The company Potain was established in La Clayette, France in the year 1928. Since that time, the company has grown into a leading manufacturer of cranes. The company is responsible for more than 100,000 cranes in operation around the globe. At present, the company makes more than 60 models from different manufacturing facilities inside France, China, Italy, Portugal and Germany. The business represents numerous different product ranges used for a variety of applications. These machinery 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 that are larger and higher. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Additionally, these are the biggest special application cranes which are custom-made. These models provide a reach capacity of 160 tons.
The company's top innovations consist of LLC series of hoists, the Dialog control system and the Vision Cab. The company's growing reputation has expanded their appeal with different models. Potain cranes are usually found on traditional construction sites, bridge building projects, power stations, ship-building projects and shipbuilding yards.
Two of Manitowac's biggest facilities are based within the US. Their manufacturing facility is based within Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane parts are made in the state of Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove plant. Here both boom trucks and mobile cranes are manufactured. Regional offices are situated within Brazil and within Mexico. In addition, the extensive dealer network located all over Canada and the United States offers support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane manufacturer.
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 National Crane, Manitowoc Cranes and Grove have been leading members of their market sectors in South and Latin America, the United States and Canada.