In the year 1928 in 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-around the world. Now, the company manufacturers over 60 models from various production plants inside China, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal. The business represents many different product ranges used for a variety of applications. These machinery are sold through an international 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 which are higher and bigger. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. In addition, these are the biggest custom-made special application cranes. These units provide a reach capacity of 160 tons.
Several of the main innovations with the company include the 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 often found on conventional construction sites, bridge building projects, power stations, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Manitowoc has 2 of their biggest manufacturing facilities in the United States. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is situated in Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane parts are made in the state of Pennsylvania inside the Shady Grove facility. Here boom trucks and mobile cranes are built. Regional offices are situated in Mexico and within Brazil. As well, the extensive dealer network found all over South Carolina and the United States provides support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane producer.
Manitowac has been part of the North American Market for more than 50 years. They have built a great reputation for provided their clients with quality products with outstanding support. The well-known names of National Crane, Manitowoc Cranes and Grove have been top members of their market sectors in South Carolina, Latin and South America and USA.