In the year 1928 within La Clayette, France, the company Potain was born. Ever since then, Potain has been the world leader in tower crane production. They are responsible for over 100,000 cranes installed and sold all-around the world. Now, the company makes more than 60 models from different manufacturing facilities in China, France, Portugal, Germany and Italy. The business represents many different product ranges used for various applications. These machinery are sold through an international 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 larger and higher. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. In addition, these are the largest custom-made special application cranes. These units 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 various models. Potain cranes are normally found on conventional construction sites, power stations, bridge building projects, ship-building projects and shipbuilding yards.
Manitowoc has 2 of their largest manufacturing facilities within the USA. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is situated within Wisconsin. In this state, both the tower crane components and crawler cranes are constructed within Pennsylvania inside the Shady Grove plant. Here mobile cranes and boom trucks are built. Regional offices are situated in Brazil and within Mexico. As well, the extensive dealer network situated all over Phoenix and the USA offers coverage and support unrivalled by any other crane manufacturer.
Manitowoc has dominated the lifting market within North America for more than 50 years. They have built their solid reputation with a combination of outstanding support and service and quality products. The well-known names of Grove, National Crane and Manitowoc have been leading members of their market sectors in Phoenix, Latin and South America and USA.