Air Caster, LLC
Machinery ManufacturingIllinois, United States51-200 Employees
Air Caster, LLC, based in Decatur, Illinois, designs and manufactures heavy-load handling equipment with an emphasis on ergonomic operation. The company develops platforms, lift tables, and industrial turntables that enable safe movement of very heavy loads, drawing on air bearing technology developed with General Motors in the 1960s. Their systems are capable of moving loads far heavier than typical industrial equipment, including military tanks such as the M1 Abrams, with equipment able to move more than 150 tons. Serving automotive, aviation, military, and commercial markets, Air Caster provides material-handling solutions along with applications engineering and lifecycle support across multiple disciplines. The company offers direct manufacturing services such as fabrication, assembly, and precision-machined components, and collaborates through teaming agreements and strategic alliances to deliver complex systems and subassemblies.