In the year 1928 in La Clayette, France, the company Potain was established. Ever 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 various manufacturing plants inside France, China, Portugal, Germany and Italy. The business represents many different product ranges utilized for various applications. These machinery are sold through a global 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 both larger and higher. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Moreover, these are the largest special application cranes that are custom-designed. These models offer a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
The company's top innovations comprise LLC series of hoists, the Vision Cab and the Dialog control system. The growing reputation of the company has expanded their appeal with various models. Potain cranes are normally found on traditional construction sites, bridge building projects, power stations, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Two of Manitowac's largest facilities are based within the United States. Their manufacturing facility is based in Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane parts are made within the state of Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove plant. Here both mobile cranes and boom trucks are manufactured. Regional offices are located within Brazil and within Mexico. As well, the extensive dealer network located all over El Monte and the USA provides support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane producer.
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 Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been top members of their market sectors within USA, El Monte and South and Latin America.