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 over 100,000 cranes installed and sold around the world. At present, the company makes more than 60 models from different manufacturing plants inside France, China, Italy, Portugal and Germany. The business represents many different product ranges utilized for a variety of applications. These machinery are sold through a global 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 which are both bigger and higher. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. Furthermore, these are the largest special application cranes that are custom-made. These models offer a reach capacity of 160 tons.
The company's top innovations include LLC series of hoists, the Dialog control system and the Vision Cab. The growing reputation of the company has expanded their appeal with various models. Potain cranes are usually found on traditional construction sites, bridge building projects, power stations, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Manitowoc has 2 of their biggest manufacturing facilities within the United States. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is situated in the state of Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane parts are made within the state of Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove facility. Here boom trucks and mobile cranes are built. Regional offices are situated within Mexico and within Brazil. As well, the extensive dealer network found all over Nebraska and the USA provides coverage and support 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 customers with quality products with outstanding support. The popular names of Grove, National Crane and Manitowoc have been top members of their market sectors within Latin and South America, USA and Nebraska.