During 1928 in La Clayette, France, the company Potain was born. Ever 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 world. At present, the company makes more than 60 models from various production facilities inside France, China, Germany, Italy and Portugal. The business represents numerous different product ranges utilized for a variety of applications. These machines are sold through a global 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 which are both bigger and higher. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Moreover, these are the largest custom-designed special application cranes. These units offer a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
Some of the main innovations with the company consist of the LLC range of hoists, the Vision Cab and the Dialog control system. The company's growing reputation has expanded their appeal with different models. Potain cranes are usually found on conventional 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 situated within Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane parts are made in Pennsylvania inside the Shady Grove plant. Here boom trucks and mobile cranes are manufactured. Regional offices are located in Mexico and in Brazil. Furthermore, the extensive dealer network found throughout the USA and New Jersey offers support and coverage 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 customers with quality products with outstanding support. The well-known names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been top members of their market sectors in USA, New Jersey and Latin and South America.