During the year 1928 within La Clayette, France, the company Potain was established. 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 globe. At present, the company manufacturers over 60 models from different production facilities inside France, China, Portugal, Germany and Italy. The business represents numerous different product ranges used for various applications. These equipments 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 larger and higher. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. Moreover, these are the biggest custom-designed special application cranes. These units offer a reach capacity of 160 tons.
The company's top innovations consist of 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 usually found on traditional construction sites, power stations, bridge building projects, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Manitowoc has 2 of their largest manufacturing facilities within the United States. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is located within the state of Wisconsin. In this state, both the tower crane components and crawler cranes are made in Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove plant. Here both mobile cranes and boom trucks are built. Regional offices are situated within Brazil and within Mexico. Additionally, the extensive dealer network found all around Riverside and the United States offers support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane producer.
Manitowoc has dominated the lifting market within North America for over 50 years. They have built their solid reputation with a combination of outstanding support and service and quality products. The popular names of Grove, National Crane and Manitowoc have been top members of their market sectors within Riverside, Latin and South America and the United States.