During 1928 in La Clayette, France, the company Potain was born. Since then, Potain has been the world leader in tower crane production. They are responsible for over 100,000 cranes installed and sold all over the world. At present, the company manufacturers more than 60 models from different production plants inside China, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal. The business represents many different product ranges utilized for various applications. These equipments are sold through a global 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 higher and bigger. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. Additionally, these are the biggest custom-designed special application cranes. These units provide a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
The company's top innovations consist of 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 normally found on traditional construction sites, bridge building projects, power stations, ship-building projects and shipbuilding yards.
Two of Manitowac's largest facilities are based in the US. Their manufacturing facility is based within the state of Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane components are made within Pennsylvania inside the Shady Grove plant. Here boom trucks and mobile cranes are manufactured. Regional offices are located in Mexico and in Brazil. Also, the extensive dealer network found all over the United States and Vallejo offers 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 customers with quality products with outstanding support. The popular names of Grove, National Crane and Manitowoc have been leading members of their market sectors within Vallejo, South and Latin America and the United States.