In 1928 within La Clayette, France, the company Potain was born. 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. Currently, the company makes over 60 models from various manufacturing plants in China, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal. The business represents numerous different product ranges designed 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 vary from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes that are both higher and bigger. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. Additionally, these are the biggest custom-designed special application cranes. These models provide 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 company's growing reputation has expanded their appeal with different models. Potain cranes are normally found on conventional construction sites, bridge building projects, power stations, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Two of Manitowac's biggest facilities are based within the US. Their manufacturing facility is based within Wisconsin. In this state, both the tower crane components and crawler cranes are made in the state of Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove plant. Here mobile cranes and boom trucks are manufactured. Regional offices are located in Brazil and within Mexico. Also, the extensive dealer network found all over the USA and Alberta offers support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane manufacturer.
Manitowoc has dominated the lifting market in North America for more than 50 years. They have built their solid reputation with a combination of outstanding support and service and quality products. The well-known names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been leading members of their market sectors within the United States, Alberta and Latin and South America.