During 1928 in La Clayette, France, the company Potain was established. Since then, Potain has been the world leader in tower crane production. They are responsible for over 100,000 cranes installed and sold around the world. Now, the company makes over 60 models from various production facilities in France, China, Italy, Portugal and Germany. The business represents many 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 that are higher and larger. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Moreover, these are the biggest custom-made special application cranes. These units provide a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
The company's top innovations include 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 often found on traditional construction sites, power stations, bridge building projects, ship-building projects and shipbuilding yards.
Two of Manitowac's largest facilities are based in the US. Their manufacturing facility is based in the state of Wisconsin. In this state, both the tower crane components and crawler cranes are constructed within Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove plant. Here boom trucks and mobile cranes are built. Regional offices are situated within Mexico and in Brazil. Furthermore, the extensive dealer network situated all around Fresno 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 popular names of Grove, National Crane and Manitowoc have been leading members of their market sectors in South and Latin America, USA and Fresno.