In 1928 in 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. At present, the company makes more than 60 models from various production facilities inside China, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal. The company represents many different product ranges utilized 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 both higher and bigger. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Additionally, these are the largest special application cranes which are custom-designed. These units provide a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
The company's top innovations consist of LLC range of hoists, the Vision Cab and the Dialog control system. 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.
Two of Manitowac's biggest facilities are based in the US. Their manufacturing facility is based within the state of Wisconsin. In this state, both the tower crane parts and crawler cranes are constructed in the state of Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove plant. Here both mobile cranes and boom trucks are built. Regional offices are situated within Brazil and in Mexico. Moreover, the extensive dealer network situated throughout the United States and Mesa offers support and coverage 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 well-known names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been top members of their market sectors within Mesa, Latin and South America and USA.