In the year 1928 within La Clayette, France, the company Potain was established. Since then, Potain has been the world leader in tower crane production. They are responsible for more than 100,000 cranes installed and sold around the world. Now, the company manufacturers more than 60 models from various production plants in France, China, Germany, Italy and Portugal. The company represents numerous different product ranges designed for a variety of applications. These machines are sold through an international Manitowoc dealer network.
The Potain family makes 3 different tower crane families. The self-erecting cranes are the smallest ones in the Potain range. These cranes range from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes that are larger and higher. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. In addition, these are the biggest special application cranes which are custom-designed. These models offer a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
Several of the main innovations with the company comprise the LLC series of hoists, the Dialog control system and the Vision Cab. The growing reputation of the company has expanded their appeal with different 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 largest manufacturing facilities within the USA. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is situated in Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane parts are constructed within the state of Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove facility. Here both mobile cranes and boom trucks are built. Regional offices are located in Mexico and in Brazil. Furthermore, the extensive dealer network situated throughout the USA and Orange provides support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane manufacturer.
Manitowoc has dominated the lifting market in 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 the United States, Orange and Latin and South America.