engineered NASCAR’s first wheel-restraint tether in 1998, a breakthrough that grew into racing restraints used across major racing series.
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Amick Rigging and RacingSince 1958, family-owned Amick Rigging and Racing has fabricated lifting and rigging equipment in Pittsburgh while also making motorsport safety restraints. Its distinctive reach runs from custom no-touch tools and chain sling assemblies—built and repaired in-house—to the wheel-restraint tether it engineered as NASCAR’s first in 1998. Five certified inspectors with more than 150 years of combined experience support its inspection, testing, repair, and training work.332618CARNEGIE, PA
I & I Sling, IncFamily-run since its 1963 founding, I&I Sling grew from Dennis St. Germain splicing rope in his Folcroft, Pennsylvania, garage into an American rigging manufacturer serving the crane and heavy-lift industry. The company is known for pioneering the Twin-Path high-performance roundsling and now supports customers through six full-service plants, with more than 100 employees and an ISO 9001-certified quality system.ASTON, PA
Patterson ManufacturingOperating on Pittsburgh’s Monongahela River since 1858, Patterson Manufacturing is a long-established, safety-focused industrial maker whose Pittsburgh headquarters remains under third-generation family leadership. The company is known for thoroughly tested equipment for heavy-duty towing and lifting operations, with designs shaped around operator safety, lower maintenance, and customers’ specific working conditions. Patterson is ISO 9001:2015 certified.333923PITTSBURGH, PA
Machinery Rigging IncFounded in Pittsburgh in 1974, Machinery Rigging Inc. is a third-generation, family-owned business known for careful industrial rigging work. The company serves manufacturers and other industrial customers across the Tri-State area, helping relocate and install machinery while offering the planning and precision needed to limit production downtime.TURTLE CREEK, PA