Paratech rescue struts and lifting equipment staged for deployment
Product line · Paratech

Lift it. Shore it. Stabilize it.

For over 60 years Paratech has built the most reliable, innovatively designed and precision manufactured rescue tools in the industry, all designed and made in Frankfort, Illinois. TEAM, founded in 1985, is a factory distribution center for the line.

Lifting

Up to 106 tons. No crane required.

Paratech air lifting bags lift, move and shift loads up to 106 tons where you cannot use a crane, forklift or jack. From concrete slabs to aircraft, MaxiForce G3 bags put controlled power under the load.

Are your bags rescue ready? Air bags age out of service. We will help you audit and replace your cache.

  • Lift capacity to 106 tons / 96 metric tons per bag
  • ATEX certified options for hazardous atmospheres
  • Runs from foot pump, air bottle or compressor
Pneumatic lifting bags raising an overturned semi trailer during a rescue
The system

From vehicle struts to trench panels.

Every Paratech product is part of one interlocking system: shores, extensions, bases, braces and connectors that work together.

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Extrication

Vehicle Stabilization

A safe extrication starts with stabilization. Before any cutting begins, stabilize the vehicle with Paratech struts.

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USAR

Structural Shoring

Complete shoring solutions for building or bridge collapse, earthquakes, tornadoes and explosions.

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Excavation

Trench Shoring

Safe and reliable trench rescue, strong and fast, with pneumatic shores rated for the job.

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Forcible entry

Hand Tools

Biel Tool, TiTAN Crash Axe and Pry-Axe, Hooligan tools, PRT and TopCut fire axes. The standard in heavy-duty forcible entry.

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Air impact

Powered Impact Tools

Paratech's pneumatic PIT line cuts metal and composites, breaks masonry and forces entry, running off portable air cylinders.

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Logistics

Special Mission Tender

The Paratech SMT delivers a complete USAR cache to the scene, from basic to complex. HVEK heavy vehicle extrication kits available.

Build your Paratech cache with a specialist.

Lifting, shoring, stabilization and entry, configured for your district and your budget.