During 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 over 100,000 cranes installed and sold all over the globe. Currently, the company makes more than 60 models from various production plants inside France, China, Italy, Portugal and Germany. The business represents numerous different product ranges designed for various 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 which are bigger and higher. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. Moreover, these are the largest special application cranes that are custom-designed. These units provide a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
Several of the main innovations with the company comprise the LLC series of hoists, the Vision Cab and the Dialog control system. The company's growing reputation has expanded their appeal with various models. Potain cranes are normally 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 situated in Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane parts are made in Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove facility. Here mobile cranes and boom trucks are built. Regional offices are situated in Brazil and in Mexico. Furthermore, the extensive dealer network situated all around the USA and Norwalk provides support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane manufacturer.
Manitowac has been part of the North American Market for more than 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, the United States and Norwalk.