The company Potain was established within La Clayette, France in the year 1928. Since that time, the company has grown into a leading producer of cranes. The company is responsible for more than 100,000 cranes in operation all-around the world. Currently, the company makes over 60 models from various production plants inside China, France, Portugal, Germany and Italy. The business represents many different product ranges used for a variety of 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 manufactured by Potain are the self-erecting cranes. 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. In addition, these are the largest special application cranes that are custom-designed. These units offer a reach capacity of 160 tons.
The company's top innovations comprise LLC range of hoists, the Vision Cab and the Dialog control system. The growing reputation of the company has expanded their appeal with different models. Potain cranes are often found on conventional construction sites, bridge building projects, power stations, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Two of Manitowac's biggest facilities are based within the US. Their manufacturing facility is based within Wisconsin. In this state, both the tower crane parts and crawler cranes are constructed in the state of Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove facility. Here both mobile cranes and boom trucks are manufactured. Regional offices are situated within Brazil and within Mexico. In addition, the extensive dealer network situated throughout the USA and Idaho provides support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane producer.
Manitowac has been part of the North American Market for over 50 years. They have built a great reputation for provided their clients with quality products with outstanding support. The well-known names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been top members of their market sectors within Idaho, South and Latin America and the United States.