In 1928 within La Clayette, France, the company Potain was born. Since then, Potain has been the world leader in tower crane production. They are responsible for over 100,000 cranes installed and sold all-around the globe. At present, the company makes over 60 models from various manufacturing facilities in China, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal. The business represents many different product ranges utilized for various applications. These equipments are sold through an international Manitowoc dealer network.
The family of Potain cranes are divided into different tower crane families. The smallest cranes manufactured by Potain are the self-erecting cranes. These cranes range from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes that are both higher and bigger. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Moreover, these are the biggest special application cranes which are custom-designed. These units offer a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
The company's top innovations include 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 usually found on traditional construction sites, bridge building projects, power stations, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Manitowoc has 2 of their largest manufacturing facilities in the United States. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is located within Wisconsin. In this state, both the tower crane components and crawler cranes are made in the state of Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove plant. Here both mobile cranes and boom trucks are built. Regional offices are located within Mexico and in Brazil. Also, the extensive dealer network situated all over the United States and Canada offers 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 well-known names of Grove, National Crane and Manitowoc have been leading members of their market sectors within the United States, Canada and Latin and South America.