Detroit, MI Lifting and Rigging Solutions | Mazzella 

Safe lifting begins with rigging gear. Mazzella’s Detroit branch stocks a large inventory of rigging products ready for pickup, delivery, or shipment. This includes: 

• Wire rope slings and assemblies, built for heavy lifts in steel mills and automotive plants. 

• Alloy chain slings, including Gunnebo GrabiQ chain slings, with repair services for Peerless chain. 

• Synthetic web slings and roundslings for lighter, more delicate applications. 

• Crosby shackles, hooks, links, and fittings. 

• Hoist rings, turnbuckles, and eye bolts. 

• Harrington and CM hoists (manual, lever, and electric). 

Customers often call asking, “Do you have this sling or hoist in stock today?” Our team prides itself on providing fast, informed answers. We work one-on-one with walk-in customers, phone calls, or referrals to ensure you get the right product for the lift. 

Mazzella’s Detroit customers can expect immediate delivery or pickup of standard products and quick turnaround and delivery of our custom offerings.   

Mazzella employs certified inspectors that can provide documented rigging inspections that meet or exceed government requirements (OSHA and ASME). Our Inspection Division works daily to keep your investment safe. 

We provide: 

• Rigging Inspections: Covering all slings, shackles, hooks, spreader beams, lifters, and personal fall protection. Inspections are performed by certified technicians who tag, document, and deliver reports with clear recommendations. 

• Overhead Crane Inspections: Our inspectors go up on the crane, not just ground-level. We check hoists, brakes, limit switches, and controls to ensure compliance with CMAA, OSHA 1910.179, and ASME B30.2 requirements. 

• Warehouse Racking Inspections: Identifying damaged uprights, overloaded beams, and unsafe configurations that put workers and inventory at risk.  

From mom-and-pop operations to some of the largest distribution centers in the country, our team can accurately, quickly, and efficiently inspect any type of warehouse. Our inspectors will be on the lookout for:  

• Any in-house modifications  

• Damaged uprights and beams  

• Missing safety clips on beams  

• Missing wire decks on walkways  

• Missing or damaged anchors  

• Improperly sized rack members 

Mazzella’s Detroit service team supports automotive plants, stamping facilities, manufacturing and production centers, and steel mills with full crane coverage: 

• Preventive maintenance designed to align with outage schedules. 

• Emergency crane and hoist repair available 24/7. 

• Crane modernizations and upgrades (drives, controls, safety systems). 

• Parts sourcing and installation for all major OEMs. 

• Gorbel and Spanco workstation systems, jibs, and monorails (design through installation). 

Our service technicians are independently trained and certified for expert maintenance and repair to keep your overhead crane equipment running. Our techs specialize in solving complex problems in emergency situations so you can avoid long downtime.  

Mazzella sets the standard in inspection documentation management. Our online reporting system continuously archives your OSHA inspection reports and allows you to instantly access them through our website.  

With local installers and engineering support, we deliver Gorbel jibs, Spanco cranes, and custom solutions from start to finish. 

Hoists are critical in every plant, and downtime on a hoist can shut down an entire line. Our Detroit branch provides in-house hoist repair and testing: 

• Manual, lever, and electric chain hoist repairs. 

• Load testing to ASME B30.16 and B30.17 standards. 

• Digital or hard copy certificates for documentation. 

• Authorized CM parts depot for quick turnaround. 

• Testing to theatrical standards available upon request. 

Customers regularly call asking about hoists first—and we’re ready to answer. Detroit’s ability to repair and certify hoists locally saves time and gets equipment back into production faster. 

Whether you are working with a temporary or permanent, vertical or horizontal, or an engineered or pre-engineered system, Mazzella has in-house Fall Protection Specialists who have inspected and installed fall protection systems in facilities across the country.  

Our team’s decades of experience mixed with close partnerships with major fall protection suppliers makes us the ideal company to keep Detroit workers safe at heights, regardless of their industry!   

Some of our key partners include:   

• Tractel  
• Safewaze

• Metreel  

• Ultra-Safe  

• Miller  

• Elk River  

• DBI Sala  

• RUD   

We also offer on-site fall protection training for your workers who are exposed to height hazards. Our training meets all of the requirements of OSHA and is performed by an experienced and knowledgeable safety professional. 

As more automotive suppliers ask about fall protection and OSHA inspections, our Detroit branch is positioned to deliver solutions that protect workers at height. 

If your employees require specific training programs for OSHA compliance for overhead cranes, slings, hoists, or rigging hardware, we can assist in creating a safe and reliable workplace. Our trainers are accredited through Industrial Training International, Inc. (ITI) and train to OSHA and ASME standards.   

Mazzella’s in-house training is all about the basics of lifting and rigging, getting your workers compliant. Our training focuses on four key departments:  

• Rigging Training: Proper selection, inspection, and safe use. 

• Overhead Crane Operator Training: Teaching OSHA/ASME compliance and practical operation. 

• Signalperson Training: OSHA 1926.1428 compliant. 

• Fall Protection Training: From basics to competent person. 

• Custom Safety Programs: Tailored for Tier-1 suppliers, construction contractors, and steel plants. 

Furthermore, our partners at Industrial Training International (ITI), offer lifting courses geared to those looking for intermediate and advanced rigor.  

Thanks to this partnership, the handoff between someone going from Mazzella training to ITI training is a seamless experience. Mazzella Account Managers are also kept in the loop about students’ progress.    

For specialized automotive, steel, or construction applications, we design and fabricate below-the-hook lifting devices: 

• Spreader beams and lifting beams. 

• Coil hooks for steel handling. 

• Vacuum and magnetic lifters. 

• Custom lifters engineered to ASME BTH-1 and B30.20 standards.