During 1928 within 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 makes over 60 models from various manufacturing plants inside China, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal. The business represents many different product ranges designed for various applications. These equipments are sold through an international Manitowoc dealer network.
The Potain family makes 3 different tower crane families. The self-erecting cranes are the smallest kinds in the Potain range. These cranes vary from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes which are higher and bigger. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Additionally, these are the largest special application cranes that are custom-designed. These units offer a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
Several of the main innovations with the company consist of the LLC range 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, power stations, bridge building projects, ship-building projects and shipbuilding yards.
Manitowoc has 2 of their largest manufacturing facilities within the United States. 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 both mobile cranes and boom trucks are manufactured. Regional offices are situated in Brazil and in Mexico. In addition, the extensive dealer network located throughout San Francisco and the United States offers coverage and support unrivalled by any other crane producer.
Manitowoc has dominated the lifting market in North America for over 50 years. They have built their solid reputation with a combination of outstanding service and support and quality products. The popular names of National Crane, Manitowoc Cranes and Grove have been top members of their market sectors within South and Latin America, USA and San Francisco.