In the year 1928 within 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 around the world. Now, the company makes more than 60 models from different manufacturing plants in China, France, Italy, Portugal and Germany. The company represents numerous different product ranges utilized for a variety of 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 range from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes which are both higher and larger. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. Furthermore, these are the largest special application cranes which are custom-designed. These models provide a reach capacity of 160 tons.
Several of the main innovations with the company include the LLC range of hoists, the Dialog control system and the Vision Cab. The growing reputation of the company has expanded their appeal with different models. Potain cranes are normally found on conventional construction sites, power stations, bridge building projects, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Manitowoc has 2 of their largest manufacturing facilities in the United States. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is situated within Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane components are constructed within the state of Pennsylvania inside the Shady Grove facility. Here mobile cranes and boom trucks are manufactured. Regional offices are situated in Mexico and in Brazil. Also, the extensive dealer network found all over Torrance and the United States provides 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 customers with quality products with outstanding support. The well-known names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been leading members of their market sectors in Latin and South America, USA and Torrance.