AVM industrial products cover any product that is non-automotive including but not limited to:


  • Class 8 Trucks
  • Small tractors
  • Toolboxes
  • Tanning beds
  • Lawn & garden
  • Production equipment
  • Construction equipment
  • Seats
  • ATV's & APV's

Within these categories AVM provides:.


  • Gas springs, Dynamic dampening, Heavy duty seals, TCM
  • Locking gas springs, Locking mechanisms
  • Dampers, Cavitating, Non-cavitating, Self-centering
  • Twin tube dampers
  • Groove tube dampers
  • Shock absorbers
  • Custom designs - application specific

AVM designs, tests and manufactures the vast majority of these products in Marion, SC. With a test facilities second to none AVM customers can be assured of the highest quality products tested in a facility that includes:


  • Six thermal chambers (-40°C to 180°C)
  • One full size walk in chamber (-40°C to 80°C)
  • Salt spray chamber with programmable control (ASTM B117 & SAE J 2334)
  • Two Instron test stands with thermal chambers (-40°C to 80°C)
  • Precision sample prep saw and micro hardness measurement
  • Ram optics microscope with precision measurement system
  • Internally developed vibration test stand
  • Internally developed portable liftgate system test gear (best in industry for performance validation and benchmarking
  • Dynamometer

It is impractical to list every product and design feature available so if you do not see exactly what you are looking for please contact us – it is more than likely we already have what you are looking for, if not our world class engineers are available to develop products specific to your application.