During 1928 in 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 around the world. Now, the company makes more than 60 models from various manufacturing plants inside France, China, Italy, Portugal and Germany. The business represents many different product ranges used for a variety of applications. These machines are sold through an international Manitowoc dealer network.
The Potain family makes 3 different tower crane families. The self-erecting cranes are the smallest ones in the Potain range. These cranes range from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes that are larger and higher. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Moreover, these are the largest custom-made special application cranes. These units provide 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 different models. Potain cranes are usually found on conventional construction sites, power stations, bridge building projects, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Manitowoc has 2 of their largest manufacturing facilities within the USA. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is located within the state of Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane components are made in Pennsylvania inside the Shady Grove facility. Here both boom trucks and mobile cranes are manufactured. Regional offices are located in Mexico and in Brazil. In addition, the extensive dealer network found throughout the USA and Escondido provides coverage and support 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 well-known names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been leading members of their market sectors in Escondido, South and Latin America and USA.