During 1928 within La Clayette, France, the company Potain was established. 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. At present, the company makes over 60 models from various production plants inside France, China, Germany, Italy and Portugal. The business represents many different product ranges used for various applications. These machinery are sold through an international Manitowoc dealer network.
The family of Potain cranes are divided into different tower crane families. The smallest cranes produced by Potain are the self-erecting cranes. These cranes vary from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes that are bigger and higher. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. Furthermore, these are the biggest special application cranes that are custom-designed. These models provide a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
Several of the main innovations with the company consist of the 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 usually found on traditional construction sites, bridge building projects, power stations, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Manitowoc has 2 of their biggest manufacturing facilities within the United States. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is located in the state of Wisconsin. In this state, both the tower crane parts and crawler cranes are made in the state of Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove facility. Here mobile cranes and boom trucks are manufactured. Regional offices are situated in Mexico and within Brazil. Additionally, the extensive dealer network found all around Everett and the USA provides coverage and support 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 customers with quality products with outstanding support. The well-known names of National Crane, Manitowoc Cranes and Grove have been leading members of their market sectors in Everett, Latin and South America and the United States.