During 1928 in La Clayette, France, the company Potain was born. Since then, Potain has been the global leader in tower crane production. They are responsible for more than 100,000 cranes installed and sold around the world. Currently, the company manufacturers more than 60 models from different production facilities in France, China, Germany, Italy and Portugal. The business represents numerous different product ranges designed for a variety of applications. These machinery are sold through a global Manitowoc dealer network.
The family of Potain cranes are divided into different tower crane families. The smallest cranes produced by Potain are the self-erecting cranes. These cranes vary from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes that are higher and bigger. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. Additionally, these are the biggest custom-designed special application cranes. These units provide a reach capacity of 160 tons.
The company's top innovations comprise LLC range of hoists, the Vision Cab and the Dialog control system. The growing reputation of the company has expanded their appeal with various models. Potain cranes are normally found on traditional construction sites, power stations, bridge building projects, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Manitowoc has 2 of their biggest manufacturing facilities in the United States. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is located in the state of Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane components are constructed in Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove plant. Here boom trucks and mobile cranes are manufactured. Regional offices are located within Mexico and within Brazil. Additionally, the extensive dealer network situated throughout the USA and Canada provides coverage and support unrivalled by any other crane producer.
Manitowac has been part of the North American Market for more than 50 years. They have built a great reputation for provided their clients with quality products with outstanding support. The popular names of Grove, National Crane and Manitowoc have been top members of their market sectors within South and Latin America, the United States and Canada.