During the year 1928 in 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 over 100,000 cranes installed and sold around the world. At present, the company manufacturers more than 60 models from different manufacturing facilities in France, China, Italy, Portugal and Germany. The company represents many different product ranges utilized for a variety of applications. These machines are sold through an international Manitowoc dealer network.
The family of Potain cranes are divided into different tower crane families. The smallest cranes manufactured 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 which are both bigger and higher. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Additionally, these are the largest special application cranes which are custom-made. These models provide a reach capacity of 160 tons.
The company's top innovations comprise 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 often found on traditional construction sites, power stations, bridge building projects, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Manitowoc has 2 of their biggest manufacturing facilities within the United States. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is situated within Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane parts are constructed in Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove facility. Here boom trucks and mobile cranes are built. Regional offices are situated within Brazil and within Mexico. As well, the extensive dealer network situated all over Santa Ana and the United States offers support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane manufacturer.
Manitowac has been part of the North American Market for more than 50 years. They have built a great reputation for provided their customers with quality products with outstanding support. The well-known names of Grove, National Crane and Manitowoc have been top members of their market sectors in Latin and South America, USA and Santa Ana.