In the year 1928 within La Clayette, France, the company Potain was born. Ever 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. At present, the company makes over 60 models from different production plants inside France, China, Italy, Portugal and Germany. The company represents many different product ranges utilized for various 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 larger and higher. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. Furthermore, these are the largest custom-made special application cranes. These models offer a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
Some of the main innovations with the company include the LLC series 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 normally 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 located within Wisconsin. In this state, both the tower crane components and crawler cranes are made in Pennsylvania inside the Shady Grove plant. Here mobile cranes and boom trucks are manufactured. Regional offices are located in Brazil and in Mexico. In addition, the extensive dealer network found all around the United States and Modesto 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 popular names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been top members of their market sectors in Modesto, Latin and South America and USA.