In 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 all over the world. Currently, the company makes over 60 models from various production plants inside China, France, Italy, Portugal and Germany. The business represents many different product ranges utilized for various applications. These machines 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 bigger and higher. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Furthermore, these are the largest custom-designed special application cranes. These models provide a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
The company's top innovations comprise LLC series of hoists, the Vision Cab and the Dialog control system. The company's growing reputation has expanded their appeal with various models. Potain cranes are usually found on conventional construction sites, power stations, bridge building projects, ship-building projects and shipbuilding yards.
Two of Manitowac's largest facilities are based in the United States. Their manufacturing facility is based in Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane components are constructed in Pennsylvania inside the Shady Grove plant. Here both mobile cranes and boom trucks are built. Regional offices are located in Mexico and in Brazil. Also, the extensive dealer network situated all around Peoria and the USA offers support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane producer.
Manitowoc has dominated the lifting market in 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 USA, Peoria and Latin and South America.