During 1928 within 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 all-around the globe. Now, the company makes over 60 models from different production facilities in China, France, Portugal, Germany and Italy. The business represents many different product ranges designed for a variety of 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 produced 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 higher and larger. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Moreover, these are the biggest custom-made special application cranes. These units offer a reach capacity of 160 tons.
The company's top innovations include LLC series of hoists, the Dialog control system and the Vision Cab. The growing reputation of the company 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 within the United States. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is located in Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane parts are constructed within Pennsylvania inside the Shady Grove facility. Here boom trucks and mobile cranes are manufactured. Regional offices are located in Brazil and in Mexico. Additionally, the extensive dealer network situated throughout the USA and Indiana offers coverage and support unrivalled by any other crane manufacturer.
Manitowac has been part of the North American Market for over 50 years. They have built a great reputation for provided their customers with quality products with outstanding support. The popular names of Grove, National Crane and Manitowoc have been leading members of their market sectors in Latin and South America, USA and Indiana.