Amick has been part of that story since 1958 — a family-owned rigging and lifting company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, still doing the same work nearly seven decades later. Still building slings and rigging assemblies in the same city. Still serving the industries that keep American manufacturing running through every season.
Pittsburgh Since 1958
Amick started as a family-owned rigging and lifting company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1958. Nearly seven decades later, it's still family-owned. Still in Pittsburgh. Still doing the same work — fabricating slings, no-touch tools, and rigging assemblies for the industries that keep American manufacturing running.
That kind of longevity in industrial manufacturing takes commitment. It happens because the work is done right, the customers keep coming back, and the operation stays rooted in the place that built it.
Made in Pittsburgh — Really
At Amick, "Made in America" means something specific. Every sling assembly Amick manufactures — synthetic web, round, wire rope, alloy chain, and steel mesh — is fabricated at the Pittsburgh facility. Every no-touch tool, from the Shepherd Head to custom-built solutions, is built in the same building. The same team that takes the order builds the tool.
Alongside its own manufacturing, Amick supplies premium American-made rigging hardware from trusted brands including Crosby, Columbus McKinnon (CM), and Harrington — connecting customers to the components that complete a lifting system.
The People Who Build It
Manufacturing longevity depends on the people doing the work. Amick's team includes five Level III certified rigging inspectors with more than 150 years of combined field experience — one of the most credentialed inspection teams in the region. Certified welders fabricate custom lifting assemblies. Hand-splicers still form wire rope sling eyes the traditional way, tucking strands by hand the same way it was done in 1958.
That combination — modern certifications on top of hard-earned craftsmanship — is what makes American manufacturing worth defending. It's about where the work is done, and it's about who's doing it.
Serving American Industry — and Beyond
Amick's customer list runs the full range of American industrial and manufacturing operations. Global companies like Siemens. Independent steel manufacturers, both large and small. Foundries, forge shops, fabrication plants, construction contractors, and heavy equipment operations across the country rely on Amick's slings, hardware, and services to keep their lifting operations safe and compliant.
On the motorsports side, Amick's racing restraints division — ARCR — supplies wheel tethers and safety restraints to NASCAR, IndyCar, NHRA, Sprint Car, and Monster Truck racing. When American motorsports needed a safer solution for wheel restraints, Amick built the first one. That legacy still runs on every track in the country.
Services That Complete the Picture
Beyond manufacturing, Amick provides the services American operations need to keep their lifting equipment in service and in compliance: rigging inspection, load testing up to 400,000 lbs, chain sling repair, wire mesh sling repair, rigging safety training, and custom fabrication. All performed at the Pittsburgh facility or in the field by the same team that builds the equipment.
Still Here, Still Building
Amick is a family-owned American company that has spent nearly seven decades in Pittsburgh, building rigging equipment the right way for the industries that built the country. Steel mills, foundries, fabrication plants, and racing tracks across America — the work continues. To learn more about what Amick can do for your operation, contact us at 412-429-1212.