What Airfloat Does: Mastering Material Movement
 Airfloat applies air bearing technology and innovative design to move and position anything from a 200-ton locomotive to placing a pallet or basket of parts at the ergonomically correct position along your assembly line. Airfloat solves your problem in your workspace with devices that increase your efficiency with easier, faster, and safer material movement.
Airfloat air bearing applications are more productive because of the proven six-step process shown at the left:
Customer Relationships enable Airfloat people to see opportunities for improved material movement by bringing Airfloat's 40 years' air bearing problem-solving experience to your plant floor.
Applications Development approaches your material handling challenge to find the optimum solution, either standard or custom-built, to maximize the efficiency and safety of your operation.
Custom Solutions use air bearings to solve your parts and product movement challenge whether it's as big as a 400,000-pound transformer or positioning several different mufflers at an automotive assembly line workstation, so the correct one is always at hand.
 Full Service Engineering means complete single-source responsibility for your air bearing productivity improvement project, including safety and ergonomic evaluation and ensuring a solution that fits your plant floor and facilities.
In-House Manufacturing in our 65,000-square-foot facility provides ISO 9001-2000 quality to your project from concept to design through final air bearing product ready for your factory floor.
Field Support Services assure you ongoing support for Airfloat air bearing solutions that help you Master Material Movement.
Look over Airfloat air bearing Products for productivity-increasing ideas for your plant.
A History Of Engineering And Innovation
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Ron Born
Chief Engineer |
Shane Metzger
V.P. Operations |
Jason Stoecker
President |
Tom Abbott
Sales. |
Kevin McCoy
Quoting and Applications Mgr. |
 Airfloat was founded in 1967 with a focus on providing engineering solutions through air bearings technologies. The original air bearing development took place at GM by an engineering group that experimented with the friction free results of movement with air. The original use, which remains a very prominent use, was to move heavy loads within plant operations. When GM developed a loss of focus on the mass market appeal of the air bearings, a GM engineer by the name of David Snoeyenbos secured the rights to the technology and started Airfloat in Decatur, Illinois.
 Today Airfloat continues to operate and manufacture at the Decatur corporate facility. Sales are both domestic and international, with additional sales offices located in Cleveland, OH, Detroit, MI, and Indianapolis, IN.
As a development to manufacturing organization, solution focus is supported through AutoCad, Pro-Engineering and Solid Works capabilities. Of the 55 employees, 12 engineers are staffed.
A Track Record of Industry Leadership
 As the innovator of air bearing technology, Airfloat provides over 40 years of industry experience. Our innovative custom solutions are focused on improving your efficiency, automation, ergonomics and productivity.
With the development, design and manufacturing all handled in our facility, our systems are designed specifically for your needs.
Engineers are available to work with you early on in your planning stages. The result is our ability to develop lean and responsive solutions.
Vision & Focus
 Today’s processing environment is all about accomplishing the highest degree of efficiencies, or lean manufacturing. Airfloat answers this growing need with a full line of standard and custom engineered air equipped products. Movement becomes faster, less expensive and more proficient through our air bearing solutions. Ergonomic solutions become seamless with our lift table technologies and our conveyor systems enhance efficiencies throughout your entire production line.
The Airfloat philosophy is to work together as a team to effectively implement the best solution, on the best schedule, at the best price. This Q3 philosophy drives Airfloat to perform their best through quality employees, quality products and quality customers.
 This way of thinking has made Airfloat the proven leader in supplying innovative material handling solutions to a diverse range of industries such as automotive, aerospace, heavy construction, heavy electrical, mobile home, pharmaceutical and food.
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