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 more than 100,000 cranes installed and sold around the world. At present, the company manufacturers over 60 models from different production facilities inside France, China, Italy, Portugal and Germany. The business represents many different product ranges used for a variety of 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 that are both bigger and higher. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. Furthermore, these are the biggest special application cranes which are custom-designed. These models provide a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
Several of the main innovations with the company include the 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 often found on traditional 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 located within the state of Wisconsin. In this state, both the tower crane parts and crawler cranes are made within Pennsylvania inside the Shady Grove plant. Here boom trucks and mobile cranes are manufactured. Regional offices are situated within Mexico and in Brazil. In addition, the extensive dealer network found all around the United States and Maryland 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 clients with quality products with outstanding support. The popular names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been top members of their market sectors within Maryland, Latin and South America and the United States.