During the year 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 over 100,000 cranes installed and sold all over the globe. Now, the company manufacturers over 60 models from various production plants inside France, China, Portugal, Germany and Italy. The company represents numerous different product ranges used 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 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. Furthermore, these are the biggest custom-made special application cranes. These units offer a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
Some of the main innovations with the company include the LLC series of hoists, the Vision Cab and the Dialog control system. 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.
Manitowoc has 2 of their biggest manufacturing facilities within the USA. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is located within Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane components are constructed in the state of Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove plant. Here boom trucks and mobile cranes are manufactured. Regional offices are located within Brazil and within Mexico. As well, the extensive dealer network located all around Fremont and the USA provides support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane producer.
Manitowac has been part of the North American Market for over 50 years. They have built a great reputation for provided their clients with quality products with outstanding support. The popular names of Grove, National Crane and Manitowoc have been top members of their market sectors within Fremont, South and Latin America and USA.