In the year 1928 in La Clayette, France, the company Potain was established. 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 globe. At present, the company manufacturers more than 60 models from different manufacturing plants inside China, France, Portugal, Germany and Italy. The business represents many different product ranges designed for various applications. These machinery 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 vary from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes which are higher and larger. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. In addition, 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 Dialog control system and the Vision Cab. The company's growing reputation has expanded their appeal with various models. Potain cranes are usually found on conventional construction sites, bridge building projects, power stations, ship-building projects and shipbuilding yards.
Manitowoc has 2 of their biggest manufacturing facilities in the USA. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is situated within the state of Wisconsin. In this state, both the tower crane components and crawler cranes are made in Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove facility. Here boom trucks and mobile cranes are built. Regional offices are situated within Brazil and in Mexico. Also, the extensive dealer network situated all over Canada and the United States offers coverage and support unrivalled by any other crane producer.
Manitowoc has dominated the lifting market within North America for over 50 years. They have built their solid reputation with a combination of outstanding service and support and quality products. The popular names of Grove, National Crane and Manitowoc have been leading members of their market sectors within Latin and South America, USA and Canada.